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Originally posted by 33girl
I honestly think you do have to spell it out....because let's face it, what high school senior goes to "cocktail parties"?? 
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Another potentially misleading statement, by the way, is "what you would wear to church." In many parts of the country the old tradition of getting "dressed up" (in a conservative way) for church is rapidly disappearing. This is neither good nor bad, just a fact of life. For instance, have you ever seen a young lady attending a funeral/memorial service wearing jeans and a tummy-baring top? I have. While that degree of casualness may still be unusual, I do think that some perfectly fine PNMs can be seriously misled through no real fault of their own by "church attire" terminology. Spelling it out in advance can seem a bit much to those who know the code, but it could really help some PNMs to feel more confident that they will fit in as far as clothes go. After all, for start-of-school formal rush, by the time someone gets to school and meets her Rho/Pi/Whatever Chi, it could be a shock to discover that she has a major wardrobe gap, even if the colleg is fairly laid-back and not dressy. By that time it may be way too late / too expensive to find something appropriate.
(Not to mention that "church attire" sort of neglects those whose places of worship are not "churches.")