My chapter was sometimes lax about the dress code for meetings until some advisers from other chapters visited. They had a talk with our advisers who then had a strict talk with us that spaghetti strap dresses & heels, strapless tops, & capri pants were NOT meeting attire. Things got stricter after that but I didn't mind. I like dressing up.

that's my chapter! hehe. i don't know how much it's changed in two years, but we were *supposed* to wear white (not ivory) at least knee length dresses. if it had less than cap sleeves you must have your shoulders covered with either a shawl/wrap or an appropriate cardigan. you had to wear nude or white hose, and all white closed toed shoes. that was the idea at least; sometimes it was enforced, other times not so much. no offense to my old chapter, but a tubetop is not my idea of appropriate ritual gear! lol

My chapter was pretty lax when I joined, but started getting stricter about 2 years ago. I was initiated in Spring 2004 in a tank top with a sheer 3/4 sleeve v-neck top and a short pleated skirt. What was I supposed to do in February when I had to find something for pledging in? Some people wore white Old Navy flip flops. No more.

Summer 2004, I continued my search, figuring a white dress was better than the outift I had. It was a nylon stretch twill halter, low cut, and short. Ugh.

Spring 2006, I took my grandlittle out shopping to help her find a white dress. I also got one for myself. This one at least was a respectable length with a hankerchief hem at the longest a few inches below the knees. But it was still a layered gauzy material and low cut with spaghetti straps.

I just bought one on ebay. It is an A-line knee-length halter with a sweetheart neckline that looks to be reasonable. We'll see when it comes in. The material looks like it is layered cotton with the top layer being thicker in some spots to create a dot pattern.

http://i6.ebayimg.com/06/i/000/a7/06/761b_1.JPG

I feel like I am the only one who struggles to find a nice white dress. Maybe because I am picky. I HATE eyelet and I hate coarse linen type materials or gauze-like materials. I don't want jersey because I think it's too informal. I thought maybe I'd sew one myself, but couldn't find appropriate material or a pattern that I really liked. Now that I am an alumna, I want a more modest white dress that I would feel comfortable wearing to Convention, for example. I have a few ideas in my head of my perfect white dress but I never find one. I see tons of dresses in black that have me thinking, "Now only if it came in white..." I search on ebay, and over the summer, I swear I went to every store in the mall several times and couldn't find anything that fit the bill.

My perfect white dress would be:
1. Sateen
2. Knee-length
3. Modest scoop neck or modest v-neck (Somewhere to put my pin that is not on my boob would be good.)
4. Fitted bodice
5. Pencil, A-line or full skirt
6. No eyelet or ugly lace
7. All white of course

It sounds so simple. Why can't I find this?

Ok I am done ranting.

Don't worry. You're not the only one. I have to find a new white dress and I'm not looking forward to it. It seems like all the dresses I find are tacky, revealing, and tasteless. :(

My chapter was very strict on "tasteful" - but we were lax on length requirements and sleeveless/strapless, we sort of had to be. I"m sure we're not the only chapter that struggled with this - but we were in the middle of michigan with very little shopping options (closest mall was roughly 1.5 hours away) AND we didn't want to force our girls to spend a ton of money.

I was lucky enough to have my great grand big hand me down a dress:D

we had this issue come up for our initiation too because our field consultant thought it was one way and everyone else thought it was another. We looked it up and the dresses have to be all white and tastful. Any other decisions (strapless, length, etc) is up to the chapter itself.

Which FC visited you?

Katherine Koffman. She is from the Epsilon Epsilon chapter in Georgia. She is absolutely amazing. We love her.

I was just wondering because there is a FC from my chapter. :)

I think she might be talking about the night before initiation when sigmas are revealed...my chapter wears black dresses to that and then our whites for our actual initiation and other rituals, pinning ins, etc.

Sigma Kappa ladies:

Do you still have that part in your ritual where you place an internet spammer on the fire and roast her alive?

Yes. Yes we do.

To my SK sisters, I vote we roast this spammer over our ritual fire.

All in favor, please vote with a resounding YES!

AYE

yes!

Wow,

I miss you guys.

**blinks**rubs eyes**blinks**

OMG! Cara LIVES!!!!!!! :p

We miss you too!

Where have you been? Eek! You're back! :eek::D:):p

I found the perfect dress. Now I just have to wait for it to come in.:)
http://img.davidsbridal.com/db/s08_8...ei=460&cvt=jpg

Oh that dress is great! Congrats on finding it!



Yes, I live ... I just don't come on gc much. I'm everywhere else though! Don't act like I've disappeared totally you guys have seen me around.

I FINALLY got my dress today! I ordered it on Valentine's Day. I'm debating whether to get it altered. It's a little big right above and below my boobs, even with a padded bra. Weird, I know. I can't wait to wear it at Convention!!!!

crashing because I need to find whites-
Where did you get it? That is the perfect dress!

David's Bridal.

I've seen a lot of white dresses at Target recently.

At our chapter we cant show shoulders.

Also, if its short we have to wear white tights.

As is if it even shows your calves,
it sucks

At my chapter, we have our pledge class president and vice-president select a pattern and the new members have a dress made by a seamstress over christmas break. we initiate the first week of spring semester in january, because we wait to get fall grades in. all must be floor length and have sleeves and come up high on the chest. you can tell which pledge class someone is in just by the style of their dress. its really funny actually, and although for some people it is kind of expensive, i really like how we do it.

Hi there! Introduce yourself to us in the forum. We're glad to have you! :)

I just added to the new GC'ers forum :)

UCA
 

As far as sigma kappa's wearing black during rituals thats untrue, they only wear black to de-pinning and white to everything else ritual.