Good point. I'll see what else I can find.

The problem is, leggings are an "up & coming" fad that may or may not catch on. Even in super-trendy places that keep up with the up-to-the-minute styles they'd still be considered risky. But you're rushing in Central IL. Central IL is far from the fashion capital of the world, and in fact tends to be anywhere from 6 months to a year behind the trends, if the trends even catch on at all there.

If you really want to wear leggings because you like them and don't mind dying of the IL heat, go ahead, but be prepared to get some odd looks.

Just because something isn't explicitly stated as being banned does not necessarily make it acceptable. During recruitment, you want to come off as a classy lady. Leggings=not classy.

The choice is yours. It's your recruitment and you can certainly dress however you like. However, the majority of advice-givers on this board are current sorority women, alumnae and advisers from all over the country, including the geographic region where you are attending college. They know what they're talking about and the unspoken "rules" of the events. Like it or not, in addition to grades and your recruitment application, people are evaluating you on how you present yourself. Yes, you want to be unique, but you also want to "go with the flow" and look like you fit into a group.

I don't think leggings are necessarily a no-no. It just depends where you live and what the fashion trend seems to be in your area at that particular time. Right now, it's a little too early to see what will happen in a month.

Also.. having attended rush in Florida, and in NJ.... wow.. what a difference!

I was helping out a pref party in NJ, and all the girls were wearing jeans and Ugg Boots. I couldn't believe it. In Florida, you wouldn't be caught dead in anything but a nice cocktail dress.

On this whole leggings issue: I live near a high school and during the school year there were tons of girls wearing leggings. I personally find them hideous and unflattering, but it appears that the 18-ish crowd thinks they're stylish. I don't know who on here is an alum and who is active (I'm 26 and have been out of college for 5 years), but we may be a little behind (or not privy to) the current style of the high school/early college group. Just a thought.

Eeek....Ugg Boots during rush? And at PREF? eek again.

I have never seen Ugg boots worn to pref at my school, but plenty of girls (both actives and PNMs) wore them to rush. Personally, I think they're ugly as all sin but that's just me.

I think this is a cultural difference--being from NY and going through recruitment in NC was a major difference for me when I went through in 2001. Uggs were all the rage for the past two years in the Northeast. . . They were probably trying to look fashion-forward and hip. I know for the first three years of my sorority involvement, we wore neck-high black cocktail dresses for pref night, and then they changed it in my last year. It depends on what the sorority is trying to convey.

I don't care where you're rushing, or who you are, these three things will never fail you.

If you're a miner or a sanitation work, then they won't work for you. Otherwise yea. I hardly ever leave the house without my pearl studs.

Yeah, they were very popular here a few years back, but during rush is another story for me! LOL I think in some ways I'm more conservative than most people here in SoCal. Although, the fact that I am also a preppy lawyer may explain it. :p

jbj52503, I completely agree with you on those suggestions. :)

I just read the new Cosmo (Summer/Fall 2006 issue) and it says that "It's all about leggings: Lots of starlets are stepping out in leggings...and so will you. This retro gam-wear is a very major must right now."

I think this is a bad idea. Leggings must be left in the past.

Did you miss that whole thread you started about leggings?

BLACK leggings, in mid-August?

Are you on crack? Do you know how sweaty and uncomfortable your legs are going to be? Do you want to run the risk of passing out?

You needed a [/ before your last QUOTE. It should read [/QUOTE] at the end. Sometimes if you erase part of the person's quote, it takes part of that with it.

[QUOTE=jbj52503]No but I just looked at it and it's great! I like that Sail Bag!

I believe she's rushing in Central IL. Which as I said before is WAAAY behind the times in style and anything wacky that's "to-the-minute" shouldn't be worn.

Again, these might not fly in certain schools in the north east. Twin sets and pearls are considered "classy" by that age group in many parts of the country, but "dorky" and "matronly" by some. It's a geographical thing.

Maybe it's because I went to private school for a big part of my life, but I have never considered twinsets to be dorky and matronly.

Again, I went to school in upstate NY and I wouldn't say that.

I agree...I think looking classy and wearing clothes that are current but not super trendy (if that makes sense) is the way to go. Wearing a twinset from the 80's with "mom" style pants would probably look both dorky AND matronly. However, a pair of trousers with a great twinset will look perfect and classy. :)

Yes I very much like the saying before me "Are you on crack?" Obviously you are not from Florida or you would no how ridiculous this sounds. While it probably would look cute, it will make you VERY uncomfortable which in turn does not look very attractive. For example I will be a pnm at UCF this fall and the first day, I am planning on a simple, cute skirt with a matching shirt and heeled sandals (with a pair of flip flops between houses). Some advice I got from a friend who just graduauted from UCF, "don't wear anything that will show sweat and try to be comfortable." Also I would invest in some SureDry, its very powerful deoderant which actually closes the pores in your armpits making you not sweat at all. And have fun! I can't wait to meet all the new people at recruitment and hopefully make some new friends!

Upstate NY is a little different than the city.

The only school in Florida that recommends prom/homecoming-style dresses is UF, and that is only at preferentials. Every other school is much more casual-- jean skirts/khaki shorts, sundresses and a "church/graduation day-appropriate" prefs dress.

You're right. KLPDaisy's only been living in NY since she was 7. She doesn't know what she's talking about. Stupid Russian-born Jews.:p

I would say that it's okay to wear leggings to rush if the following things are true:

-you look awesome in them
-you're quirky/fashionable/stylish enough to put together a kickass outfit
-you're confident enough to pull them off
-the weather is not too hot for leggings.

Do I personally like leggings? No, and the thought of them gives me a horrible 80s flashback headache. That said, if you're 18 and you like them, have at it, even if you're somewhere that's not terribly up-to-date fashion-wise, IF you can work it.

There are very few articles of clothing that are never a good idea -- mom pants, baggy tentlike shirts, fake designer handbags -- anything else can work *if* you figure out your own style and what flatters you and then make it work. Twinsets can be frumpy or fab, depending what they look like and what you do with them.

I can say it because between her, Drolefille and I, we have a Jew, a Catholic and a Protestant...it sounds like the set up to a great joke.

A priest, a minister, and a rabbi walk into a bar. The bartender says "what is this? a joke?"

And now back to your regularly scheduled programming.

Why must you make everything into a drama?

OMG. This is scary. I agree with you! :D

Because you make it out to be like you're the only one who knows what she's talking about, and frankly, your statements are very broad and not that true.

I know, my friends always make fun of me for that too! That outfit sounds very cute, btw. I'm a fan of not so simple shoes with a simple outfit as well. It's a surprising but cute addition to a preppy outfit. :)

Perhaps you should stop taking everything so personally. Do you think that everybody needs to agree with you?

at what point did I take what you said personally?

Aren't you the pot calling the kettle black?

Right here:

"Because you make it out to be like you're the only one who knows what she's talking about, and frankly, your statements are very broad and not that true."

No... perhaps you are?

I have no idea what that means. Was that an approximate, "I know you are, but what am I?" Seriously.

Yes.. seriously. Because this whole thread has degraded to a Pee-wee Herman thread.

It's just unfortunate that some people on this forum feel that if someone disagrees with another person's opinion, then it is a personal attack. It isn't.. until someone makes it one.

And, with that said...

I think what to wear depends on where you are going to school. When I was at UF-- the dress at rush (and initiation) was much more conservative than up here in the NY metro area.

What's considered the norm and acceptable, depends on where you live.

Since we're completely off topic anyway....some suits just went on sale on jcrew.com. Score.