A toga of course!:D

lollers.

Hehe - that'd be great, toga every day...

Express is having a pretty cool sale (FYI) right now, I didn't find anything I liked on sale though (maybe you all will have better experience). I did get a suit though, wasn't on sale but it's pretty sharp. Where else does everyone buy suits? Is Men's Warehouse any good? I've never been there, but have been curious.

She's quite aware that "frat" isn't an acceptable term. It's called SARCASM. Or else it's implying that judging from your posts, your chapter really does fit the stereotype of a "frat house."

I mean, she has ghastly bad taste in football teams but other than that she's purty smart.

Is it hard being so wonderful and perfect, and always representing your organization with such grace, class, and tact? I would find it a struggle, but then, I'm not from a prestigious "Big 6" organization like you are. I did go to a prestigious Jesuit school, but of course, you've already explained to me that you know more about Catholicism than I do. What will you enlighten us on next, alum? I'm struggling a little in my Constitutional Law class, perhaps you could elaborate on the doctrine of judicial review? Or maybe you could tell me how to have my nose so far up in the air like you do without tipping over.

This summer I wore the equivalent of, Nantucket Red 5 inch inseams, button down blue polo, rainbows, ray bans, croakies just about every day I wasn't at my internship where I had to wear a suit.

No gel in the hair, no funny slogans.

Sounds like a normal outfit to me. ;)

I heart my Rainbows!

:)

There's nothing typical about what I wear. It's just that great. :)

-Rudey

I don't even know what to say to you.

-Rudey

Heh. WTF are rainbows and croakies? I don't use the word "gay" as an adjective, but it seems appropriate here.

Rainbows are flip-flops and they are quite comfortable. I don't want to talk about Croakies because I think they are very silly but I know other people love them.

Rainbows or Reefs, are hella comfortable. They're sandals and they last forever. Croakies are the strips of rubber? I don't know what material, that hold your sunglasses on. They're a type of strap so you don't lose them when your fishing or when you need to take them off. The fact that you don't know what rainbows and croakies are makes them that much cooler.

As for what I normally wear, either a fraternity party shirt or a polo, khaki shorts or pants depending on the whether, a belt, and usually reefs or my birkenstock moc sandals.

Our Sr. Project Manager here at my company wears them all the time. It's like his staple.

-Alpha
--Oh yeah and he's a huge nerd too.

So they're like pocket protectors for sunglasses. Hot.

Croakies started out as serving a practical purpose for deep-sea fishing and other activities where you need sunglasses but would prefer they not fall into the ocean as you pull in a 100-pound sailfish, or whatever.

Usually Croakies are attached to a paid of Costa Del Mars, Maui Jims, maybe Oakleys.

And Rainbows I thought were popular nearly everywhere? They're out of SoCal but are very popular here in Florida, throughout the South and the West Coast.

Why am I giving a lesson on Southern frat wear? I'm a girl, I shouldn't have to do this.

I think they are worse. At least a pocket protector serves a purpose - you can't put your pen behind your ear, or you'll write on your face, and it could ruin your shirt. Nothing bad happens when you put your sunglasses on your head.

Sandals on men = ick. Who wants to see ugly hairy man feet? Gross!

Sunglass holders. Sexy. For a 60 year old grandpa on the beach, maybe.

I love you Kath, but I have to disagree. I think it's ridiculous when girls wear Croakies, but for guys who are outdoors a lot, they serve a practical purpose. Brian just got a pair of Costas, and it's like, if a guy is going to spend that much on a pair of sunglasses, he better not lose them. Usually I see guys wearing them around their neck when they're not wearing the glasses? I think? I don't know, my Tuscaloosa memories are getting fuzzy. :(

Yeah all those guys that are wearing flip flops and sandals should listen to this girl. She knows what she's talking about.

-Rudey

I don't mind when they are outside doing crap - guys wear them fishing and stuff, that's fine. I think they are stupid when you wear them on campus.

I feel the same way about turtlenecks on men. Skiing yes, at the bar no. :p

Hey idiot, know what you're talking about before running your mouth. I didn't sell my own panties, you freak.

Someone should sell you. There's quite a market for used socks on ebay.

Eh, I think it's OK on campus. Maybe not at work/internship. What really pisses me off is guys who are really not outdoorsy at all wearing them. It's like, they need to serve a purpose at least. Don't wear them just because everyone else is.

