Wearing Other People's Graduation Regalia - Page 2

AOII Angel · #1 05-22-2010, 10:00 PM

Seeing Kappamd's post made me think...how many GLO's have stoles or other regalia for graduates to use? AOII does not have stoles.

As for all the discussion above, when I was in HS, we did everything we could to get the maximum amount of swag to wear for graduation. It was almost a competition to see who could look the gaudiest walking across stage. As for whether or not kids deserve some of their regalia, many of the things my friends and I wore for graduation were "earned" last minute just so we could add to our look.

Drolefille · #2 05-22-2010, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Seeing Kappamd's post made me think...how many GLO's have stoles or other regalia for graduates to use? AOII does not have stoles.

As for all the discussion above, when I was in HS, we did everything we could to get the maximum amount of swag to wear for graduation. It was almost a competition to see who could look the gaudiest walking across stage. As for whether or not kids deserve some of their regalia, many of the things my friends and I wore for graduation were "earned" last minute just so we could add to our look.

We don't have official stoles or anything but you can buy them online either premade or customized. I shared mine for pics after graduation was over.

ASTalumna06 · #3 05-23-2010, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Seeing Kappamd's post made me think...how many GLO's have stoles or other regalia for graduates to use?

AST does. We have two of them: one for any graduate to wear, and one for members of the Order of the Open Book (an academic honor society within the sorority).

als463 · #4 05-23-2010, 10:59 AM

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AST does. We have two of them: one for any graduate to wear, and one for members of the Order of the Open Book (an academic honor society within the sorority).

Wow, I really like those. I wonder if we could make this into a graduation cord/ sash thread like the badge thread and post pictures of sashes for our GLOs, as well as, discuss the issue of wearing things that you shouldn't to graduation. If that is acceptable to carnation (since it is her thread), I think that would be really interesting. It is just a thought.

AOII Angel · #5 05-23-2010, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

AST does. We have two of them: one for any graduate to wear, and one for members of the Order of the Open Book (an academic honor society within the sorority).

I remember reading that AST had the Order of the Open Book and thought that is was such a wonderful tradition!

Kappamd · #6 05-22-2010, 10:07 PM

We do not get our stoles through Kappa. Our chapter orders them through the company that does the Miss America sashes, lol. The only other chapter on our campus that I've seen with stoles is DG, and I *think* they do the same.

AOII Angel · #7 05-22-2010, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Kappamd

We do not get our stoles through Kappa. Our chapter orders them through the company that does the Miss America sashes, lol. The only other chapter on our campus that I've seen with stoles is DG, and I *think* they do the same.

Ha! Love it!

1stSoon2BePhD · #8 05-22-2010, 10:29 PM

I don't like the idea of regalia for personal reasons. I was a very decorated high school graduate. Several people at my graduation (including the keynote speaker) asked me where I was going to college expecting to hear the name of a distinguished institution. They all seemed disappointed to know that I was going to a no-name college on Long Island.

I think that it is a better idea to have symbols beside the names of honor students in the graduation program that is handed out. I prefer uniformity because whether you graduate with a 3.6 or a 3.0 (or a 2.0), you still graduated which is an accomplishment for all.

KSUViolet06 · #9 05-22-2010, 11:07 PM

Tri Sigma recently made stoles and purple/white cords available via HQ. I was happy to see that this year's seniors had all ordered them.

As far as regalia, I don't believe my university had any limits on the amount of extras. I have seen girls walk with honor cords, honors medalions, sorority cords, sorority stoles, and another honor society medal. I think the cap decorating is frowned upon though. Our ceremonies are so HUGE and the line backstage is so crazy that I don't think snyone would have time to check if we DID have such rules.

