Please do not carry any type of fake "designer" handbag.

Don't wear perfume. Some overdo their scent, others are allergic. Soap and deodarant are fine.

Nails and Toes: stick with clear polish, neutral colors or an American or French mani/pedi. Black or electric orange are just a little too much.

No overly baggy jeans or ripped hems.

Please don't wear "chains" on your slacks, unless you want to make it onto Mr. Blackwell's Worst Dressed List.

Recruitment is about showing your unique qualities and individuality, but it is also a time to show you fit in well with a group. You can still stand out without looking drastically different.

Oh thanks. Didn't notice it until after I created this one. Maybe a moderator can merge them.

OK now I wasn't planning on wearing anything overbearing just a soft vanilla scent. Is that bad? I mean just a little perfume always makes you feel more like a lady. And now a days soaps come in very many scents and if you buy the bar soaps with scents they last on your body longer...sorry for the rant (helping an attorney friend out by answering phones and bored out of my mind!!)

yeah i see the reasoning behind it when everyone is wearing very overpowering fragrances, but everyone will have some type of odor whether or not they have perfume on and I would prefer to smell like vanilla.

Yes, it's bad. Imagine how many other girls are thinking, "I'll just wear this soft apple/floral/etc/etc..." Mix them in one room and you've just killed the poor girl that's allergic. There will be a lot of girls in a close space. No perfume. Let it become part of your own personal gospel for the duration of recruitment. You can be a lady without perfume. Live without the scent for a few days.

The sorority women aren't allowed to wear perfume. You can do whatever you want. If it's just a body splash, I would go ahead and wear it. I know I feel naked and not at my best if I don't wear some sort of scent every day.

Just stay away from the super strong scents - stick to splashes.

ok gotcha...as girl with asthma I get what you mean. Ok so no perfume for me (even though I just bought a brand new bottle :( lol) Can I still use my scented soaps? lol or am I forced to use Dial? lmao

Actually, you should probably scrub yourself off with baking soda and a rock.

(Joke.)

that made me laugh and gave me something to think about to bring a smile on my face! thanks!!

I would stay away from Vanilla, it's a common allergy. There was a girl in a GLO here who was HIGHLY allergic to anything vanilla as in if she got within 50 ft of vanilla body splash, she would have a huge allergy attack.

You can use your scented soaps and BBW lotions... Honestly, you can wear your perfume! They're not going to tell you "no perfume," but as sorority women we're told not to wear it during recruitment just in case we get an asthmatic PNM in our house or someone with a sensitive nose. So in that spirit, we advise the PNMs to follow suit, as well, out of courtesy to others.

Actually, when i was PNM we actually were told not to wear perfume.

I stand corrected! Thank you. When I was a PNM at UCF (way too many years ago), we weren't given any such instruction. I'm glad to see common sense prevailing -- in any crowded situation like this, I think it is smart to lay off the scent! Since my sorority experience, I have done the same on job interviews and at networking events.

I've interviewed job candidates and found their fragrances distracting, and it somewhat influenced my opinion of them. The same goes for recruitment. You don't want to be "The one who smelled like a Krispy Kreme donut." You probably won't get cut because you wore the same scent as the girl who stole someone's boyfriend, but it might make you memorable to her. And not for a good reason.

And I don't think we ever said "I want her as a sister because she smelled great!" :p

I remember reading something about scent being the strongest of the 5 senses tied to memory. You're more likely to remember the smell of something rather then the touch, taste, sound, or sight of it. (Not that you should go around touching or tasting the PNMs anyway).;)

Trying so hard to refrain from making any comments.

mmm doughnuts.....

UhOh...no wearing Jessica Simpson's desert collection. adpiucf might eat you!

or just no wearing it in general

Don't wear extreme or heavy makeup. I remember meeting this one girl my sophomore year, and I don't remember anything about her except that I kept thinking that if I poked her in the face, it would leave a dent in her makeup. Maybe she was a great girl and could have been a wonderful sister, but I just couldn't concentrate on getting to know her because I was entranced by her heavy makeup.

No pants/skirts so low I can see your underwear when you're sitting. Or standing for that matter.

Also, make sure that if you're wearing heels you've practiced moving around in them - going upstairs, walking on carpet, wood, tile, etc.

Oh gracious - speaking of heels...

I got so fatigued and dehydrated one day during rush that I fell down the stairs outside of one house! Wait, have I told this story on here before?? Oh well. Anyway, I was wearing sandal heels, so when I fell, there was nothing protecting my feet. So, I scraped one foot really bad and started bleeding. And it HURT. My Rho Chi was like, "Are you ok?" And, I said I would be ok...so she took off with the group while I was sitting on the stoop using a tissue to apply pressure.

They were just going next door and they had to wait to go in (as the sorority women prepared the frightening :p door songs). So, I ended up catching up. Did I mention that while in the house in front of which I killed my foot, I accidentally sat in a chocolate snack that someone had left in a seat? The room was dark so I didn't see it. So, there I was with chocolate all down my backside (I was wearing khakis) and a bleeding foot to boot!

Not a good day.

Moral of the story: Look before you sit and wear shoes that will hold you up when you're exhausted. Oh and make sure you driiiiiiiiiiiiink! We were all trying to look cute sipping our water but we ended up dehydrated.

jeni, you ARE precious!!

i could imagine it all in my mind, but in my imagination you were marsha brady, and after (you) marsha fell, she wails, "now i'll never be a (insert appropriate sorority here)". then i saw the recruitment counselor stepping over you, turning around and asking,"are you okay?" then gathering up her other pnms and sticking to the schedule.


i know at the time it was awful-and painful!! it sounds like you were a real trooper, and you advice was "spot" on!!(sorry, i couldn't resist)

While I would avoid black, blue, orange and purple, I see nothing wrong with any type of red or pink polish as long as it is not chipped. My grandmother was one of those "ladies who lunch" the type that had 500$ shoes back in the 60's and she always told me that the only acceptable colors for a woman with class were "red, pink, and a french manicure". Now I know times have changed, but I think as long as you stick to standard types of colors and nothing too wild you will be fine.