Dress Code Across the U.S.

[nittanyalum]

*blushing* EW approval??!???!??? Could it be??!??!?!? Oh, happy happy day!!!

How would my not posting at all showed that I really cared?

And by all means, carry on, big guy. I can't wait to read what you wear to church!

[RACooper]

Hmmm... it's been a while.

Not the US but -

Lambda Chi Alpha - Toronto
"Formal" meetings: shirt and tie, ideally jacket too.
"Informal" meetings: shirt/sweater with Fraternity insignia or letters.
Campus wear: no 'dress code', wear what you wear.

Thats basically it.

[CuriousCasey]

Chapter is usually business casual (pin attire)..sometimes we have a casual chapter and we can wear jeans and whatnot.

For football games..we wear what you SHOULD wear to football games. Jersey, jeans/shorts, face paint. haha..go bucks..

We wear whatever we want around campus..no dress code to speak of.

[Elephant Walk]

Originally Posted by CuriousCasey

For football games..we wear what you SHOULD wear to football games. Jersey, jeans/shorts, face paint. haha..go bucks..

Woah there on what "you should wear."

We have two totally different opinions. Everyone can wear what they want.

[Matsimela]

hmm lets see.

Lambda Psi Delta Sorority, Inc.
Epsilon Chapter (University of South Florida)

Chapter meetings: business casual
Formal Report meetings: Formal Business attire
Events: depending on the event, attire ranges from casual to formal, and on occasion, cultural.
Other Peoples events: letters- usually a shirt, tekee or jacket
Everyday life: whatever u want (as long as its tasteful)

[DSTCHAOS]

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[Elephant Walk]

Originally Posted by deepseaHSC

Football games are always coat and tie, as are many functions the school puts on. Orientation is all coat & tie, for instance. Bowties are popular.

Bowties are real popular there, but I wasn't aware Hampden-Sydney even had a football team. Is it NAIA?

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

Bowties are real popular there, but I wasn't aware Hampden-Sydney even had a football team. Is it NAIA?

http://www2.hsc.edu/athletics/football/

I actually knew they had football, what I didn't know is they had GLOs. Isn't the whole school basically one big fraternity?

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

Woah there on what "you should wear."

We have two totally different opinions. Everyone can wear what they want.

I'm wondering the reason for the tradition of men wearing jackets and ties and women wearing dresses to football games in SEC schools (and other Southern schools). I'm not trying to attack it, but the idea seems weird to me because:
A) football games are very hot for the better part of SEC football season (therefore it would be very uncomfortable for the guys),
B) often involve drinking/messy food/activities where you could easily ruin nice clothes,
C) the stands can be dirty since they are exposed to the elements,
D) because people don't wear nice "church-like" clothes to NFL games
E) even most coaches/staff don't dress up, and
F) you're not usually wearing school colors when you dress up.

Is the wearing of jackets and ties and dresses only a Greek thing at these Southern schools or do most of the football fans wear clothes like that to games?

[nittanyalum]

NOW we need your post, DST...

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

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[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

I'm wondering the reason for the tradition of men wearing suits and women wearing dresses to football games in SEC schools.

It's lots of Southern shools, not just in the SEC. And men (at least in my experience) don't weat suits -- it's coat and tie.

[Elephant Walk]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

I'm wondering the reason for the tradition of men wearing jackets and ties and women wearing dresses to football games in SEC schools (and other Southern schools). I'm not trying to attack it, but the idea seems weird to me because:
A) football games are very hot for the better part of SEC football season (therefore it would be very uncomfortable for the guys),

Which is part of the reason we can never understand why northerners don't dress up...it's often far more uncomfortable for us than it would be in the cold. I think there's a facebook group at Ole Miss that says it best... "the football put their best out on the field, so we try to put the best out in the stands." We may be a bit uncomfortable, but the football players are much more uncomfortable.

B) often involve drinking/messy food/activities where you could easily ruin nice clothes,

Bourbon dosn't make too big of a mess. We take great care in not making a mess.

C) the stands can be dirty since they are exposed to the elements, and

We stand nearly the whole time so the stands cleanliness isn't too important.

Is the wearing of jackets and ties and dresses only a Greek thing at these Southern schools or do most of the football fans wear clothes like that to games?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think at Ole Miss it's almost everyone not only Greek. Here, it's almost only Greek and that's important for two reasons. Greeks (and everyone else, I think) see football games as a social occasion. You have to be seen in your best when you're out. Naturally, Greeks tend to dress to impress moreso then other groups and that's where part of it comes from. Besides this, the way Greeks dress now is in part because of this is how we've been raised to dress but also because it seperates us from GDI's in a way that isn't explicit. In my opinion, that's one of the reasons why suits and ties are worn by Greeks mostly. Macallan/bows/sec/phigam can correct, but that's what I've noticed.

[sasquatch]

This is for the University of Kentucky.

Class: Shorts (may be khaki, navy, red, green, or light blue) worn a few inches above the knee, can be regular twill shorts or some type of outdoor/fishing shorts. Polo shirt, button down or pary shirt. Boat shoes, wallabees, flip flops, or running shoes. Maybe a hat or visor (beat up with bill very bent of course). Sunglasses with croakies. Fleece jacket or rain shell from Marmot, Patagonia, etc. This is all for warmer weather, of course, since spring is here.

Football games: Khakis. White or light blue button down shirt. Tie (either a bow tie or long tie). Sometimes a blazer. Boat shoes or loafers. Sunglasses w/croakies. Sometimes a hat or visor.

Bars/non-themed parties: Shorts as described above, or khakis. Polo or button down (tucked in of course). Boat shoes, wallabees or some kind of driving moc. Maybe a hat (as described above).

[Thetagirl218]

Originally Posted by HuskyAlum

At most universities I've worked with, chapters do not have any sort of "dress code" for what members wear around campus. The general feeling is that you are representing our organization at all times so look your best.

As far as chapter meetings go, we have a national dress code for what is acceptable to be wearing with our badge. I'm sure that this applies to all other groups, but I don't really see much variation between parts of the country when we have a national standard.

Ditto that during my college years!

[VandalSquirrel]

I don't think anyone who responded yet lives in a place that has winter.

I sure don't feel like starting to even try to describe the Greek (and non affiliated undergrads and grad students) fashion on my campus, but I am praying to the Baby Jesus that people will stop wearing pyjama pants and slippers outside, especially in winter. Ditto on butt letter sweatpants and rainbow tie dyed crocs or uggs with sweats any time of the year. Fashion tragedies abounded this morning and seriously, we've got to do better!