How to Dress up the Recruitment T-Shirt

[Turtlelover95]

Hey guys! I have a quick question. Our school is giving us a recruitment T-shirt to wear to open houses. It is navy.. and I am wondering how I could dress this up. Would one of those bubble statement necklaces be too much or should I go with pearls? I'm not very good with the jewelry department so anything would be helpful!

Thank you!!!!!
~Turtlelover

[33girl]

Is it a French cut or just a regular t-shirt?

[pmdal]

No bubble necklaces - per my daughter who is in a southern sorority..... too much for a tshirt and they are fashion from a couple of years ago. A long casual necklace might work.

[Turtlelover95]

They are regular t-shirts! Not fit. They are like any southern t-shirt. A little bit oversized, usually a cute pastel, kind of print on the back.

[Hartofsec]

You might want to go easy on the jewelry (no large-ish statement necklace or anything) and find some really cute shorts and sandals (a navy shirt should be easy to work with).

Check the websites of your school and schools with similar recruitments for examples -- the PNMs at Mississippi State are wearing Panhellenic-issued t-shirts for all rounds except pref, and there are a lot of examples of shorts with tees on the MSU Panhellenic site (keep scrolling):

http://www.panhellenicmsstate.com/#!about1/cqct

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Cut the sleeves off and get a sweet upper arm tattoo.

[Sciencewoman]

Hahahahahaha!!!

[Titchou]

Pearls - single strand

[Hartofsec]

I'd be kinda surprised if you see a lot of girls wearing pearls with their t-shirts -- IMO a long casual necklace (as suggested up thread) would be better. You don't want to look like you are trying too hard to achieve a stereotypical sorority look, and besides, perspiration is really terrible for pearls.

Of course I don't know what is customary on your campus, but you might look through photos on the websites/facebook of chapters located on your campus.

ETA: If the front design of your shirt is really busy, or if you will be wearing a hanging name tag, it might not be a good idea to wear a long necklace. If you wear a necklace, perhaps something shorter/less obtrusive would be a better choice under ^these circumstances.

[IndianaSigKap]

I would go with a small silver or gold necklace that's something meaningful or sentimental, if you feel like you need a necklace. Depending on your campus, you could skip the necklace and go with bracelets: bangles or Alex & Ani type.

I wouldn't wear pearls with a tee unless it's your thing and you wear them every day and don't take them off.

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by Hartofsec

You don't want to look like you are trying too hard to achieve a stereotypical sorority look, and besides, perspiration is really terrible for pearls.

You know we never perspire - we glisten!

[Ag_Sis]

My university issues a t-shirt too! Last year it was a deep V American Apparel one and if it's the same design this year then I'm planning on wearing a very thin gold chain with a very small charm. The necklace is almost choker length, with the charm laying kind of in between my clavicle. I'm planning on pairing the shirt with a pair of J. Crew chinos (they're on sale online now!)

Is your shirt like the Alabama recruitment Comfort Colors one from last year? I don't remember exactly what it looks like but I don't know about wearing any kind of necklace with a pocket tee. Kendra Scott is a very popular jewelry designer in Texas (I actually know her - she's a very sweet lady!) and they make really trendy earrings and long necklaces.

These might be a bit "basic" but they're still a good way to jazz up an outfit for a decent price: http://m.kendrascott.com/danielle-ea...not%20provided

http://m.kendrascott.com/fashion-des...-necklaces?p=1

[Sciencewoman]

My daughter says those script monogram necklaces are still popular, and they'd be the right length for a t-shirt, although you wouldn't really stand out as unique. My daughter wears a lavaliere now, but freshman year she had a gold chain with a small pendent/charm of our dog breed...that was kind of a good conversation piece during recruitment because college kids love to talk about the pets they're missing back home.

[bingo2]

kendra scott earrings or monogram necklace or good watch like kate spade or michael Kors plus a couple of bangles like alex & ani. i would not do too much as the shirts probably have a lot of typography. also, lily or other bright shorts. jack rogers sandals or other cute sandals, sperries, etc. good luck!

[IndianaSigKap]

I cannot imagine wearing Jack Rogers for recruitment. They are not comfortable if you're going to do a lot of walking. It took forever to break mine in and I still can't wear them if I am going to walk a lot. I agree on the comfortable and cute shorts like Lilly, J Crew or Vineyard Vines!