LOL at this thread; a subject close to my heart
When I was in college in the mid to late 80's, each sorority at Pitt had its own, distinctive "look". I think that between the lot of them, most of the fashion faux pas of the era were covered...
Delta Zeta: Big, blonde hair and lots of it! Spiral perms were a particular favorite. Mall bangs...high mall bangs...sometimes with a derby hat perched
just so on the back of the head. (a la the lead singer of Bananarama) I was the token brunette, by the way. Guess denim miniskirts worn with Reebok hightops and scrunch socks. Denim jackets covered with buttons. Black Ray-Ban Wayfarers.
Tri Delta: Brunette, chin length bobs and brightly colored plastic eyeglass frames in bright colors. Benneton...lots of it, especially those white polo-type shirts with "Bennetton" written accross the front. Turtleneck with a buttondown shirt over that and a pullover sweater over that. Two polo shirts worn at a time in contrasting colors. Pleated khani-colored burmuda shorts and brown blucher moccasins from LL Bean. Swatchwatches. I remember them being all about the Swatchwatches (complete with those little rubber guards). Oh, and Laura Ashley. Lots of Laura Ashley.
AEPhi: Huge, I'm talking Mens L-Large size sweatshirts and leggings or stirrup pants. (and these were mostly tiny little girls I'm talking about). There were two distinct groups of AEPhis: the group with dark hair and the group with blonde streaks. But they all seemed to have curly hair that they wore in side ponytails or in very low ponytails. Very large, elaborate scrunchies, and always big hoop earrings. Usually wore silver or gold metallic loafers.
Chi-O: Three words: Ralph. Lauren. Polo. Anytime you'd see a Chi-O walking around campus, chances are she was wearing something with one of those copyrighted polo ponies somewhere on it. Blazers with big shoulderpads and the sleeves rolled and collars turned up. Often paired with Cavariccis (sp?) and high heeled pumps. Very pale, shimmery pink lipstick. "Lions mane" hair.
KKG: These ladies were walking, talking advertisements for Express. Paisley shirts, untucked over stonewashed jeans and a cotton knit sweater or sweater vest (huge) over it all. Low-heeled ankle boots with cuffed tops completed the ensemble. Lots of accessories: Gummy bracelets by the armful, stretchy headbands, fingerless lace gloves, thick v-shaped leather belts with a huge buckle, worn low on the hips. Hair was usually very short in the back with the ears cut out and curly and longer on top (Think Pat Benetar) and big shoulder-grazing earrings.
Yep, we were all lookin' good! lol
As for the boys, don't
even make me remember the Don Johnsonesque t-shirt with blazer and razor stubble look. You don't want me to go there!
