Well, I'm just coming at it from the view of the student watching the profs enter opening Mass/graduation ceremony and thinking the tudor bonnet was waaaaaaaay cooler.

ETA: Hi UGAalum *waves*

I'm just coming at it from not wanting to wear it!:eek:

I demand you change your behavior, preferences, and travel through time to satisfy my desires.

:( Mmkay...if I have to. (You have to read this in an Eeyore type voice.)

Co-sign.

I figured there's no reason to wear more than one hood, but I had also never heard of schools restricting regalia. So, I figured I'm just sheltered in my academic world and anything's possible at some schools. LOL.

The all-knowing wikipedia has an extensive page on academic dress for those who care about the general topic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_dress

"Only one hood may be worn at any given time.[46] Trim colors may not be combined or displayed together in any way to attempt to indicate more than one academic field.[38] The regalia indicating the highest degree attained is usually worn, though the Code seems to allow for a graduate to revert for some occasion to the entire academic costume (e.g. robe style, trim width, hood length, etc.) of a lesser degree earned. Those who hold multiple degrees of the same level (i.e. more than one master's or doctorate degree) may wear at any given time the regalia, in its entirety, of any one degree earned.[46] The Code does not allow for 'mixing-and-matching.' The regalia prescribed by an academic institution and the degree actually awarded by that institution to the wearer (as indicated by trim color, hood length, robe style, etc.) must be consistent. The one exception is for officers of the academic institution who, while wearing a doctoral gown of the University being served, may display one hood from any degree earned from any institution.(see Academic robes, above).[39]"

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Ahhhh....thank you! This is sort of what I had been looking for! Leave it up to Wikipedia to answer all our questions. I almost hate to admit it but, I love wikipedia. I would just never cite it in a paper (which I have seen people do).

My s/o just received his MBA and made it a point to purchase a hood (it's an ugly brown/buff/tan color). He has plans to pursue a Ph.D.

My chapter of DSP gives stoles to our graduating seniors. I was fortunate to be able to attend graduation this semester and was very proud to see my brothers in their stoles (the purple and gold really stands out against the black, even in a sea of 1,000 students).

There were a couple of sorority members who wore a beautiful light blue and white (silver?) stole. I wish I could have gotten a closer look...

And for the record, I fully intend on wearing my Deltasig stole, honors cord and I'm decorating my hat :D

I wore my badge on my dress under my gown. I had so much crap (regalia) via cords and tassels my parents had no issue finding me. If I had not worn everything I think my parents would have been disappointed, so it was all on there and I was severely tangled in it when I was trying to unrobe later.

What's funny that students never see after graduation: professors trying to untangle ourselves from robes and hoods, especially if we had to safety pin something to keep it in place.

Regarding the original post, I don't think it'd be worth the hassle. Did any of the actual graduates even care? I didn't even care who had what regalia when I graduated from HS; I didn't even get the NHS ribbons since I started blowing off those meetings after I got into college. I wonder if my mother kept my cords...

For college, I think people who graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi got special cords. Otherwise, people wore whatever they wanted--BGLO and LGLO folks wore stoles, and I and a ton of other people wore leis. My college gave each student a button at Orientation with our name and "Class of 2003," and that was by far the most popular graduation accessory. No hoods. There is a lot of controversy as far as what color hoods architecture graduates wear--are they considered students of the fine arts, sciences, or engineering? It depends on the school.

I hated graduate school and really really didn't want to go to graduation, but since the parents came to NYC for it I figured I'd get some free dinners out of it; Bachelor's and Master's degree candidates wore the same Columbia blue gown with variations on the sleeves. Those who had doctoral degrees had hoods and tams.

I guess you're supposed to wear the gown of your highest degree if you ever have to do an academic procession; I hated Columbia with every fiber of my being and would wear a Brown gown, even though it's just for my BA.

What do people feel about shoes? I wore dressy-esque flat sandals (that were close enough to a flip flop to keep me happy), but the guy next to me was wearing those black and white checkered Vans slip-ons.

I have seen undergrads wearing 3" stilettos and wondered "wtf?!" Tennis shoes are also the norm for people who want the "just be happy I'm here/just got out of bed" look. I don't condone the tennis shoes (and some schools wouldn't tolerate them), but I understand.

All that matters is that doctoral and faculty wear comfy and nontacky shoes. :p

Dressy flat sandals were the name of the game for me too. It poured like crazy for my college graduation, so I think I might have worn rain boots for part of it.

I've seen ladies wear what can only be described as "stripper shoes." I attend one of the largest schools in Florida and the graduation ceremonies are huge. First, I can't imagine do all that walking (during the ceremony, outside for pics with family and friends, to the car. etc) in 3"+ shoes. Second, graduation is kind of a big deal. Even if you are wearing the hottest and most popular shoe, people take lots of pictures. Whatever you are wearing is going to be captured for posterity for many years to come. Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I think a semi-formal dress with classic shoes are most appropriate.

I was of the faction that wore 3" stilettos to my undergrad graduation a month ago, but I must confess that they are also my most comfortable shoes. One of my best friends wore tennis shoes with her gown, but her departmental had been the night before and the ground was covered in snow that morning (only in Colorado...)

As for sorority apparel for graduation, Tri Delta just introduce a sash this year: http://www.shopddd.com/GGS.htm

I wore the cords. I can't find them on the shop sight, so I don't know if they have been discontinued, but they're intertwined ropes in our colors.