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?

[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

[thetalady]

Originally Posted by Hartofsec

-- 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

That is a real surprise... t shirts and shorts for all rounds Monday-Thursday. Really nice way to take off a lot of pressure on PNMs, though. I sure as hell hope those girls get more than 1 shirt, because I don't see them doing laundry during rush!

[Hartofsec]

Originally Posted by thetalady

That is a real surprise... t shirts and shorts for all rounds Monday-Thursday. Really nice way to take off a lot of pressure on PNMs, though. I sure as hell hope those girls get more than 1 shirt, because I don't see them doing laundry during rush!

lol no kidding! Checking on that -- the MSU Panhellenic Recruitment Guide shows a different shirt for each day -- looks like white for Monday, light blue for Tuesday, a stone gray color for Wednesday, and black for Thursday.

[Loyally Kappa]

Originally Posted by thetalady

... t shirts and shorts for all rounds Monday-Thursday. Really nice way to take off a lot of pressure on PNMs, though.

When I think of the amount of money I spent dressing my daughters for rush/recruitment at Alabama ... and knowing that they would have been much happier and more comfortable in t-shirts and shorts.

I Swanee!

There I was, encouraging them to begin to building a professional wardrobe post high school.

[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.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

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

[Loyally Kappa]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

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

Or cut it to look like a Hooters girl!

[DallasMom]

Ditto on the Kendra Scott necklace and earrings. Also, Tory Burch or similar sandals, but not the ones with raised logo inside the sole. . .. .those are killer pain for many hours on your feet.

[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.

[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!