@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp7512,
            	author={Averett, Susan L. and Terrizzi, Sabrina and Wang, Yang},
            	title={The Effect of Sorority Membership on Eating Disorders and Body Mass Index},
            	year={2013},
	month={Jul},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={7512},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp7512},
	abstract={Eating disorders affect 12-25% of college women. Previous research established a positive correlation between sorority membership and eating disorders. We investigate a possible causal link between sororities and weight-related behaviors and eating disorders using data from the American College Health Association. Using Propensity Score Matching and Instrumental Variable methods, we confirm that sororities exert a negative effect on the weight-related behaviors of their members. However, females who are more resilient to these outcomes self-select into sororities, implying that females in sororities are less adversely affected by them than a female who was randomly selected to join a sorority would be.},
	keywords={obesity;underweight;BMI;sorority;anorexia;bulimia;eating disorders;weight control},
            }