Longwood U. sororities

[AlexMack]

I've seen many photos of the sorority women at Longwood University wearing jumpers-the tri sigs in purple jumpers, the ASAs in red. Anyone know what the story is behind these? I tried looking it up on the Longwood website but I think their server is down at the moment.
It seems like a really weird tradition so I was wondering what I've missed concerning it.

[KSUViolet06]

I know what you're talking about (I've seen them on chapter sites). They aren't the most attractive things I've ever seen, but to each her own.

From what I know, it's just tradtion. I don't think there's anything more to it.

[Drolefille]

Longwood Glossary

Jumper Day: one of the most visible aspects of Greek life – sororities and fraternities – on campus. Sorority women wear their sorority’s specific color of jumper

But yeah that's all I found except for a mention of a campus event where they'd talk about "Jumper Day" and its origins. Hopefully someone else can enlighten us.

[Tom Earp]

Amazing no one seems to realize that things were different in the days before all of the new Posters were ever on this Site or many others! DAR!

We were not born yesterday were we?

[Drolefille]

Please stop spamming posts related to sororities.

[Senusret I]

I googled "Jumper Day" Longwood and found this....
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...ost=good-times


Um.....wow? Is that what you were talking about? They look like teachers.

[longwoodadpi]

I went to Longwood and I was an ADPi there. And let me tell you about those JUMPERS!! They are soo comfortable and fun to wear. We make our own or use a family passdown one(which usually are embarrassing and ugly!). Every sorority has their own color and its fun when all the sororities where them on the same day. Its a great tradition Longwood has thats been around since the beginning. They started from ladies in sororities wanting to wear something to show which sorority they were in back in the 1800's. So since it was an all womens college for teachers to be, they dyed their jumpers the color of their sorority! And we have followed that tradition since. We wore them at least once a week, Bid Day in the fall, and other greek events around campus. I miss wearing mine...

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by longwoodadpi

I went to Longwood and I was an ADPi there. And let me tell you about those JUMPERS!! They are soo comfortable and fun to wear. We make our own or use a family passdown one(which usually are embarrassing and ugly!). Every sorority has their own color and its fun when all the sororities where them on the same day. Its a great tradition Longwood has thats been around since the beginning. They started from ladies in sororities wanting to wear something to show which sorority they were in back in the 1800's. So since it was an all womens college for teachers to be, they dyed their jumpers the color of their sorority! And we have followed that tradition since. We wore them at least once a week, Bid Day in the fall, and other greek events around campus. I miss wearing mine...

Epsilon Chi! You all were "my" chapter during roll!

[SigKapAngel767]

LongwoodADPI...PM me...I was at LU from 2001-2005...let me know who you are