Room for Individual Growth?

[ASTalumna06]

And is it just me, or did anyone else feel "special" when they were dressed up on campus? Now, in the business world, I don't really get the same feeling about it because I do it every day. But when in college, if I was dressed up for the entire day, I always got questions from my non-Greek friends, and even from some people in class.

Actually, that was one way that I got a student interested in Greek life. She was a friend of a friend, and when I sat with them at lunch, my friend asked, "A sorority event today?" When I said yes, her friend asked, sounding pleasantly surprised, "You dress up for sorority events?" I started talking to her about it, and she joined the chapter the next semester.

It's amazing what looking good can do for you.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

And is it just me, or did anyone else feel "special" when they were dressed up on campus? Now, in the business world, I don't really get the same feeling about it because I do it every day. But when in college, if I was dressed up for the entire day, I always got questions from my non-Greek friends, and even from some people in class.

Actually, that was one way that I got a student interested in Greek life. She was a friend of a friend, and when I sat with them at lunch, my friend asked, "A sorority event today?" When I said yes, her friend asked, sounding pleasantly surprised, "You dress up for sorority events?" I started talking to her about it, and she joined the chapter the next semester.

It's amazing what looking good can do for you.

In undergrad if we were all dressed up (which, btw, was every Monday plus Sunday nights for chapter), we looked sooooooooo fierce!

When I was in grad school I dressed up so much that people didn't really notice - I stuck out from some other students but I only got comments when I wore my red heels or a full on suit.

Earlier this week I was talking to a friend from grad school about a part of a particular hiring process where you want to be comfortable but still look professional and he said "Listen, not to gross you out or anything because we're friends but when you had presentations in class and wore a suit instead of a nice skirt or pants and a nice top, you looked so hot I think most of our classmates would have followed you to the end of the Earth."

It made me blush but let's face it, a well-dressed lady, no matter her size, looks AMAZING. It just gives off the aura of power, and I know I've said this on greekchat before but power is SEXY.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

And is it just me, or did anyone else feel "special" when they were dressed up on campus? Now, in the business world, I don't really get the same feeling about it because I do it every day. But when in college, if I was dressed up for the entire day, I always got questions from my non-Greek friends, and even from some people in class.

Actually, that was one way that I got a student interested in Greek life. She was a friend of a friend, and when I sat with them at lunch, my friend asked, "A sorority event today?" When I said yes, her friend asked, sounding pleasantly surprised, "You dress up for sorority events?" I started talking to her about it, and she joined the chapter the next semester.

It's amazing what looking good can do for you.

Yes, I did, too. If you look dressed up, you'll feel special. A big thing when I was in school was to wear your pin on test days.

[AGDee]

I keep sitting here trying to figure out how dressing like a slob in a business meeting and behaving immaturely in public is "growth". Individual "expression" perhaps, but certainly not growth. Growth indicates maturity and dressing for success, developing good etiquette skills and poise are growth. You can, most certainly, express yourself individually within that context.