OK everyone in retail, don't take my head off.
If you are really unsure about what to wear and have to buy clothes, do so - buy more than you need to - but LEAVE THE TAGS ON till you decide what you are wearing. If you go to whatever your local May or Federated dept store branch is, they usually have no trouble accepting returns. And I know from experience that at some schools stores where you can get decent/appropriate clothing are 30-40 miles away, or very high priced for what you get.
Better to go up to school with more than you need, ask your Rho Chi what is appropriate, and then go home and sheepishly say to your mom "uhh....I have to take 10 sundresses back to Kaufmann's." Trust me she'll understand.
