Two words - ENTITLEMENT MENTALITY :mad::(

i think that's true. too many attend Rush thinking, "they want me" as opposed to "i hope they pick me, let me act accordingly". i know when i went to Rush, i wore black. i didn't want to be caught in the "wrong" colors. nowadays, it seems like anything goes at Rush: jeans, tees, uncombed hair, babies, you name it:mad: oh of course, topped off w/the "wrong" colors:rolleyes:
crazy, i tell ya...

At the very last minute, I was warned by someone not to even wear black, and so I was going through my closet like a mad woman --- none of my nice clothes were going to work! They were all "no-go" colors or black, and it was 11PM the night before; what on earth was I going to do?? I made a run to the Walmart, the only place open that late that sold clothes, bought the only pair of pants and shirt that looked decent, even though they really didn't QUITE fit, and wore that to RUSH. I was soooo uncomfortable in my bad-fitting clearance rack Walmart clothes (the pants totally fell apart not too long later, but THANK YOU!!! they held together for the whole event), but I guess I pulled it off. And there were plenty of interests there in black suits! :rolleyes:

Right, soror. Frankly, I think that black or any other neutral like brown, beige, or gray is perfectly acceptable.

Did she say that...
 

Ok...I need to jump in here! I can't believe half these things really happend..OH MY!

Anywho, at my rush when we had Q & A there was this girl that asked " I wrote a book and donated some of the proceeds to a needy family. Can that be considered COMMUNITY SERVICE :confused::eek:---Yall I almost FELL OUT! Needless to say she WASN'T one of my line sisters! If you could have saw the face of my now Chapter President....LORD! I wanted to get under the seat for her...LOLOL!

YEP!! You hit it right on the head. It is SICKENING!!!

Brown muscle shirt and blue jeans.

so so wrong... he could have thrown on a polo. Guys can get away with that casual wear in that setting... Lawdy be....

^^^ Yup.

Jesus be a blazer.

just don't wear all leather to the club....(channeling the song "good clothes" from Little Brother)

Hello DSTRen13 and all,

I had to smile when I read this, because I remember hearing & having similar conversations with friends preparing to go apply for different orgs. The "word on the street" amongst many hopefuls was that ALL colors were forbidden, except for brown or grey - PERIOD! (This wasn't just limited to Rush or interest meetings; a campus atmosphere could lend itself to folks walking around looking like the Murkies from Rainbow Brite.) Black seemed like a safe enough bet, but you never knew what "they" were going to wear - and sometimes the attire was all black for rmembers too!

I agree. You have to know how to wear it though. At my rush, we had someone with a beige skirt suit, but the skirt was short, and she had on dark black pantyhose.

At another rush, we had an individual show up in black slacks, a green t-shirt, and a Baby Phat coat. Said individual also started nodding off toward the end of rush and looking irritated like she was ready to leave.

Don't put the phones on Vibrate, because some phones vibe really loud. Turn it on silent, or leave it in the car. I left my phone in the car. However, someone at the Rush I attended had thier phoneon Vibrate and it rang ALL night!! It was sooo loud the ringer may as well had been on.

LOL. Colors aside, there is still such a thing as appropriateness, something which far too many people lack these days!

Yea, she was trouble beforehand. Once she came to a program with a shoebox, changed shoes, and left the box near the entrance. When the speaker asked a question about health, she decided to respond complete with a four-lettered word sprinkled in.