Sorority SUMMER rush attire
 

Hey! I will be starting at Cornell University this August as a Transfer student. With that said, I am excited about going Greek. And since I am a Transfer student I will be able to rush for the Fall semester instead of during the winter at the beginning of the Spring semester. So, I have a question on a potential outfit for SUMMER rush attire.

I absolutely love this dress and would like to know if it is sorority summer rush semi-formal material? This is what I would like to wear for Preference night. How about if I wear it with the "right" accessories?

http://www.bigdropnyc.com/assets/images/BDP02959.jpg

Am I an old lady who thinks that's cute but a little too short in the front? On my tall daughter that would be scandalously short.

lane swerve/

I really like the dress. How short it is in the front may depend on the height, weight, and body type of the person wearing it (and perhaps whether stilettos are being worn). The OP would have to determine whether the dress looks on her the way it looks in the photo. If it does, I recommend not wearing it for NPC recruitment or for any event where your thighs are not welcome. The general rule of "if your dress/skirt/shorts is/are at or below your hand when your arms are down, it's okay for more conservative events" seems not to apply to that dress.

/lane swerve

In addition, I know it is the summer, but that color seems awfully sheer. I know formal dresses aren't warranted for pref, but this just seems like a slip with an odd hemline.

WTF? Since when do the sororities at Cornell do "summer rush"? Do you mean the smaller rush in the fall?

Regardless, it's a nice dress, but may show a little too much for certain situations.

Thanks for replying!

@Hockeynut: lol, it's not called a summer rush, I just wanted to stress the weather that should be taken into consideration since the Fall semester begins during the summer & rush is generally before the semester begins or soon after.

It'll only be warm until mid October probably.

It looks like lingerie to me.

School does not start in the summer. School starts in the fall. Once school starts, it is fall, regardless of what the calendar says. Clothing needs to follow accordingly. You are in New York state, not St Tropez. This dress looks like something you wear either when on the beach or when on your back. Just. No.

This.

OP, get the dress if you want, but I wouldn't wear it for recruitment.

The average high temperature in Ithaca, NY in September is 71. The average low is 49. I can't help but wonder if you're from the south or something. http://www.weather.com/weather/wxcli...ly/graph/14850

One of my little cousins just graduated from Cornell this past spring. Her opinion; do NOT wear that for recruitment regardless of what the weather is like.

I understand you explaining to the OP the difference in dress for different regions of the country. But that was going too far. You may not see this dress in the Northeast (I am sure you will next year), but it is the hottest selling style in many areas.

Saying it is not appropriate for Recruitment was all that was required.

LOL. If you haven't figured out 33girl's sense of humor by now, it's hopeless.

That hemline is the one I had for my bridesmaids dresses 22 years ago. Is it back in fashion again?

In response to people talking about the weather... it does actually stay in the 80s during the beginning/middle of September in her area (I grew up in the Northeast).

Still I would NOT be wearing that dress for any part of recruitment. I DO like it, but it doesn't fit the occasion.

Actually, no, it wasn't. I wanted to be sure that she knew that my opinion is, if you wear that dress in September in the Northeast, you will be mistaken for a prostitute. Or a waitress at some sort of themed restaurant. "Inappropriate" doesn't cut it, the same as "suicide" is a lot better at conveying the gravity of your choice than "intentional single preference.

It's not just the style, it's the color and fabric that make it completely wrong for sorority rush in the autumn in New York State. Even if it is in the 80s, summery clothing will make you look silly. The same color and fabric in a classic sheath dress would be equally wrong.

You must not know what a good portion of girls wear at Cornell and many other schools in the area during the warmer months.

When they're at bars, right? Not at rush.

And since 95% of twentysomething girls going to bars nowadays look like prostitutes, it's a perfectly fine look there (albeit still too summery).

DISCLAIMER: As a 20something, this poster often wore skirts that were Too Damned Short, because she has awesome legs, but balanced it with a top in which her "twins" were safely ensconced and not falling out. She wore flats rather than 5 inch heels also.

Mine wore that hemline in 1989 :) I saw some girls in that hemline for prom and kind of chuckled to myself. Everything old is new again.

Just curious... Cornell has deferred formal recruitment, don't they? So fall would be COR? Would there be a need for a formal pref type dress for their COR? Some schools do a more formalized COR, but a lot just do more laid back, less formal events, don't they?

It has been some time since I enjoyed fashion and rush tips from a Cornell sorority:

No satin dresses. No one looks good in satin dresses unless it’s from Betsey Johnson or Dolce & Gabbana, you weigh less than 130 pounds, have three pairs of Spanx on and it’s New Years Eve.

No American Apparel leggings.

No gross plastic shizzzz.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_433491.html

Still rings true in 2012.

*finger snaps* boom boom
hahaha

Formal rush isn't until spring for the girls, but I've never heard of any informal rush for any Cornell sorority, or at least an informal rush on the same level that some of the fraternities would do. And that's why this topic confused me a bit. Now of course, I'm sure joining a sorority in the fall is possible. This past year, Phi Sigma Sigma took girls in the fall before doing their formal rush in the spring; but that sorority had just established itself on campus.

Haha... you have a point.

Thanks!
I was already on the fence about it and after I responded to the first four people who replied to my question I decided against it.

Hehe, it's funny that you mentioned old styles coming back to life. Recently, I was looking at some photos of my mom from the 80s and she had the side shaved hairstyle. Couldn't stop laughing.

Yes, Cornell has deferred formal recruitment. However, they also have Fall Sorority Recruitment for Transfer students. As for your questions pertaining to COR, I'm unsure if that applies to said recruitment.