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Originally posted by trisigmaAtl
PNMS Mom:
I looked at those Theta recruitment pics as well and noticed QUITE a few strapless dresses. Maybe wearing one isn't such a big deal? I dunno, I think that might be a comforting thought to any other pnms who might be stressing over strapless. No matter what, I'm sure your daughter will shine
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It varies by school what kind of dresses actives are allowed to wear on pref night, even within the same national org. In Theta at my college, we were not allowed to wear strapless or even spaghetti straps on pref night.
Another point I'd like to throw out there about pref dresses- I can't say how it works for other sororities, but in at least some houses, the bid list is already set before the pref night parties. No cuts are made following the last round of parties. So what a rushee wears has absolutely no impact on whether or not she gets a bid the next day- the sorority's decision regarding her place on the bid list has already been made before she sets foot in a pref party. As a rushee, I had assumed that the pref dress mattered a lot and I was shocked to learn later on that it makes absolutely no difference.
I guess my point is, don't invest $200 in a cocktail dress if you don't normally spend that much on clothes, because you think it will help get you into your dream house.