Biggest Rush Mistakes at any institution

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by sasquatch

You're exactly right. There's also SEC football and bourbon.

Ah, bourbon. You hit on something I care about. SEC football? Eh.

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

MysticCat, I agree with there being a lot of difference across the south generally in Southern culture, but I'm not sure there's that big a difference in what fraternity chapters expect in dress. And it's a area where you probably ought to err on the side of being boring and predictable, at least until you are initiated.

If we're sticking with the orginal topic and talking about rush attire, then I agree completely, but if blanket statements about adult dress are being made, then I think it's a different story.

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

Well, I think everyone in the SEC dresses up for football, although it looks like it may be a little less so than it used to be

When I was in college, dressing up was expected for football games, which were considered social affairs as much as anything. You didn't dress up for basketball games, which were (and are still) considered much, much more important events sportwise than football games. I don't think dressing up for football happens nearly as much as it used too -- it was on the wane even then.

I would say chapters at schools in North Carolina I have some familiarity with and observation of certainly know how to dress nicely when the occasion calls for it, but I would not say that overall expectations match up with the SEC as some have described them here.

[UGAalum94]

I think only one poster made any sweeping statements about male attire that got any vivid responses. If you go back far enough, but not so far as the race stuff, there are some generalizations about the type of jeans mean should wear.

As near as I can tell, once people limited the geographic area of which they are willing to speak and the context of the events, we are actually in pretty close agreement, but apparently those limitations are problematic too, too narrow or something. I'll work on posting my generalizations so they are just broad enough in the future.