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Regarding the original post, I don't think it'd be worth the hassle. Did any of the actual graduates even care? I didn't even care who had what regalia when I graduated from HS; I didn't even get the NHS ribbons since I started blowing off those meetings after I got into college. I wonder if my mother kept my cords...
For college, I think people who graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi got special cords. Otherwise, people wore whatever they wanted--BGLO and LGLO folks wore stoles, and I and a ton of other people wore leis. My college gave each student a button at Orientation with our name and "Class of 2003," and that was by far the most popular graduation accessory. No hoods. There is a lot of controversy as far as what color hoods architecture graduates wear--are they considered students of the fine arts, sciences, or engineering? It depends on the school.
I hated graduate school and really really didn't want to go to graduation, but since the parents came to NYC for it I figured I'd get some free dinners out of it; Bachelor's and Master's degree candidates wore the same Columbia blue gown with variations on the sleeves. Those who had doctoral degrees had hoods and tams.
I guess you're supposed to wear the gown of your highest degree if you ever have to do an academic procession; I hated Columbia with every fiber of my being and would wear a Brown gown, even though it's just for my BA.
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