Biggest Rush Mistakes at any institution

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Beryana

So you are saying that I should be outside painting my house (or putting up a fence, or working on a car, etc) wearing khakis and a collared shirt?! Oh, how about refinishing my kitchen floor (hardwood under linoleum, vinyl, and carpet)? I couldn't imagine doing work around the house in anything other than t-shirt and jeans. I prefer not to ruin my better clothes if it can be avoided.

No, silly girl, you should be wearing this.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by 33girl

No, silly girl, you should be wearing this.

Or she should just have a man do it.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

But none of the things you described are social situations, right?
. . . I think you guys are taking this to absurd deliberately.

Really? He's the one who said: "[A]fter undergrad, it's time to hang [jeans] up unless you're on the farm or something. Other than that, jeans should not be worn by those older than, say, 22. T shirts are the same IMO. They're ok to wear to class while an undergrad, but only to class, and you should still have a collar on your shirt 95% of the time. After college, T shirts are unacceptable (even for running to the store real quick) unless working out." (My emphasis.) He didn't limit his advice to social or professional situations, where he would have had a valid point -- he said that if you're over 22 and not working on a farm, you shouldn't be wearing jeans, and that tee shirts are similarly "unacceptable" unless working out. That = stupid in my book. Where I live, we laugh at people who follow rules like that.

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

I heart your posts, MC!! You know I click in every time I see your name on a thread, right? (is that technically cyber-stalking? woops )

Aww. No worries. It's not cyber-stalking -- it's Race preparation. Undertstanding how your race partner thinks and all.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Really? He's the one who said: "[A]fter undergrad, it's time to hang [jeans] up unless you're on the farm or something. Other than that, jeans should not be worn by those older than, say, 22. T shirts are the same IMO. They're ok to wear to class while an undergrad, but only to class, and you should still have a collar on your shirt 95% of the time. After college, T shirts are unacceptable (even for running to the store real quick) unless working out." (My emphasis.) He didn't limit his advice to social or professional situations, where he would have had a valid point -- he said that if you're over 22 and not working on a farm, you shouldn't be wearing jeans, and that tee shirts are similarly "unacceptable" unless working out. That = stupid in my book. Where I live, we laugh at people who follow rules like that.

Aww. No worries. It's not cyber-stalking -- it's Race preparation. Undertstanding how your race partner thinks and all.

Well, maybe he'll come back and weigh in, but it seems to my that if you're willing to make exceptions for the farm and the gym, you're probably making exceptions for floor stripping and house painting.

I think the store example is kind of extreme myself, but the idea that T-shirts and jeans are kind of for kids doesn't seem that weird, but again it probably depends a lot on where you live and what kind of event you mean.

ETA: when I jumped in, I was really just trying to warn people off of cargo shorts and T-shirts for rush. I wasn't trying to say that nobody in the south wore jeans ever. When I was in school, fraternity guys wore jeans a lot*, but they probably dressed up a little more than that for going out socially, unless it was to see a band.

*but I doubt the same guys I went to school with still wearing them a lot socially now that they are in their 30s. As a type, they've moved on and don't often get that casual, I'd guess.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

Well, maybe he'll come back and weigh in, but it seems to my that if you're willing to make exceptions for the farm and the gym, you're probably making exceptions for floor stripping and house painting.

Possibly. What I'm laughing at (and I am laughing at it) is the suggestion that people over 22 should essentially never wear jeans or tee shirts in public (unless that public place is the gym). I've been to quite a few social occasions where jeans are acceptable -- expected, even. Tee shirts, too. Folks around here tend to think that people who never wear jeans or tee shirts in public are wound way too tight.

Context is everything.