About the wearing of others, I don't approve of it, but I don't think it "cheapens" it for others. I was #9 of my grad class in HS and an NHS grad, so I got a stole and some cords to wear. If another kid were to wear the same stuff, it wouldn't make ME any less of a good student. It just makes that kid a loser.

agzg · #10 05-23-2010, 11:19 AM

I didn't wear any regalia for any of my graduations. I think maybe an NHS honor cord but even then I'm not so sure. I undergrad I didn't even buy any of the 800 items that I could have worn (I was in 3 honors societies, my sorority, and an honors program grad) or decorate my cap.

I just never really cared for any of it. Of course, I didn't even go to my Master's graduation, so there you go.

als463 · #11 05-23-2010, 11:25 AM

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I didn't wear any regalia for any of my graduations. I think maybe an NHS honor cord but even then I'm not so sure. I undergrad I didn't even buy any of the 800 items that I could have worn (I was in 3 honors societies, my sorority, and an honors program grad) or decorate my cap.

I just never really cared for any of it. Of course, I didn't even go to my Master's graduation, so there you go.

That sucks you didn't go to your Master's graduation. That is where you get hooded. That was the only time I actually cared about my graduation because of that. I remember my mom being really excited to see me get hooded. I have to agree with you, though. Sometimes, it is not worth all the decoration of regalia for one day. Some people don't care about that as much.

aephi alum · #12 05-23-2010, 12:16 PM

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That sucks you didn't go to your Master's graduation. That is where you get hooded. That was the only time I actually cared about my graduation because of that. I remember my mom being really excited to see me get hooded. I have to agree with you, though. Sometimes, it is not worth all the decoration of regalia for one day. Some people don't care about that as much.

That depends on the school. My school didn't do hoods for master's degrees, but the school where my husband got his MBA does.

Drolefille · #13 05-23-2010, 12:21 PM

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That depends on the school. My school didn't do hoods for master's degrees, but the school where my husband got his MBA does.

Some schools do them for Bachelor's too. But I want the hood and the long sleeves for my Master's. And I want to be called "magister" since there's no title for having your MA.

I'm still working on the last bit.

agzg · #14 05-23-2010, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by als463

That sucks you didn't go to your Master's graduation. That is where you get hooded. That was the only time I actually cared about my graduation because of that. I remember my mom being really excited to see me get hooded. I have to agree with you, though. Sometimes, it is not worth all the decoration of regalia for one day. Some people don't care about that as much.

We had hoods for undergrad, and then at my Grad school you wore a hood but you did not get "hooded" unless you were getting your PhD.

Since I did my Master's at Pitt, there was a large graduation for everyone (Dan Marino spoke at it the year that I finished my Master's) that I didn't go to, and then a graduate school graduation that was smaller and I didn't go to that one either. Was not feeling it. My dad and I went to Paris to celebrate my graduation instead.

I don't think it sucked at all. I'm not one for ceremonial stuff, and only did my undergrad graduation because my parents were really excited about it. So much happened between when I graduated undergrad and when I finished my Master's that no one in my family really cared about the Master's anyway - they were just happy I finished it.

My cousin finished her Master's the same year and we had a "graduation" party with a cake in my hometown before I moved to Chicago.

AOII Angel · #15 05-23-2010, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by agzg

We had hoods for undergrad, and then at my Grad school you wore a hood but you did not get "hooded" unless you were getting your PhD.

Since I did my Master's at Pitt, there was a large graduation for everyone (Dan Marino spoke at it the year that I finished my Master's) that I didn't go to, and then a graduate school graduation that was smaller and I didn't go to that one either. Was not feeling it. My dad and I went to Paris to celebrate my graduation instead.

I don't think it sucked at all. I'm not one for ceremonial stuff, and only did my undergrad graduation because my parents were really excited about it. So much happened between when I graduated undergrad and when I finished my Master's that no one in my family really cared about the Master's anyway - they were just happy I finished it.

My cousin finished her Master's the same year and we had a "graduation" party with a cake in my hometown before I moved to Chicago.

This was the same for graduation at LSU Health Sciences Center. All of the MDs graduating wore their green hoods on stage, but those receiving PhDs were hooded on stage by their PIs.