What did your sorority wear for recruitment?

[aephi alum]

WTF is up with the stilettos??

Back in the day, we wore Keds for first round. Actually, I think Keds would hurt your feet worse than stilettos... even our rush chair was complaining by the end of first round

We were never required to wear stilettos, even for pref. For pref, we wore black cocktail dresses and heels of our choice.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

WTF is up with the stilettos??

Back in the day, we wore Keds for first round. Actually, I think Keds would hurt your feet worse than stilettos... even our rush chair was complaining by the end of first round

We were never required to wear stilettos, even for pref. For pref, we wore black cocktail dresses and heels of our choice.

I'm guessing they really mean heels, not specifically stilettos.

Boy, the southern ladies sure do dress differently from the ones in the west. White pumps? Pink suits? Sure, some women out here have them, but I don't think my chapter would ever assume all the women in our chapter would have a pink suit.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Oh, and I can't remember the specifics of what my chapter wore for rush, but it was something like the following:

Open House: panhellenic tshirt, jeans
Second: tshirt in assigned solid color, khaki pants
Third: button-down in assigned color, black pants or skirt
Pref: black knee-length (cocktail) dress, appropriate accessories and black heels
Bid day: bid day shirt and anything we wanted on the bottom

[GeorgiaGirl]

Round 1 - Black and white dresses or skirt/top. Matching heels. Pearls.
Round 2 - Floral Print Dress. Coordinating jewelry and heels.
Round 3 - Black Dresses. Pearls. Black heels.
Prefs - Red dresses. Black, closed-toed heels. Pearls.
Bid Day - Brightly colored cocktail dresses. Gold or silver heels. Gold or silver jewelry.

[ADqtPiMel]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

I'm guessing they really mean heels, not specifically stilettos.

Boy, the southern ladies sure do dress differently from the ones in the west. White pumps? Pink suits? Sure, some women out here have them, but I don't think my chapter would ever assume all the women in our chapter would have a pink suit.

Jocelyn's from Ohio - not exactly southern.

Last year, my chapter wore:
Open House: black ADPi polos, nice jeans, black stilettos, pearls
First Round: blue button downs, black pencil skirts, black stilettos, pearls and pin
Second Round: dressy white tops and black bottoms with turquoise accents (jewelry, shrugs, shoes, etc.)
Pref: black cocktail dresses, black stilettos, pearls and pin

There are people who DON'T wear heels for recruitment? I can't imagine wearing sneakers to something I want to look nice for.

[PhoenixAzul]

Originally Posted by ADqtPiMel

There are people who DON'T wear heels for recruitment? I can't imagine wearing sneakers to something I want to look nice for.

Yeap, first 2 rounds here are basically tennis shoes/whatever you want. Depending on the weather, that might include weatherproof snowboots ! Chapters here dont tend to do coordinating shirts for recruitment--only for Homecoming/Greekweek...some do have pledge/active shirts, but only a few. Novelty parties are themed (ours is a Jimmy Buffet/Beachy theme), others do 80's or Red Carpet and wear shoes appropriate to each (which for us means flip flops--HAPPY DAYS!). Final party, we're not really FORCED to wear heels per say, some girls wear dressy flats...but again, it's winter in Ohio, you never know what's going to happen.

[ADqtPiMel]

Originally Posted by PhoenixAzul

Yeap, first 2 rounds here are basically tennis shoes/whatever you want. Depending on the weather, that might include weatherproof snowboots ! Chapters here dont tend to do coordinating shirts for recruitment--only for Homecoming/Greekweek...some do have pledge/active shirts, but only a few. Novelty parties are themed (ours is a Jimmy Buffet/Beachy theme), others do 80's or Red Carpet and wear shoes appropriate to each (which for us means flip flops--HAPPY DAYS!). Final party, we're not really FORCED to wear heels per say, some girls wear dressy flats...but again, it's winter in Ohio, you never know what's going to happen.

Now, I know Miami and Otterbein aren't anything alike, but I rushed in Ohio winter too.

Maybe it's because I ALWAYS wear heels - I like being six feet tall and I don't do casual.

[blackngoldengrl]

Once there was a Panhellenic BBQ before rush officially started, to which we all wore the Panhel t-shirt and any bottoms. Maybe other chapters coordinated, but we didn't, so skirt, shorts, capris, etc.

Round 1:Letters with any bottom, sandals or flip flops usually.
Round 2 (philanthropy): same as above
Invites: skit people wore their "costume" and everyone else wore matching sisterhood rush tshirts and the same color/style bottoms: black, jeans, khaki, etc.
Prefs: BLACK dress, skirt and blouse, or pants, no flip flops or running shoes (obviously), badge (!)
Bid day: letters, jeans/shorts, and running shoes or flip flops

pearls optional throughout. Actually, I'm trying hard to remember if anyone wore pearls at anytime other than prefs...

[blackngoldengrl]

I couldn't imagine WEARING heels for anything but prefs! We'd probably break our ankles while doing door chants!

[acuisla]

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

[AOIINewbie]

Round 1- Red shirts with black and white stitched letters, denim knee length skirts and black flip flops. We were to wear silver accessories.
Round 2- Blue or white V Neck tops, black gauchos, and black strappy heels. Silver accessories. Blue or Silver sash.
Round 3- White wrap shirts with black tank tops underneath, black pants and black close toed heels. Silver or gold accessories.
Round 4- Black coctail dresses, pearls or lavalier, and black heels.
Bid Day- Bid day t-shirts with our letters, and any bottoms.

Badges were worn every night after open house.

[AUDeltaGam]

This is what we wore my senior year (Fall 2004)

Round One- Ice Water Teas
We had matching Panhellenic t-shirts (each sorority had them but in different colors and the sorority's letters on the pocket area) that had the panhellenic logo on the back with the sorority spelled out underneath (Delta Gamma, for instance). Ours were black with hot pink writing. We had jean skirts with pink ribbon belts and matching black sandals.

Round Two- Philanthropy Day
We wore matching polo shirts, but in different colors (you could chose a white, pink or blue polo) with an anchor embrodered on it. Jean cuffed capris, fabric belts (that matched whatever color your embrodered anchor was) and matching flip flops with the greek DG on the straps.

Round Three- Skit Day
We wore matching fitted red t-shirts with our first name embrodered in black on the pocket area, a black skirt or black pants and black high heels and black jewelry (our choosing).

Round Four- Preference
We wore black dresses (had to be sleeveless) with a strand of pearls, black heels and our badges.

Bid Day
Sundresses with our badges.

[kathykd2005]

Originally Posted by ADqtPiMel

There are people who DON'T wear heels for recruitment? I can't imagine wearing sneakers to something I want to look nice for.

Well, sometimes people can look nice not wearing heels--I don't know.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by ADqtPiMel

Jocelyn's from Ohio - not exactly southern.

Whoops, true. My bad!

[PeppyGPhiB]

Regarding heels, I think most chapters wear them, but I think it surprised us to read "stilletos" specifically, since that is a very high heel that is not-so-fun to stand in for long periods.

I went to school in the west, so y'all know that we dress more informally on most campuses here (some campuses being exceptions). Flip flops were worn by many women on my campus during recruitment, though pref parties were always dressy.

ETA: I think the attitude at many western schools is for the girls to look cute/cool/trendy versus "classic," which is why we can get away with the flip flops/sandals/flats/Uggs/platforms/whatever-else range in footwear. Again, always exceptions for some campuses.