Wearing Other People's Graduation Regalia

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by carnation

If you have your doctorate, believe me--one velvet-lined, knee-length hood is enough and you would die in two even if it's forty degrees inside.

Co-sign.

I figured there's no reason to wear more than one hood, but I had also never heard of schools restricting regalia. So, I figured I'm just sheltered in my academic world and anything's possible at some schools. LOL.

The all-knowing wikipedia has an extensive page on academic dress for those who care about the general topic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_dress

"Only one hood may be worn at any given time.[46] Trim colors may not be combined or displayed together in any way to attempt to indicate more than one academic field.[38] The regalia indicating the highest degree attained is usually worn, though the Code seems to allow for a graduate to revert for some occasion to the entire academic costume (e.g. robe style, trim width, hood length, etc.) of a lesser degree earned. Those who hold multiple degrees of the same level (i.e. more than one master's or doctorate degree) may wear at any given time the regalia, in its entirety, of any one degree earned.[46] The Code does not allow for 'mixing-and-matching.' The regalia prescribed by an academic institution and the degree actually awarded by that institution to the wearer (as indicated by trim color, hood length, robe style, etc.) must be consistent. The one exception is for officers of the academic institution who, while wearing a doctoral gown of the University being served, may display one hood from any degree earned from any institution.(see Academic robes, above).[39]"

[als463]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Co-sign.

I figured there's no reason to wear more than one hood, but I had also never heard of schools restricting regalia. So, I figured I'm just sheltered in my academic world and anything's possible at some schools. LOL.

The all-knowing wikipedia has an extensive page on academic dress for those who care about the general topic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_dress

"Only one hood may be worn at any given time.[46] Trim colors may not be combined or displayed together in any way to attempt to indicate more than one academic field.[38] The regalia indicating the highest degree attained is usually worn, though the Code seems to allow for a graduate to revert for some occasion to the entire academic costume (e.g. robe style, trim width, hood length, etc.) of a lesser degree earned. Those who hold multiple degrees of the same level (i.e. more than one master's or doctorate degree) may wear at any given time the regalia, in its entirety, of any one degree earned.[46] The Code does not allow for 'mixing-and-matching.' The regalia prescribed by an academic institution and the degree actually awarded by that institution to the wearer (as indicated by trim color, hood length, robe style, etc.) must be consistent. The one exception is for officers of the academic institution who, while wearing a doctoral gown of the University being served, may display one hood from any degree earned from any institution.(see Academic robes, above).[39]"

Ahhhh....thank you! This is sort of what I had been looking for! Leave it up to Wikipedia to answer all our questions. I almost hate to admit it but, I love wikipedia. I would just never cite it in a paper (which I have seen people do).

[chickenoodle]

Originally Posted by carnation

What you're supposed to do when you get advanced degrees: you wear the hood and lining colors of the school of your last degree. My doctoral hood has an edge of royal blue velvet that matches my tassel and the 3 velvet stripes on my sleeves because royal blue is the color of a Ph.D. (An Ed.D. has aqua, an M.D. has green.)Then the satin hood lining is maroon and white for Mississippi State. If you've been in the academic world for awhile, you can often identify the degrees and schools of many faculty members at a graduation.

My s/o just received his MBA and made it a point to purchase a hood (it's an ugly brown/buff/tan color). He has plans to pursue a Ph.D.

My chapter of DSP gives stoles to our graduating seniors. I was fortunate to be able to attend graduation this semester and was very proud to see my brothers in their stoles (the purple and gold really stands out against the black, even in a sea of 1,000 students).

There were a couple of sorority members who wore a beautiful light blue and white (silver?) stole. I wish I could have gotten a closer look...

And for the record, I fully intend on wearing my Deltasig stole, honors cord and I'm decorating my hat

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by littleowl33

I can't imagine someone perping NHS or Cum Laude (the only things you can get cords for at my HS) at the school I graduated from. My class was only about 40 people so if anyone had tried that everyone would know, and I imagine someone would make them take them off.



I seriously lol'd at "Master of Thrift". Although I don't think I'll have the same issue since we're not allowed to walk if we're not wearing the cap, gown and stole the University sells. I understand the need for uniformity, but it's such a racket - the stuff is really cheap quality and you end up spending close to $100 for the minimum required package.

On a related note - I'm graduating next week and I'm going to have the University stole and some cords, so I thought wearing a Kappa stole/cords would be overkill. I really want to graduate with something Kappa on me, though, so I was thinking of wearing my badge on the stole or gown. Has anyone else done this?

Originally Posted by agzg

I wore my badge on my dress inside my gown (in case I took the gown off and accidentally lost my badge) but a fair amount of my sisters wore it on the gown itself, especially if they didn't have a stole or cords for Alpha Gam.

I think I've already cemented myself in this tread as the one who has no fun. I didn't decorate my cap, either.

I wore my badge on my dress under my gown. I had so much crap (regalia) via cords and tassels my parents had no issue finding me. If I had not worn everything I think my parents would have been disappointed, so it was all on there and I was severely tangled in it when I was trying to unrobe later.

[carnation]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

I wore my badge on my dress under my gown. I had so much crap (regalia) via cords and tassels my parents had no issue finding me. If I had not worn everything I think my parents would have been disappointed, so it was all on there and I was severely tangled in it when I was trying to unrobe later.

What's funny that students never see after graduation: professors trying to untangle ourselves from robes and hoods, especially if we had to safety pin something to keep it in place.

[Munchkin03]

Regarding the original post, I don't think it'd be worth the hassle. Did any of the actual graduates even care? I didn't even care who had what regalia when I graduated from HS; I didn't even get the NHS ribbons since I started blowing off those meetings after I got into college. I wonder if my mother kept my cords...

For college, I think people who graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi got special cords. Otherwise, people wore whatever they wanted--BGLO and LGLO folks wore stoles, and I and a ton of other people wore leis. My college gave each student a button at Orientation with our name and "Class of 2003," and that was by far the most popular graduation accessory. No hoods. There is a lot of controversy as far as what color hoods architecture graduates wear--are they considered students of the fine arts, sciences, or engineering? It depends on the school.

I hated graduate school and really really didn't want to go to graduation, but since the parents came to NYC for it I figured I'd get some free dinners out of it; Bachelor's and Master's degree candidates wore the same Columbia blue gown with variations on the sleeves. Those who had doctoral degrees had hoods and tams.

I guess you're supposed to wear the gown of your highest degree if you ever have to do an academic procession; I hated Columbia with every fiber of my being and would wear a Brown gown, even though it's just for my BA.