Okay, so I didn't sleep all night. It didn't help that I was in the room by myself after my roommate left and that several of my friends had dropped out of rush after being cut by their favorites. My friend who had wanted the Go-Gos so bad had been cut. I kept waiting for that knock to come because I was sure it would.

But it didn't.

I can't even begin to tell you how happy I was when I went to pick up my bid that morning. I could never have imagined I would have wanted something so much. My rush counselor handed it to me with a smile. When I opened it, it said --------





Go-Gos.




Better known as



















Delta Gamma!





It was so weird to have to call my parents and apologize that I joined a sorority. They definitely came around over the next year as they saw what a positive experience it was for me, and met some of my amazing DG friends.
Because so many people in the house were so involved, I became much more active in campus life. And I met some of the most amazing women - women I'm still friends with today.

On a side note, it was interesting the reaction I got from some of my friends from freshman year who weren't in sororities. One called it a cult, while my friend who had been cut didn't talk to me for a month. It all ended up okay.

Congratulations to you and Delta Gamma! Great story, and thanks for the 80s flashback! ;)

This whole thread is making me pull out my Pappagallo flats and Bermuda bag.

Ditto. That girl could have been me, down to the matching BIG hair bow. There's something to be said about a bermuda bag and Pappagallos.

Does anyone remember justamom's rush thread about her daughter at LSU? This is what she faced but it worked out. Anyone who is dealing with this, please take note because it won't last forever. Just keep being pleasant!

i do remember justamom's thread. it is a shame when "friends" try to pass off their insecurities onto others.

congratulations on delta gamma. i can just imagine those pink tutus and water skis(ala the gogos) at all dg rituals .

Aww! Apologizing to your mom for joining a sorority? Never! :-P

Congratulations on Delta Gamma! I'm glad it all worked out for you.

Oh, Micky, you're so fine, you're so fine you're a DELTA GAMMA!!!!!!


Congratulations, Micky - great way to tell a story! Please excuse me while I get my big bow & pom poms!

We'll go sing Come on Eileen soon together, I promise...

I WAS just thinking of my bags at that time and then whammo here was your post...LOL!!

I'll grab the over-alls

Y'all are bringing back a majorly repressed memory-I now suddenly recall wearing to skit party the horrifying combo of the following (we had winter recruitment):

White blouse (oh it was a BLOUSE for sure)
Preppy print Foulard style bow tie to go w/ said blouse (apparently I thought this would be a sophisticated ensemble ala St. Elmo's Fire's Ally Sheedy)
Some scary vest that allegedly coordinated with the above items
Wool flannel skirt that dropped below the knee
White hose (ok, those 2 words alone should give one hives these days)
Flats
And of course the ubiquitous BOW to hold up my permy big 80s hair

Could you just die to know those clothes had ever been on your body, individually or in combination?????

No, but wait, it gets worse. I was accompanied by my roommate, whose idea of style involved scrunchy socks that color coordinated with every outfit she owned, twistabeads, neon everything, and sometimes Miami Vice style tops. TreSemme hair spray was her BFF.

And despite the scary story I just related, we actually both received bids from the same house. AND are still active in our GLO. Go figure.

My roommate wore the scrunchie socks with her high-top white Reebok aerobic shoes. Remember those!

I had blue a blue spandex unitard, and I wore a pink tee shirt over it, a la flashdance, for my aerobics class. In the mid to late eighties, in the gyms of the San Fernando Valley, spandex and big hair ruled!

Doesn't matter what they say
In the jealous games people play...

Yay for the Go-Go's! And Delta Gamma too, of course. And thanks for writing up such a fun Retro thread!

J Crew has some cute pseudo-Bermuda bags. They don't have the buttons to changes the covers, but the wooden handles are eerily similar. I still have my twisty beads in my drawer, hoping that some day they'll be back in style. If not, they'll eventually be recycled into something more current.

OMG...been there. TreSemme, TreSemme, OOOHHH LA LA!

I just had a conversation the other day with a close friend who admitted that, back when she had the body of death at age 19ish (in the late 80s), she wore "to aerobics class" her white spandexy leotard with paint splatter print and her black biking shorts. Scary yet true.

And today I was sitting in federal court (don't worry, I was there as a lawyer not a criminal) when my colleague said under her breath, "Turn your head slowly. Leg warmer alert to your left." Sure enough, there they were, toasting up the gams of some 40s ish gal (and I am close to that age so this is not age-ist). And I'm thinking, oh no honey. A, we don't wear legwarmers to court. AND B, You are old enough to remember them the 1st time around ala Let's Get Physical and Flashdance. So. No.

One of my first roomies would go to class in a leotard with "I Dream of Jeanie" Pants and a headband. She did have the bod for it, but when I think back....eeeeeek!

Sigh...our bods were wasted on flashdance and I dream of Jeanie Pants...I had these miniskirt/matching shirt combos with legwarmers and the SKINNY headbands with metallic braid. Lord, God.

barnard1897, please tell me that the leg-warmer-wearer was a defendant's family member or a spectator, NOT a lawyer...I've seen lawyers push the inappropriate envelope, but that might win the prize.
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ECIGARETTE FORUM

I've seen some interesting outfits on other attorneys recently. One time my opposing counsel was wearing what I can only describe as a leopard print cotton nightgown that buttoned down the front and hit about at mid calf (and was approximately 2 sizes too small so the buttons were pulling) with a cream double breasted nautical looking rayon blazer with some extremely large shoulder pads. To top it off she was wearing black scrunched socks and ankle boots. My favorite though, was an attorney I saw wearing a hot pink suit. Literally, neon pink. She had on coordinating shoes that were about 2-3 sizes too big also. Very professional.

Low C#-I do believe she was a spectator, or if she was a lawyer, she was not appearing before the court yesterday. But in the back of my mind, I was still thinking--hmmmm, you're dressing for court today. Do you just wake up in the morning and tell yourself, yes, leg warmers are exactly what I want to wear for this event??? :eek: It's not like she was Elle Wood with her dog Bruiser, ok!!!

I can't believe I was debating whether a houndstooth print blouse was too "out there" with my black suit, in comparison!!

I seriously tell myself sometimes, if only all female lawyers had been in the Greek system, these things would never happen.

If you like I can go to the chapter house and copy some awesome photos of you from the scrap books. ;) Your composite picture still ROCKS!

You have got to be kidding me. Elle Woods would isht a brick.

I almost did when I saw both. I really wanted to get a picture on my phone of the neon pink suit but figured that wouldn't be too stealth. One of my coworkers saw a fe-mullet on an attorney when he was in federal court. A freaking mullet. On a woman. In federal court. Apparently it wasn't even like "oh maybe her hair dresser went crazy on the layers" because the back was at the middle of her back and the top was about 2 inches long. haha

I had to google what "topsiders" and most other 80's reference clothes were too! Haha

Yay! Congrats on Delta G!

Can you reveal any of the other nicknames/orgs?