"Southern" Sororities?

[TSteven]

Originally posted by JocelynC
Our representation in southern states:
(# of chapters)

AL- 0
TX- 3
FL-4
LA-4
GA-2
MS-0
Ark-3
TN-0
NC-9
SC-4
VA-6

So we're no Phi Mu or Chi Omega by any means but I think we'll get there in time.

Kentucky has two Sigma Sigma Sigma chapters.

[Taualumna]

Originally posted by GeekyPenguin
Prom in your gym? WTF? That's not a midwestern thing at all - at least not in the urban areas. My prom was at a pavilion at the Zoo that's used for charity fundraising and the other proms I went to were at hotels or restaurants on the lake.

Cool! Mine was at an old department store restaurant that used to be a place that competed with hotels. It wasn't just your regular restaurant, as many events, including Toronto's first car show and auctions as well as radio broadcasts of the TSO were held there. Many Toronto area high schools held their formals there in the late 90s. These days, there are more venues, as many older movie theatres have converted to events theatres.

This is the Arcadian Court's website: http://www.arcadiancourt.ca/index1.htm

[Tom Earp]

Our H S Proms were in the Gymnasium also. Big enough to hold two classes and dates.

Jrs., did the decoration and design in honor for the Seniors. This was in the Kansas City Metro area. All did it that way back in "the old days"! LOL!

Kansas City has two Debutante comings out yearly. Usuallky at the Nelson-Atkins Gallery of History and Arts.

One for well, I dont want to go into that. They are seperate because they want to be.

Missouri is also considered Southern along with Texas, Ks was a Free State in a lot of polotics played back in those days.

The first Battle of the Civil War was in and between Kansas and Missouri not at Fort Summter., the Gettysburg of the West was in KC Mo. Last major battle of the Civil War was in Ark at Pea Ridge.

The lists that most put on Site are from the Old Mason Dixon Line. Just a Survey at the time, not a divider from North and South. Actually, Maryland was considered Souther at the time.

I think it just showed a genteeler time then.

[GPhiLlama]

Hmm. I actually know four of the girls debuting in Mississippi...two Greek, two not.

[ADqtPiMel]

Originally posted by GeekyPenguin
Prom in your gym? WTF? That's not a midwestern thing at all - at least not in the urban areas. My prom was at a pavilion at the Zoo that's used for charity fundraising and the other proms I went to were at hotels or restaurants on the lake.

We had ours in the Dayton Masonic Temple, but freshman year I went with a guy from another school and theirs was in their gym. I was really confused.

[rebelsweetheart]

Originally posted by KDwxgrrl
Ok, so maybe I'm just too Midwestern... but there are still debutantes? What exactly does one have to do to be a debutante nowadays?

I know here (Athens) the debutant thing is a huge tradition, it doesn't really mean that much any more in the sense that it won't necessarily help you get a job or any thing like that. Its more a tradition (and lord knows how much tradition means in the south). Most girls get presented at the same ball that every woman in her family since forever has been presented at. When I first started taking ettiquette type classes (I was 13-ish) my grandmother sat me down and told me that I was going to be presented at this ball during this year, because its tradition...enough said. haha

[ISUKappa]

Originally posted by GeekyPenguin
Prom in your gym? WTF? That's not a midwestern thing at all - at least not in the urban areas. My prom was at a pavilion at the Zoo that's used for charity fundraising and the other proms I went to were at hotels or restaurants on the lake.

Our prom was in our cafeteria (as were all our school dances). Small rural high school, we couldn't afford to do anything too fancy, nor did we have any facilities nearby that could accommodate us. Looked a bit nicer with Christmas lights and balloons but still smelled like stale spaghetti.

[bruinaphi]

Ok, maybe I am showing my LA-Centricity, cuz my prom was at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills, but if I went to school in a rural area I would have prom outside on someone's ranch or farm or something like that where you could put lights in the trees, set up a dance floor and bring in food from a caterer or something. I think it could be very "Great Gatsby"-ish.

Prom in a gym is not prom, it's another school dance.

[Taualumna]

Originally posted by bruinaphi


Prom in a gym is not prom, it's another school dance.

We called prom at the school gym our winter semi-formal. Seriously, the girls were as worried about their dresses and hair appointments for the semi as they were for the formal (prom).

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally posted by bruinaphi
Ok, maybe I am showing my LA-Centricity, cuz my prom was at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills, but if I went to school in a rural area I would have prom outside on someone's ranch or farm or something like that where you could put lights in the trees, set up a dance floor and bring in food from a caterer or something. I think it could be very "Great Gatsby"-ish.

Prom in a gym is not prom, it's another school dance.

Correct. We had Homecoming and TWIRP (Sadie Hawkins) in our commons (which was the caf for juniors and seniors as well) but we'd never do prom there.

And yes, my prom cost $100 for tickets. It was worth it.

[Munchkin03]

My hometown's 3 high schools each had their proms at the Officer's Beach Club (military town on the Gulf). It was nice because you know that you could go to all three without any date conflict.

We didn't even have our Homecoming Dance in the gym!

[Peaches-n-Cream]

My prom was at the Swan Club on Long Island. It was beautiful. My prom cost $75 per person plus $150 for the limo per couple. We wanted to have it at the Plaza or the Waldorf Astoria, but they wouldn't accommodate such a small group for that price. Another hotel cancelled our reservation ten days before so we almost had it in the gym. Luckily, the Swan Club was available. Afterwards, we went to the Copacabana when my friends couldn't get into Tunnel. I wore a pretty pink strapless Gunne Sax dress with ivory lace. I love the 80s.

I'm not sure what this has to do with "Southern" sororities, but I wanted to reminisce.

[AGDee]

Gunne Sax! That's what my Initiation dress was! I think I said in another thread it was a Laura Ashley, but hearing Gunne Sax jogged my memory better! Big white thing, almost needed a hoop.. anyway, that's a hijack of a hijack!

To the original hijack, my prom was at a very formal banquet hall, catered, with a live band. It was $70 a couple, back in 1983!

[IluvSirFidel]

How funny! Two of my chapter's sisters are listed in the Gulfport article, and I know of the other girls that are from State! I love being southern!

[Peaches-n-Cream]

Originally posted by AGDee
Gunne Sax! That's what my Initiation dress was! I think I said in another thread it was a Laura Ashley, but hearing Gunne Sax jogged my memory better! Big white thing, almost needed a hoop.. anyway, that's a hijack of a hijack!

To the original hijack, my prom was at a very formal banquet hall, catered, with a live band. It was $70 a couple, back in 1983!

Gunne Sax had the prettiest dresses! When I saw a picture of it in an ad in Seventeen Magazine, I knew it was my dress. I found it at Macys or Bloomingdales. I had shoes dyed to match. My sister had a big white poofy strapless lace dress for her prom. When she bought it, people asked if she were getting married, lol.