IrishPipes' Retro Recruitment Story - Page 8

amycat412 · #**106** 06-11-2007, 03:09 PM

Ah Love it! the raybans, the hairdos, brings back memories! lol

AlphaFrog · #**107** 06-11-2007, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by irishpipes

I'm not in the is picture, but it is the same year - it is the AOII seniors at Bid Night 1987. (Got this from AOIIGal.) You can see that some of the girls are wearing their Mickey Mouse ears from first stage.

What's with the LLL paddles?

CZAXOTerp · #**108** 06-11-2007, 03:23 PM

I love the AOPi canteen on the one girl's hip!

AlphaFrog · #**109** 06-11-2007, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by CZAXOTerp

I love the AOPi canteen on the one girl's hip!

Those were really popular for awhile. I have an ASA one handed down to me. It's in my ASA box (somewhere).

SmartBlondeGPhB · #**110** 06-11-2007, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by amycat412

Ah Love it! the raybans, the hairdos, brings back memories! lol

Definitely.

SigKapCoug · #**111** 06-11-2007, 04:57 PM

Why do the AOII's have what appears to be tri-delt paddles?

Low C Sharp · #**112** 06-11-2007, 05:04 PM

IMHO they appear to be "Lambda Lambda Lambda" paddles, which would make a great deal of sense in 1987.
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irishpipes · #**113** 06-11-2007, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by CZAXOTerp

I love the AOPi canteen on the one girl's hip!

It's called a boda (I have no idea if that is how it is spelled.) It is a leather/suede drinking pouch that hunters use. All of the fraternities and sororities used them for their barn dances. You would fill them with "Diet Coke" and give one to your date and keep one for yourself.

And yes, the paddles are Tri-Lambdas as in Revenge of the Nerds.

ISUKappa · #**114** 06-11-2007, 05:16 PM

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It's called a boda (I have no idea if that is how it is spelled.)

I think that's right. They were the favors for my first house party as a pledge in the fall of 1997.

CZAXOTerp · #**115** 06-11-2007, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by irishpipes

It's called a boda (I have no idea if that is how it is spelled.) It is a leather/suede drinking pouch that hunters use. All of the fraternities and sororities used them for their barn dances. You would fill them with "Diet Coke" and give one to your date and keep one for yourself.

I knew they were used by hunters/campers- outdoor sportsmen type, - but I had never seen them toted by sorority girls before. My dad definitely had one he used for camping (and he doesn't drink alcohol) so it just seemed really out of place to me.

PeppyGPhiB · #**116** 06-11-2007, 06:12 PM

I love how there's all kinds of random crap in that photo...the scooter, trophy, paddles, flags, street sign. That's the kind of stuff my chapter did.

Hopeful_Bubbles · #**117** 06-11-2007, 06:25 PM

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Fourth Stage – Prefs –

Black dress with a dropped waist, a wide sash around the dropped waist with a bow on the side, and white piping trim. Borrowed pearls and black heels – and white pantyhose (shut up). I used the hot rollers but also teased my hair a little bit (not all out, I swear) to make sure it stayed big through all 3 parties. Instead of the baby blue, pink, and violet eye makeup that I usually wore, I used navy blue eyeliner with black mascara and medium blue eye shadow. I have blue eyes so this looked nice and was my “evening” look. (

This description had me rolling. My mom used to complain when I went through my blue eye shadow phase. She said it reminded her too much of the 80's

lol.

DeltaBetaBaby · #**118** 06-11-2007, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by CZAXOTerp

I knew they were used by hunters/campers- outdoor sportsmen type, - but I had never seen them toted by sorority girls before. My dad definitely had one he used for camping (and he doesn't drink alcohol) so it just seemed really out of place to me.

At U of I, we have barndances, and those are the favors for a lot of chapters.

And yes, a barndance is EXACTLY what it sounds like.

OldAOPi · #**119** 06-11-2007, 06:59 PM

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Me too, since the only clothes I can remember from the 80s are maternity clothes......

Got that right, SEC Mom. When I went through in the late 70's, we all still had long hair pulled back in barrettes. Usually Goody Brand. And our hair was parted down the middle and curled with hot rollers.

OldAOPi · #**120** 06-11-2007, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

At U of I, we have barndances, and those are the favors for a lot of chapters.

And yes, a barndance is EXACTLY what it sounds like.

I was social chair for my chapter - those were quite popular. That's all I am gonna say. Except being Social Chair had it's priveledges!

They liked getting those - but I think the fav dance that I started back in 82 and they still use today is a barn dance call "Cow-Pi". We gave out cowboy hats then. This was just after Urban Cowboy.

Sorry for the hijack on favors!