Retro pictures

[BellaBerlee]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

I can't get over the hair on the guys

It's interesting that there are 3 guys and only 2 girls....Those Chi O girls you know...

[TSteven]

Originally Posted by BellaBerlee

It's interesting that there are 3 guys and only 2 girls....Those Chi O girls you know...

Perhaps the third sister is taking the picture.

[BellaBerlee]

That's true....Good point [Reply to TSteven]

[homeward*bound]

Gamma Phi Beta
Alpha Zeta Chapter - The University of Texas at Austin
Charter Members 1922



NPC Sorority Chaperones 1922
The University of Texas at Austin
They look pretty serious to me. I wonder if they scared off many fraternity men!

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by homeward*bound

NPC Sorority Chaperones 1922
The University of Texas at Austin
They look pretty serious to me. I wonder if they scared off many fraternity men!

I love the Chaperones!

[Thetagirl218]

Originally Posted by homeward*bound

NPC Sorority Chaperones 1922
The University of Texas at Austin
They look pretty serious to me. I wonder if they scared off many fraternity men!

Great picture!

[preciousjeni]

Question for anyone who might venture a guess...why is it that in the pictures from the late 1800s early 1900s, the women look so different from women today?

I think part of it is nutrition, meaning, we have better nutrition so we look healthier. But, it's more than that. They have totally different facial structures and such.

[TSteven]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

Question for anyone who might venture a guess...why is it that in the pictures from the late 1800s early 1900s, the women look so different from women today?

I think part of it is nutrition, meaning, we have better nutrition so we look healthier. But, it's more than that. They have totally different facial structures and such.

All those years of breeding with fraternity men?

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

Question for anyone who might venture a guess...why is it that in the pictures from the late 1800s early 1900s, the women look so different from women today?

I think part of it is nutrition, meaning, we have better nutrition so we look healthier. But, it's more than that. They have totally different facial structures and such.

One difference is that we smile in pictures today. A century ago, not so much, which will definitely alter facial structure. Smiling generally makes you look healthier.

[myopicsunflower]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

Question for anyone who might venture a guess...why is it that in the pictures from the late 1800s early 1900s, the women look so different from women today?

I think part of it is nutrition, meaning, we have better nutrition so we look healthier. But, it's more than that. They have totally different facial structures and such.

What violetpretty said about smiling could definitely be part of it, but the difference could also be partly due to the hairstyles. Hair frames a face and can downplay or accentuate features (both good and not so good), creating illusions in some cases. Many of the hairstyles from 100+ years ago make the women look older than they actually are, for example.

Another reason for the difference could be that 100 years or so ago, women generally didn't go out in the sun, and now, many women not only go in the sun, they also use tanning beds or do the fake bake. A tan traditionally has given the impression of being healthy and athletic -- or, in the 40s, that you were wealthy enough to enjoy a vacation in a nice, warm place.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by myopicsunflower

What violetpretty said about smiling could definitely be part of it, but the difference could also be partly due to the hairstyles. Hair frames a face and can downplay or accentuate features (both good and not so good), creating illusions in some cases. Many of the hairstyles from 100+ years ago make the women look older than they actually are, for example.

Another reason for the difference could be that 100 years or so ago, women generally didn't go out in the sun, and now, many women not only go in the sun, they also use tanning beds or do the fake bake. A tan traditionally has given the impression of being healthy and athletic -- or, in the 40s, that you were wealthy enough to enjoy a vacation in a nice, warm place.

I think NOW a tan gives a healthy athletic impression---before your skin turns to leather. (Ok, I'm showing my bias. I like my dark hair and fair skin!) A tan was definitely not in style 100 years ago. The idea was that if you are fair, it's because you are wealthy enough to not have to work outside (probably moreso in the agriculturally driven South than an factory driven North). I always thought it wasn't until the 1960s that tans became fashionable. You don't need to be able to afford a vacation in a warm place to get a tan...just go outside and let your skin cook.

I don't think it's so much the lack of a tan that makes women look different, but the lack of makeup. I think it wasn't until the 1920s that it was acceptable for everyday women to wear makeup, and even then, it was mostly the younger "rebellious" flappers. Before then, only "ladies of the night" wore makeup and the connotation of makeup was as such.

