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Originally posted by FuzzieAlum
AXO Alum - I'm hearin' ya on the flip flops. It's pretty casual here in the Northwest, but after a recent (dressy) event at a house where a lot of sisters were wearing flip flops, the alums (including those in their 20s, not just the "old ladies") were HORRIFIED! "Back in my day, we had to wear hose," "What were they thinking?" etc. My chapter was more casual - the other alums were surprised to hear that we wore our Quills with khakis - but still, you don't want to frighten the alums and/or parents!
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I am SO with y'all on the flip flop issue! I think that they're cute with casual things, but as ritual alumnae advisor to a collegiate chapter, I've been shocked more than once by girls trying to wear flip flops into ceremonies.
I know that styles have changed in the years since I've been out of school (although it really wasn't THAT long ago.)
But some things just aren't
done! I finally put my foot down and stated that closed toe shoes must be worn at all ceremonies, but I know that I'll have to make that announcement just before every formal event from now on. There are always a few girls who forget.
Please, any DZ's who are reading this, do me a favor and wear hose and dress shoes to any formal meetings/rituals that you attend, just on the off chance that I might be visiting. Otherwise, I'm going to die of a heart attack at a very early age.
