The chapter I advised for the past 4 years did a couple of things:
Round 1 (Open House) - for many years this was red & white badge attire. Anything the women wanted that was pure red and pure white - dressy pants or skirts and blouses or dresses, patterns or not as the member chose. It looked very classy, too, and stood out because the other houses did jeans and t-shirts/polos. This year they did shades of light blue and turquoise and white instead, and again it looked great!
Round 2 (Philanthropy) - everyone wore t-shirts that matched the theme of the day, which has alternated between the beach and the red carpet. The bottoms have gone back and forth between jeans and black pants. No micro-minis, though.
Round 3 (Preference) - black dresses (no cleavage, no strapless, no spaghetti straps), nude hose, black dress shoes, badge & lavalier, no watches.
Bid Day - bid day t-shirts and jeans (skirt, shorts, capris, pants).
Many years ago, when I was in school somewhere else, we did this:
Round 1 - matching t-shirts and khaki pants.
Round 2 - costumes for the theme of the party (poodle skirts most often).
Round 3 (Preference) - red dresses, black dress shoes, nude hose, pearls, badge.
Bid Day - Letters and jeans
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