Formal Recruitment Attire (For Actives, not PNMs)

wmu_aoii · #1 10-19-2009, 06:00 PM

Okay so I figured I'd start a thread where you could either describe what your chapter has worn thoughout the stages in previous recruitments, or give suggestions and ideas of what you think other chapters should consider wearing in the future!

LucyKKG · #2 10-19-2009, 06:28 PM

I think it really varies by campus tradition. Some schools are way more laid back than others.

At UC Santa Cruz, here's what we did:
Day 1 - Panhellenic Go Greek shirts, jeans, heels/some nice shoes
Day 2 - This year, it was matching polos with black pants and heels. Last year, we had matching t-shirts and jeans. I think the polos looked a lot nicer.
Day 3 - Black dresses, heels, minimal jewelry and badge

Some schools won't let the chapters have identical articles of clothing. At Santa Clara, the girls had a theme of colors for each day.
Day 1 - Navy blue or white dresses with yellow accessories (ribbons, jewelry, shoes, whatever)
Day 2 - White or black outfits with red accessories
I'm not sure what they did for pref night because I wasn't there.

There's a thread with pictures of some chapters during recruitment.

KSUViolet06 · #3 10-19-2009, 07:12 PM

What did your sorority wear for recruitment?

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...highlight=wear

Recruitment pictures (pictures of chapter's outfits):

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...tment+pictures

Alumiyum · #4 10-20-2009, 07:46 AM

Day 1-Black dresses and pearls
Day 2-Jerseys/themed shirts (they changed year to year) and denim skirts/shorts/jeans
Day 3-Costumes depending on Theme Night skits. They recently changed their skit and it now includes every member in some form or fashion but previously members that did not actively participate wore khaki shorts and a white polo (without a logo was preferable) with the sorority flip flops
Day 4-Red dresses, pearls, badge.

On our campus it's also popular to have chapters wear the same color when attending the official fraternity parties on campus, though this sometimes backfires when either two chapters wear the same color on the same night or only one chapter shows up in the same color (which makes them look creepy). We also had polos with our letters on them and button downs with letters which we wore to campus sponsored events. On Bid Day we always wear our chapter jerseys.

Zillini · #5 10-20-2009, 08:08 AM

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Day 4-Red dresses, pearls, badge.

I imagine a red Pref is very striking.

VandalSquirrel · #6 10-20-2009, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Zillini

I imagine a red Pref is very striking.

It is, I love the pictures my sisters take before preference on a historical campus staircase.

littleowl33 · #7 10-20-2009, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Zillini

I imagine a red Pref is very striking.

We almost went with girls in blue dresses for Pref last year, but got scared that it would look messy with too many shades of blue (like turquoise, etc). If it worked for red, though, it could work for blue...

All the groups on my campus have sisters wear black for Pref, usually with pearls. A change could make us stand out more, but black is so easy. It's flattering on anyone and makes you look instantly classy. Eh.

LucyKKG · #8 10-20-2009, 11:27 PM

My chapter tried to do white dresses this year, but I guess girls were having a hard time finding white dresses, so they switched back to black. Lame! It's not hard to find a nice white dress during the summer! I got one for convention a few years ago, and it's super cute.

wmu_aoii · #9 10-21-2009, 02:02 PM

We wear red dresses for Pref Party each year and it's my favorite day because we all just look so amazing!

wmu_aoii · #10 10-24-2009, 10:21 PM

Are there any other people on here who were in sororities that didn't do skits? None of the chapters at my school do skits so during that stage, at least in my chapter, we dress differently every year - it's like our wildcard stage!

KSUViolet06 · #11 10-24-2009, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by wmu_aoii

Are there any other people on here who were in sororities that didn't do skits? None of the chapters at my school do skits so during that stage, at least in my chapter, we dress differently every year - it's like our wildcard stage!

My alma mater does not do skits. We have a Philanthropy day, House Tours/Video Day (PNMs tour the houses and each chapter plays a slide show or video), and Preference.