Guys need to harness their sunglasses so they don't lose them? Do they also wear those mittens that are connected to each other with a string? Do they wear those wallets with chains?

ETA: The next new hot fashion trend for guys in the south: safety goggles!!

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Well, yeah, they do. And so they don't get damaged or whatever either. I don't see anything wrong with it. But greek life is different in the South, and while I don't condone a 'uniform' for Southern greeks, it's just what a lot of the guys down south wear.

And this isn't directed at valkyrie, but everyone who's reading this... I think this thread is beating a dead horse. Style is different in all regions of the country. What is big out on the West Coast is totally different from what's big in the South, and that in turn is totally different than what's big up North. Whenever I travel to see my sister in San Diego, I wish I had packed more Roxy and little teeny skirts, because that's what they wear. Even here in Florida, my style is more preppy than most, unless you're on Palm Beach.

Nothing gives me the right to make fun of or look down on how the people dress down here in south Florida, because cultures are different, trends are different everywhere you go. Just because I prefer the more laid-back, preppy look that's big in the South doesn't mean I can't appreciate fashion that's big in other parts of the country. And just because you don't understand the outdoorsy, traditional Southern culture doesn't mean you can make fun of it either.

BTW, I thought wallet chains were cool in like 1995, maybe? lollers.

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There is never an excuse for Croakies.

Wallet chains were cool, like, never.

Here's the thing. I wouldn't have said jack about the fashion follies of our southern friends if people hadn't carried on about cutting rushees for wearing shirts with moose on them and implying that they're better than anyone because they wear whatever they wear and saying that clothing=class and what not. Once you act like an ass, I'm going to make fun of you, period. I'll sing a round of fashion-inclusive Kumbaya with people who don't act like tools on the interweb.

Well I agree with you. Boasting about who you do and don't cut on the interweb is, well, tooly. But I wouldn't doubt a lot of fraternities cutting on the basis of clothes. But most really 'good' fraternities should have their boys pinned before they walk across the stage to get their high school diploma. :rolleyes:

So now wearing Rainbows is part of being preppy? I guess its cool out there now?

I remember going to a convention in 2001 and these people from Alabama, Mississippi and Kentuckywere wondering what they were. infact, they all made fun of Rainbows because of the name of the brand. You can imagine what they said

Your mom left her havaianas by my bed and I think I left my Rainbows in the bushes by her bedroom window bro. Can you swing by and return them?

-Rudey

lol. yeah, I've been wearing them since about '02, maybe? I'm on my second pair, they last forever. I still wear my Reefs sometimes too. I think Clarks Wallabees are still big too. But I haven't been up there (as in Tuscaloosa) since last June, so things may have changed. When I started college in '01, everyone was wearing the Birk clogs.

Yea for sure. I knew you were over when I saw the Rainbows men size 5 here.

No problem homie. Thank God you live in OC now. I wasn't about to fly to Chicago

I wear Kangaroos. I'd never make it into a good southern sorority.

Croakies serve a very reasonable purpose. Yeah, they're very useful for us who fish, but they're useful all the time really. It makes you much less likely to lose or damage your sunglasses, which is nice when they're a couple hundred dollar investment. I understand they might not be fashionable where you are, but more than likely most guys there would get ignored by girls at a bar here for how they dress. Its not really just a southern thing either. Go anywhere where "preppy" people are, and you'll see them. For example, I saw them everywhere in DC this summer.

Thank for your help in getting my point across, sweets. And you're right, I think you'll find Croakies anywhere where the dress is more preppy and traditional, and anywhere that's near the water.

I love my pair of croakies. They're perfect for my ray-bans.

You do realize that every northerner/cali post on here is promoting the stereotype that many southerners have of those areas. Less classy, more rude (i see more rudeness on this board than fratty.net), more prone to "go clubbing" or whatever that GDI shit is.

It's nice to know you don't consider constant use of racial slurs rude. :rolleyes:

Racial slurs aside, I guarantee the majority of people on this board still have problems with the southern greek life presented somewhat on fratty.net.

Yeah, I'm from the South and post on fratty.net once in a while, but I still get a great kick out of how seriously some of those guys take it. I always thought the whole Southern greek life attitude was sort of, you know, 'I don't give a crap,' and some of them seem to care way too much about what they're wearing and how they're presenting themselves. It makes me wonder if some of the confidence that seemed to exude from these guys on campus was a front, that they're really all extremely insecure. But others, I know, are just taking it to an extreme to satirize it all.