My school is doing issued T-shirts with either pants, skirt, or shorts every day of recruitment except for preference. I am planning to wear shorts because it's hot and I heard you may be sitting on the floor (more difficult in a skirt). The standardized shirt thing is taking a lot of the stress and expense out of recruitment for me, so I don't mind. I am planning on longer shorts that are very classic in neutrals since I don't know the color of the T-shirts. I would not do denim because I think that is too casual. For shoes I was considering Sperrys or Toms, but are they too casual for the South? I want to be comfortable, but I also have dressier sandals I could wear. I know this is a trival issue, so thanks for humoring me.

I go to school in Florida, and we have typical southern rush. I remember going to an informal recruitment meeting in January, and even though the Greek Life office stressed casual, warm clothes, most girls were wearing nice clothes and heels, etc. Not saying you should wear heels necessarily, but in my experience (as a pnm) it never hurts to err on the side of dressier

fsu ladies:

Please avoid the jorts(jean shorts) and absolutely NO daisy dukes! if you are wearing white shorts or a white skirt, please check yourself out critically from the rear if you usually wear thong panties. the sorority girls don't need to know what you are wearing underneath! same with patterned or brightly colored undies under white clothing.

remember tallahassee is hilly and you will practically be trekking from one end of campus to the other, so comfortable shoes are key! every pnm is in the same boat as you, so you are all on equal ground as far as wardrobe is concerned-it is time to let your sparkling personalities shine through. definately accessorize with cute earrings, an interesting necklace or bracelet, a sash to thread thru your beltloops or a cute headband. cute, flat(or low heeled) strappy sandals or topsiders are good choices-just make sure they are comfy, won't rub up a blister and that they are broken in.

when my daughter rushed at her school, panhellenic provided a recruitment t-shirt for the first round of parties. it was pastel color(maybe yellow?) and had a design that related to that year's recruitment theme-it was really cute. my daughter, who wears 00 petite was concerned that her shirt might swallow her, but undoubtedly panhellenic had thought about who they were ordering for and ordered tailored fit ones, and her's was not too terribly big on her.

You will be standing and walking a LOT during recruitment!! I would avoid heels until pref. If you insist on heels, make sure they are ones that you can legitimately stand in for 6+ hours.

When I saw the title of this thread I thought it was going to be about "formal shorts" as they are called at www.gofugyourself.com I'm a fan of a good denim and/or khaki skirt and I have issues with shorts fitting me right and not having a gap at the butt or hitting my leg at an unfortunate place.

Sperrys are great, Toms not so much. If you have sandals with a low wedge for the later rounds that would be good, and save the high high heels until pref since you will be walking so much. Jack Rogers are perfect now, and the wedged ones look great with a sundress and skirts.

Personally, I wore high heels every night of recruitment except for House Tours, because I am a heel girl and that is very much a part of my personality, lol! It was not that bad because we only had 5 sororities on my campus at the time, but the rounds were pretty far apart. I brought flip flops to wear in between for the walking and it worked out fine! So, if you really really want to wear heels and are as stubborn as I was, go for it!

SPERRYS. People tend to feel one extreme or the other about Toms (either they absolutely love them or think they're megafug).

Just make sure at all costs they are not too SHORT! You do not want to be the "that skanky girl." I think at least a 4 inch inseam would be good. Jcrew has some nice ones in lots of bright colors; and I am sure you could message your gamma chi about the color of the tshirt.

we won't know who our rho gam is until recruitment kick off, and at that point it's the night before rush and no time really to run out and buy coordinating shorts, lol. i tried to msg a friend on panhellenic exec but i don't think they can really talk to us right now, they've already had to take down their facebooks.

These are my summer staple, and I have seen many girls wear them during recruitment.

http://www.loft.com/loft/product/LOF...aultColor=8712

those are great! thanks!

Thanks everybody! This is so helpful. I will ditch the Toms for recruitment and maybe wear the Sperrys just the first day. I do have Jack Rogers and other dressy sandals, so I will do that for most days. My shorts are very similar to the ones DDDlady posted, but longer. I hope they are not too long. They are what my mom calls walking shorts?

Hahaha, this is so true! I think that they are ugly as sin, but everyone else seems to love them. I think that they make people look like they have mummy feet all wrapped up in bandages! But they are for a good cause, I guess, since the company donates shoes to people who really need them. Although I think even poor people should get cute shoes. Now I have a cute philanthropy event idea in my head!

To the OP- Definitely go for the longer ones, better safe than sorry! As long as they are a good few inches above the knee you won't look like a granny!

Please do NOT belt your tshirts. I honestly would rather see a girl come in in comfortable clothes, than overdone with a belt over a tshirt. Our gamma chis actually put on skits about overdoing the tshirts during recruitment. PNMs think it helps them standout, when in reality most of the actives this it is quite silly looking. Go in neat and clean and you'll be fine. JCrew/Gap has nicer looking shorts so you don't go in looking sloppy.

You can get away with Toms at Arkansas. Some chapters are caught up in the fancy shmancy girls, but several are not. Arkansas is a little different I feel like from the rest of the SEC schools. During the first two rounds we really stress feeling comfortable, so whatever makes you feel the best wear that. Of course its important to be clean and neat, but it has been in the 100s and you spend a lot of time walking/waiting outside, so everyone is gross by the end of the day (including the actives inside). You will see girls in a broad spectrum of different choices, from wedges to Chacos. I honestly love the girls who come in natural and low maintenance. Please do NOT belt your tshirts. I honestly would rather see a girl come in in comfortable clothes, than overdone with a belt over a tshirt. Our gamma chis actually put on skits about overdoing the tshirts during recruitment. PNMs think it helps them standout, when in reality most of the actives this it is quite silly looking. Go in neat and clean and you'll be fine. JCrew/Gap has nicer looking shorts so you don't go in looking sloppy.