[sailorpiphi]

As much as i love looking at these gorgeous dresses, i have to hijack this thread for PNMS! if you are rushing in the north i would not go out and find a lily dress. (plus they are hard to find in the north anyway)
To say again what sugar and spice said earlier, i dont really see too many people wearing something like lily to our rush in michigan. Granted one year it was really warm and so then a kakhi skirt or maybe a lily type dress (NOT THE BIG BRIGHT FLORAL PRINTS but maybe some of the simpler ones) would be appropriate. However, our rush is always held in september or early october when it is usually quite a bit cooler and usually a sweater set and kakhis or a simple skirt is more appropriate. Actually the year i rushed i remember being sooo amazingly cold and hating having to wait outside for so long!
Rush i think in the north is a bit more conservative. As well as pref dresses go, the picture in our brochure shows a very simple black dress so many girls wear black. I do think wearing something besides black is actually a good idea because it helps distinguish yourself, however, keep it to muted tones, a nice darker blue, a dark purple, etc. What our rho chis said was to maybe think about what you wore to homecomming in high school. I know that i have found a lot of cheaper dresses from 50-100 range and have never paid over 100. I have shoped at the banana republic in michigan, the macys in san fran, and the watertower place in chicago. All very expensive type places to shop, however, just watch for the sales!
edited to correct typo.