A girl on campus brought up a question the other day: can a sorority girl be a feminist? I first wondered why she would ask this but then it really made me start to think. Personally, I am in a sorority and would call myself a feminist but I did not realize that some people find this impossible. As a feminist, I simply advocate for equal rights between men and women all around the world. Particularly in the United States, another problem feminists work towards is guiding the attention off of slamming women and girls appearances. Ashley Judd, an actor you may know from the movie Divergent, was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma at the University of Kentucky after being ridiculed over plastic surgery argues that media solely measure women on their looks and weight rather than who they are as a person. Ashley Judd is just one example that women can be feminists and in a sorority.
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In my life, it seems easy to be a feminist in a sorority. I have a Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies minor and am a member of Delta Gamma here at Gettysburg College. In fraternity and sorority culture body image stereotypically comes up in everyday conversation or through different rituals. However, here I have never had this problem. I have never been shamed by my sorority members about my weight or how fit I am but I am accepted through my personality. In addition, I am firmly against others participating in body shaming and will say something if it arises. To me, being in a sorority has helped me love and accept myself more than when I was not in a sorority. My sorority accepts me for who I am and this is probably why I have never thought it difficult to be in a sorority and be a feminist. So to answer the beginning question…yes, a sorority girl can be a feminist: just look at me!