Rush has changed a bit at the University of Tennesse since I graduated, but when I was there, every chapter member wore the exact same "costume" for each round of rush. Now multiply that by 14! Now, the chapters are not allowed to require members to purchase (i.e. have made) special outfits. Instead, they'll all wear short-sleeved black dresses for one round, for example. It would have been nice to have something I could actually wear again, unlike the unlined white satin dress with poofy sleeves (this was the 1980s) with a neckline that sat right outside your bra straps (you either pulled the straps down into the aforementioned poofy, elasticized sleeves, or wore a strapless bra to class all day, because you barely had time to change before pref). Ah, SEC rush. Costumes are cute, though, and the ASA's outfits sound adorable.
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