Graduation Cords

[emb021]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Well and some schools wear a cape for undergrads, some have one only for grads and up.

Actually, its really a hood, not a cape. AFAIK, its traditional only for grad students to have hoods. I don't recall have a hood when I got my bachelors degree.

A big pain for me is that the color for engineering/computer science, orange, is pretty close to apricot, the color for nursing. (apricot is a little darker then orange).

[Senusret I]

Georgetown's academic dress was a black robe (officially donned at freshman convocation), a black hood (blue and gray interior, white "border" for the arts, gold border for the sciences), and a black cap with black tassel. Gold cords were given to wear on the robe for honors, other cords, sashes, stoles, and leis were allowed.

[jubilance1922]

Originally Posted by emb021

Actually, its really a hood, not a cape. AFAIK, its traditional only for grad students to have hoods. I don't recall have a hood when I got my bachelors degree.

A big pain for me is that the color for engineering/computer science, orange, is pretty close to apricot, the color for nursing. (apricot is a little darker then orange).

I now know why my undergrad tassel was orange. I was bummed about the color.

I've never heard of undergrads wearing hoods. I wore a hood along with my stole for my Master's graduation, as did others.

[Drolefille]

Yeah, hood. Thanks Although some of the professors wore capes of some sort. And I would have guessed the apricot was lighter than orange based on my crayolas

I looked up college regalia when I was gradating, and basically there's just a lot of variation off of the "standard" I can't remember which school had bachelor's recipients wear hoods.

[emb021]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Although some of the professors wore capes of some sort. And I would have guessed the apricot was lighter than orange based on my crayolas

Well, doctoral garb gets more fancy, plus, some schools have very different traditions (you get the little puffy hats instead of a mortar cap).

I also recall my masters gown was a little different in the sleeves from my bachelor one.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by emb021

A big pain for me is that the color for engineering/computer science, orange, is pretty close to apricot, the color for nursing. (apricot is a little darker then orange).

Be glad you weren't a music major -- we got pink. I liked the JD purple much better.