Pledge Pin/Formal Attire requirement?

[33girl]

Re a collared shirt, does a polo shirt count or does it have to be a button-down/Oxford shirt?

Polos can look as sloppy as t shirts if you do them wrong, LOL.

[lucgreek]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Re a collared shirt, does a polo shirt count or does it have to be a button-down/Oxford shirt?

Polos can look as sloppy as t shirts if you do them wrong, LOL.

For us it was only button-down.

[CrackerBarrel]

Ok, to cover two fronts.

Polos are acceptable, but if it doesn't look presentable we can send you home to change clothes. Basically what that means is to wear a non-faded polo with a traditional collar (not a floppy one) tucked in fully. We don't make pledges wear certain brands, but there are some that they are usually going to get sent home to change for wearing (AE, Hollister, Abercrombie, etc.) because they generally have a "distressed" look or whatever which takes away the whole point of dressing nice.

And for cargos, the closest I'll come to wearing cargos are some fishing shorts which tend to be fairly short in length, cut more snug than most shorts, but have flat pockets on the side. I don't have a problem with people wearing those (I think most any other cargos look bad though), but pledges have to stick to either normal shorts or long pants. It looks silly to wear fishing shorts with a collar is the main reason.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by CrackerBarrel

Ok, to cover two fronts.

Polos are acceptable, but if it doesn't look presentable we can send you home to change clothes. Basically what that means is to wear a non-faded polo with a traditional collar (not a floppy one) tucked in fully. We don't make pledges wear certain brands, but there are some that they are usually going to get sent home to change for wearing (AE, Hollister, Abercrombie, etc.) because they generally have a "distressed" look or whatever which takes away the whole point of dressing nice.

And for cargoes, the closest I'll come to wearing cargoes are some fishing shorts which tend to be fairly short in length, cut more snug than most shorts, but have flat pockets on the side. I don't have a problem with people wearing those (I think most any other cargoes look bad though), but pledges have to stick to either normal shorts or long pants. It looks silly to wear fishing shorts with a collar is the main reason.

Understood and agree.
Perhaps I should have said long legged/pant cargoes. I was not referring to shorts nor did I understand that you were.

[CrackerBarrel]

Originally Posted by jon1856

Understood and agree.
Perhaps I should have said long legged cargoes. I was not referring to shorts nor did I understand that you were.

We always said that the rule for any cargo pockets, on shorts or pants, was that unless you were doing something where you would legitimately have "cargo" to carry in them (generally hunting or fishing) not to wear them. So I wouldn't wear them and our pledges can't, but if you want to more power to you.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by CrackerBarrel

We always said that the rule for any cargo pockets, on shorts or pants, was that unless you were doing something where you would legitimately have "cargo" to carry in them (generally hunting or fishing) not to wear them. So I wouldn't wear them and our pledges can't, but if you want to more power to you.

Can you make that same rule for fat guys and turtlenecks? Please?

[wolffootball37]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Can you make that same rule for fat guys and turtlenecks? Please?

Or anyone with turtlenecks for that matter.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by CrackerBarrel

We always said that the rule for any cargo pockets, on shorts or pants, was that unless you were doing something where you would legitimately have "cargo" to carry in them (generally hunting or fishing) not to wear them. So I wouldn't wear them and our pledges can't, but if you want to more power to you.

Thank you-I will.
And just as we were not on the same page before, I think we are not again.
The type/kind I wear are tailored. Among other features are rather neat, flat pockets.
However I do have a better understanding of your dress codes now.