[myopicsunflower]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

I think NOW a tan gives a healthy athletic impression---before your skin turns to leather. (Ok, I'm showing my bias. I like my dark hair and fair skin!)

I'm with you there, actually. People who tan exchange a "healthy glow" for premature aging. I've never been one to lay out -- was always the ghostly one in college photos -- but my skin is in good shape, and I don't really look my age. In fact, when I was helping out with initiation a couple of months ago, one of the NMs asked me if I was an active at another school. Considering that I was in college when these girls were born, I was *very* flattered!

The make-up is a very, very good point!

[ree-Xi]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

Question for anyone who might venture a guess...why is it that in the pictures from the late 1800s early 1900s, the women look so different from women today?

I think part of it is nutrition, meaning, we have better nutrition so we look healthier. But, it's more than that. They have totally different facial structures and such.

I wonder if it has to do with the fact that over the past 50 years or so, parents are more likely than they were in the past to marry outside their ethnicity. Think of historical physical traits of different ethnicities - for example, if someone's parents are both 100% Italian, their children may bear strong Italian features (Roman nose, olive skin, etc.). Many native Americans tend to have distinct facial features and hair (prominent cheek bones, very dark hair).

Perhaps having more than one ethnicity in your heritage changes the way people look. If you are old enough, think back to when you could possibly identify someone's heritage by looking at them. The stereotypes still exist, but not as much. We must be very careful not to judge people on their assumed heritage. It's getting better, but it still exists.

Additionally, years ago, it wasn't necessarily proper to marry outside your ethnicity. Even in the 70s and early 80s, I remember ethnic issues going on at our church, which for many years was primarily Irish. Then the Italians moved into the area, and it caused quite a stir. Then Portuguese immigrants moved into the area, and the Church started having one mass a weekend in Portuguese.

Anyway, it's just my opinion based on my personal experiences.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

I wonder if it has to do with the fact that over the past 50 years or so, parents are more likely than they were in the past to marry outside their ethnicity. Think of historical physical traits of different ethnicities - for example, if someone's parents are both 100% Italian, their children may bear strong Italian features (Roman nose, olive skin, etc.). Many native Americans tend to have distinct facial features and hair (prominent cheek bones, very dark hair).

Perhaps having more than one ethnicity in your heritage changes the way people look. If you are old enough, think back to when you could possibly identify someone's heritage by looking at them. The stereotypes still exist, but not as much. We must be very careful not to judge people on their assumed heritage. It's getting better, but it still exists.

Additionally, years ago, it wasn't necessarily proper to marry outside your ethnicity. Even in the 70s and early 80s, I remember ethnic issues going on at our church, which for many years was primarily Irish. Then the Italians moved into the area, and it caused quite a stir. Then Portuguese immigrants moved into the area, and the Church started having one mass a weekend in Portuguese.

Anyway, it's just my opinion based on my personal experiences.

I hear ya - my grandmother got a lot of flack from her parents for marrying someone whose family was Swiss (and from the German region of Switzerland at that). My parents got a lot of flack from their parents (both) because my mom's dad was Irish Protestant (read: English family that lived in Ireland) and my dad's mom was Irish Catholic. After meeting and getting to know each other, though, they melded pretty well into one big happy American family.

My brother "looks" very German, however. And I "look" very Irish.

In fact, we don't really look that much like each other at all - you would think my SIL and I are actually sisters and he married in - if you didn't see how much he looks like my dad (who looks like his dad, who looked like his dad, etc).

/hijack (on my part, at least)

I was looking at some of my cousin's pictures from the mid to late 90s when she was an active with Chi Omega. I can not believe how much things changed in the six years between when she joined and when I joined - but some of the pictures are pretty funny as far as wardrobe. The hair was curly with the curled under bangs and tons of plaid school-girl type skirts. I'm so glad I went through after 2000, where it seems like the fashion is a little simpler (of course we went from spending an hour curling our hair to spending an hour straightening our hair every day).

I can't wait until I can look at my pictures and think "WTF was I thinking with THAT outfit?!?!"

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by alphagamzetagam

I can't wait until I can look at my pictures and think "WTF was I thinking with THAT outfit?!?!"

I look back on some of my pics from when I was a new member (2004), and I ALREADY ask that sometimes (espcially with date party outfits and stuff I wore to mixers).