What to wear!
 

i dont really know much about greek life, but i am going to rush this fall. I dont want to mention my school name yet but it is in Los Angeles. Ive been trying to put outfits together for rush. I was wondering if anyone can give me some advice on what to wear as well as what not to wear.
Also, are sleeveless high low blouses okay to wear for the first round?

Well, that doesn't narrow it down - ha! Anyway, since we don't know the campus and you haven't said what the recruitment book shows, we aren't going to be able to help at this point.

well then would anyone be able to answer what general things are or are not appropriate for rush. any advice?

Read my lips - it depends on the school. What's acceptable at USC is not at Alabama. What's acceptable at Oregon is not aceptable at Texas. Etc, etc, etc.....

that is exactly why i specified that it is at a school in los angeles. i wasnt sure if i should mention my school or not but i did say where my school is located. But, i am rushing at ucla.

http://apps.m.ucla.edu/npc/schedule.html

Here is UCLA's PH recruitment web site that tells you exactly what to wear each round. Can't believe a 66 year old Baby Boomer had to find it for you.

i have already seen that actually. i was asking for advice on what other people thought would be good outfits they would recommend or clothing and accessories i should avoid. i simply wanted other peoples opinions and advice.

We are not your stylist. If you have some pictures of outfits you've put together, we'll critique them. But we aren't going to tell you what blouse, skirt, necklace, etc to wear. The information on the website is sufficient. And I would imagine there is a hard copy booklet from the Greek office that even shows sorority women in appropriate clothing.

Thats why I also asked in the original post if for the first round a high low blouse appropriate to wear. I simply wanted advise from others who have gone through recruitment. I didn't want someone simply being irritated and answering me for me asking for help since I have no clue about it.

Dotty, if you will search the web and find some outfits that you might like to wear and provide a link, we will take a look and let you know if we think you are on the right track or not.

If you don't want to do that, you might just want to cruise around the recruitment forum-there are plenty of threads about outfits that might give you some ideas.

1) "Inverted Fountain" would be a great name for an all-girl emo band.

2) I googled "high low blouse" and this came up.

http://www.morphography.uk.vu/thumbs/lowcut.jpg

If you mean a blouse cut so that your belly button might show, I would say nay (even if it is LA). That just sounds like something with the potential for disaster (i.e. wind or a/c vent blowing up your shirt).

i was thinking of something like this. maybe with out the print
its still pretty long in the front for me since i am short.

http://www.awear.com/shirts+blouses/...ysZSAqW1_lKHEA

That's cute. And being sleeveless will be cooler.

very cute!

That is a really cute top. I just wanted to point out that it is sheer, so I hope you plan on wearing a cami or something under it!

thanx for everyone's opinions. i already have my outfits ready for the first days of open house! im so excited!

now im deciding on a dresses for the next two rounds which are ment to be sundresses.
what do you think of this dress? im not sure if polka dots are okay but i also have something similar to this in simply back. but which would be better?



http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...HG1KZTKzM5Itww

If you are wearing polka dots for the blouse, you might want to avoid them for the next day. You dont want to be the "polka dot girl". I'd do one or the other. Where is ellebud?

I think this dress would look awesome on someone with darker skin, but the peach on a peach complexion just looks like you're trying awkwardly to hide in it.

what if it was a sold color but the same dress?
Also, i have a blouse that i wanted to wear and its really cute for the second day of open house. It is one solid color but, it has a little bit of print that gives it a bit of color. Im just not sure if certain types of prints are appropriate (tribal, leopard, floral), even if it just a tiny bit of it.

I'm voting no on the leopard print. There is a time and a place for everything, but it's NOT during recruitment. Think conservative and classy. When I see leopard print, it makes me think of Snooki. And that is NOT conservative or classy.

so, if there is a bit of tribal print or floral print on the collar is that ok?

It really depends on the print. There's some tribal and floral prints that look lovely and classy, and some that just look cheap. I second the no leopard.

I think (and there are a few gals here I'd like to defer to) that rush at the LA schools is pretty fashion forward so you can take some small risks. A little animal print is pretty right now. Dress, hose, shoes, bag? Um, no. But then of course, that's always no. Never.

#1 flattering
#2 comfort
#3 style

If it's too short to bend over or sit on the floor, it's too short. If it has made the jump from stylish to trendy, it's probably jumped the shark. And if it makes you sweat or is itchy, you'll want to throw yourself off a cliff by the end of the day.

I personally think that dress on that model is ghastly, but it could work on someone else. And I know you're showing dresses that aren't an exact match of what you are planning (a wise choice) but as stated above, don't wear polka dots twice during rush. Or the same vivid color for that matter.

Best of luck. I'm thinking of stalking rush at one of the LA schools this year. I wish I could get inside one of them! I guess I have to wait a few more years...

Actually. My blouse for the first round doesn't have polka dots. It's a nice turquoise that flatters my skin tone. I like the polka dot dress but not in that particular color. I just haven't found a nice dress that I truly like and am kinda stuck on looking

i was looking through my closet and found that i have this dress but only difference is the color.


http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...vA25rQqQT7emCw

I would check out Private Gallery (http://www.shopprivategallery.com) and Francesca' (http://www.francescascollections.com). They have super cute and (mostly) cheaply priced clothes. We wear t-shirts, but I found cute shorts and my pref dress from those stores.