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Originally Posted by violetpretty
I'm wondering the reason for the tradition of men wearing jackets and ties and women wearing dresses to football games in SEC schools (and other Southern schools). I'm not trying to attack it, but the idea seems weird to me because:
A) football games are very hot for the better part of SEC football season (therefore it would be very uncomfortable for the guys),
B) often involve drinking/messy food/activities where you could easily ruin nice clothes,
C) the stands can be dirty since they are exposed to the elements, and
D) because people don't wear nice "church-like" clothes to NFL games.
Is the wearing of jackets and ties and dresses only a Greek thing at these Southern schools or do most of the football fans wear clothes like that to games?
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I went to UGA's homecoming football game last year and I felt horribly underdressed. J didn't tell me to wear a dress, so I showed up in a red t-shirt and jeans. At GMU, we wore lettered shirts in GMU's colors with jeans and sneakers to show our support for our school and for our respective GLOs. I mean, they're sporting events, so it seemed odd to me to dress up for them... I wouldn't wear a dress to any other spectator sport, what makes college sporting events any different?
It all comes down to campus climate. Where I went, letters were big, Greeks dressed up for meetings and certain events but basically just wore party shirts and letters to show pride in our orgs or whatever we felt like wearing that day. But then again, GMU is still considered by many to be a "non-traditional" and "commuter" campus....
Why do I feel like this has all already been discussed...?
