If you could do it again...RE: Clothing

[Texas20_12]

Originally Posted by WhiteDaisy128

Some new ideas to bring the thread back to the top!

You have REALLY nice style. Those dresses are SOOO cute! I kind of want to buy them just to wear them to the next school formal and my friends birthday parties.

[ForeverRoses]

^^^ Those dresses are completely adorable.

My only advice is on the shoes- PLEASE practice walking in them. All of them. So many women came through recruitment looking like giraffes because they couldn't walk in their shoes! If you can't walk in the shoes, pick different ones!

[Sciencewoman]

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

^^^ My only advice is on the shoes- PLEASE practice walking in them. All of them. So many women came through recruitment looking like giraffes because they couldn't walk in their shoes! If you can't walk in the shoes, pick different ones!

I agree...higher is not better if you're teetering around and appear to be on the verge of tipping over. Plus, many women don't have the legs to pull off the super high heel look...just because you're wearing Carrie Bradford heels, doesn't mean your legs now look like Carrie Bradford's.

[carnation]

I have heard far too many stories about PNMs falling off of/tripping with really high heels as well as flashing the sororities when their strapless tops fell.

[greekdee]

If I could do it again...well, as someone who "rushed" in the late 1970's, I can tell you what I would NOT wear again. The rust colored JUMP suit...dear Lord, someone should have TOLD me how awful it was, and whoever thought mechanics-wear was a good idea for women should be taken out back and shot. Amazingly, I still got a bid. Love the options of today, though!

[carnation]

Bumping this up for our new PNMs.

And greekdee, I'm with you, I would never wear "hot pants" again; those of us who did often questioned why anyone bid us too!

[ellebud]

Originally Posted by greekdee

If I could do it again...well, as someone who "rushed" in the late 1970's, I can tell you what I would NOT wear again. The rust colored JUMP suit...dear Lord, someone should have TOLD me how awful it was, and whoever thought mechanics-wear was a good idea for women should be taken out back and shot. Amazingly, I still got a bid. Love the options of today, though!

Rachel Zoe LOVES jumpsuits. I went to her fashion show for her first line and they were featured as a must have.

I am aware that the woman doesn't eat. Ergp, (or no go) she must never go to the bathroom. Envision a jumpsuit and a public restroom.....not a pretty picture.

My youngest does wear short shorts, (daisy dukes or in my day hot pants) as a casual look. She wears a 0. For my money if you wear over a 4.....please don't.

[ZTAOnlytheBest]

Originally Posted by ellebud

My youngest does wear short shorts, (daisy dukes or in my day hot pants) as a casual look. She wears a 0. For my money if you wear over a 4.....please don't.

That seems a little intense. Some people can pull it off in bigger sizes. Not like plus sizes. But bigger than a 4.

[ladybug12]

And the only thing that has ever looked cute in a romper is a two year old!

[ellebud]

Originally Posted by ZTAOnlytheBest

That seems a little intense. Some people can pull it off in bigger sizes. Not like plus sizes. But bigger than a 4.

Perhaps it is intense. (Please note: I do not wear shorts...ever. I stopped at 24ish.) I have seen far too many women with varicose veins. muffin tops, rolls etc. Perhaps I should have said: Use a mirror...three way. Bubbles, lumps etc. don't.

But also note: I live in an area where an 8 is fat for a young woman. It isn't good and not healthy. It is what it is.....So, I apologize if I offended anyone.

[28StGreek]

Originally Posted by ellebud

I live in an area where an 8 is fat for a young woman.

Even that is quite generous. Whats the joke on the Row? "Different colored dresses counts as diversity right?" :-P

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by ellebud

Perhaps it is intense. (Please note: I do not wear shorts...ever. I stopped at 24ish.) I have seen far too many women with varicose veins. muffin tops, rolls etc. Perhaps I should have said: Use a mirror...three way. Bubbles, lumps etc. don't.

But also note: I live in an area where an 8 is fat for a young woman. It isn't good and not healthy. It is what it is.....So, I apologize if I offended anyone.

There's also the whole proportion thing...women over 5'9" or so are going to look just fine in a size 8. Of course, it depends on the store...an Old Navy size 8 is like a 12 or 14 anywhere else.

[redlady2]

I'm moderately horrified when I think back on what I wore to recruitment. Of course, it basically conformed to what the guidebook said (jean capris? go for it!), but this was SEC rush, so sundresses were THE thing. Oops.

I also brought a big old messenger bag. I can still remember being at one house and the girls being like "ooh, we love your bag!" and I believed them (and wanted to join their house). Cut to the next year, going through rush on the other side, realizing "oh sweet heavens those girls at ABC were lying to me so hard."

In general, I think every Panhellenic "what to wear to rush" guide is at least a notch or two too casual so as not to intimidate any PNMs, but I actually just think it puts the naive kids (like I was) at a disadvantage.

[happilyanchored]

I used to be big on polyvore a few years ago but forgot about it at the end of high school/college...and now you've all made me rediscover it. Recruitment is a little different at my school because we don't have houses for house tours, and philanthropy/open house are combined so we only have three rounds, but I tried to make some outfits and I think I may have to spend the next couple of hours on here messing around because I forgot how much fun it was!


At my school, this would work for preferences (a surprising amount of us wore patterns to prefs...I don't know if it's just a thing at my school, but it really happened a lot! I loved my prefs dress...) but I don't know how it would work for others.


This would be for skit day, which for us normally means like a day dress/cardigan/sweater and skirt/nice slacks/etc. We also practice deferred recruitment in a place that has winter so this might not be the most appropriate in terms of color but that dress was just too cute. I do love patterns.


For preferences. Very similar to what one of my close friends (and future sister!) wore that day. I'm such a sucker for lace.

Also, one of the blogs I follow mentioned a pinterest account that was posting recommendations with outfits for recruitment. While I'm not sure all of them would work (I think the prefs board is a tiny bit casual, but that's just me), they do have some good ideas, for beauty and hair too!

http://pinterest.com/agracelamb/recr...terhood-night/
http://pinterest.com/agracelamb/recr...nthropy-night/
http://pinterest.com/agracelamb/recr...ference-night/

[carnation]

Originally Posted by happilyanchored

At my school, this would work for preferences (a surprising amount of us wore patterns to prefs...I don't know if it's just a thing at my school, but it really happened a lot! I loved my prefs dress...) but I don't know how it would work for others.

If that dress is navy and orange (I can't tell if that's black or navy), it would be popular with the Auburn football crowd! Well, black and orange would work with the new Mercer football team.