Wearing Other People's Graduation Regalia

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

I've never heard of a college or university forbidding cords and stoles.

We weren't allowed - only Masters and PhDs were permitted them. But I think it was part of the times, because they allowed them now.

In all of my graduation pictures, I'm easy to find - I was seated next to the Master of Thrift who wouldn't get a cap and gown and wore a suit.

On a hijack, we had to wear white gloves for a receiving line at DAR recently, and the people who said they were selling new ones ran out. Those of us who were voting (as opposed to spending money!) got together and about 10 went through the line, gave the next ten their gloves, and so on.

[littleowl33]

I can't imagine someone perping NHS or Cum Laude (the only things you can get cords for at my HS) at the school I graduated from. My class was only about 40 people so if anyone had tried that everyone would know, and I imagine someone would make them take them off.

Originally Posted by honeychile

In all of my graduation pictures, I'm easy to find - I was seated next to the Master of Thrift who wouldn't get a cap and gown and wore a suit.

I seriously lol'd at "Master of Thrift". Although I don't think I'll have the same issue since we're not allowed to walk if we're not wearing the cap, gown and stole the University sells. I understand the need for uniformity, but it's such a racket - the stuff is really cheap quality and you end up spending close to $100 for the minimum required package.

On a related note - I'm graduating next week and I'm going to have the University stole and some cords, so I thought wearing a Kappa stole/cords would be overkill. I really want to graduate with something Kappa on me, though, so I was thinking of wearing my badge on the stole or gown. Has anyone else done this?

[agzg]

Originally Posted by littleowl33

On a related note - I'm graduating next week and I'm going to have the University stole and some cords, so I thought wearing a Kappa stole/cords would be overkill. I really want to graduate with something Kappa on me, though, so I was thinking of wearing my badge on the stole or gown. Has anyone else done this?

I wore my badge on my dress inside my gown (in case I took the gown off and accidentally lost my badge) but a fair amount of my sisters wore it on the gown itself, especially if they didn't have a stole or cords for Alpha Gam.

I think I've already cemented myself in this tread as the one who has no fun. I didn't decorate my cap, either.

[carnation]

You don't wear multiple hoods. If you have your doctorate, believe me--one velvet-lined, knee-length hood is enough and you would die in two even if it's forty degrees inside.

What you're supposed to do when you get advanced degrees: you wear the hood and lining colors of the school of your last degree. My doctoral hood has an edge of royal blue velvet that matches my tassel and the 3 velvet stripes on my sleeves because royal blue is the color of a Ph.D. (An Ed.D. has aqua, an M.D. has green.)Then the satin hood lining is maroon and white for Mississippi State. If you've been in the academic world for awhile, you can often identify the degrees and schools of many faculty members at a graduation.

What I wonder is which hood lining colors are worn by all those people who've been getting online degrees from non-brick and mortar schools.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by carnation

What I wonder is which hood lining colors are worn by all those people who've been getting online degrees from non-brick and mortar schools.

I think most of those schools have colors. I think University of Phoenix is maroon or red and white, Kaplan is blue and white, Strayer is black and red or something similar, Ashford University is Purple and Yellow, Capella is red and white.

Whatever colors appear on the websites of such universities, basically.

I just looked at my hood for my bachelor's though and it looks like it's maroon and not purple - maybe for Gannon? There's a lot more maroon than gold. Not sure.

I didn't get a hood for my master's since I didn't attend the ceremony - it looks like it should be aquamarine in color.

ETA: after further reading, the velvet part is gold colored - social sciences - I guess that fits. I thought the gold was for Gannon, too. It's pretty obvious that I didn't seem to care much about graduation or academic dress, hehe.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by carnation

You don't wear multiple hoods. If you have your doctorate, believe me--one velvet-lined, knee-length hood is enough and you would die in two even if it's forty degrees inside.

What you're supposed to do when you get advanced degrees: you wear the hood and lining colors of the school of your last degree. My doctoral hood has an edge of royal blue velvet that matches my tassel and the 3 velvet stripes on my sleeves because royal blue is the color of a Ph.D. (An Ed.D. has aqua, an M.D. has green.)Then the satin hood lining is maroon and white for Mississippi State. If you've been in the academic world for awhile, you can often identify the degrees and schools of many faculty members at a graduation.

What I wonder is which hood lining colors are worn by all those people who've been getting online degrees from non-brick and mortar schools.

Hm they probably have some sort of school colors.

My favorite variation on hats is the Tudor bonnet although I enjoy the slightly pointed tams too. Even though their meaning wasn't immediately apparent to us as graduating students, they certainly set the profs apart and made us google them later

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Hm they probably have some sort of school colors.

My favorite variation on hats is the Tudor bonnet although I enjoy the slightly pointed tams too. Even though their meaning wasn't immediately apparent to us as graduating students, they certainly set the profs apart and made us google them later

We got to vote as a graduating class in med school whether we wanted the standard mortar board or the tudor bonnet. The class before us wore the tudor bonnet, but I was beyond grateful that we chose the mortar board!

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

We got to vote as a graduating class in med school whether we wanted the standard mortar board or the tudor bonnet. The class before us wore the tudor bonnet, but I was beyond grateful that we chose the mortar board!

Nooooo you should have had the bonnet!

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by carnation

If you have your doctorate, believe me--one velvet-lined, knee-length hood is enough and you would die in two even if it's forty degrees inside.

Co-sign.

I figured there's no reason to wear more than one hood, but I had also never heard of schools restricting regalia. So, I figured I'm just sheltered in my academic world and anything's possible at some schools. LOL.

The all-knowing wikipedia has an extensive page on academic dress for those who care about the general topic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_dress

"Only one hood may be worn at any given time.[46] Trim colors may not be combined or displayed together in any way to attempt to indicate more than one academic field.[38] The regalia indicating the highest degree attained is usually worn, though the Code seems to allow for a graduate to revert for some occasion to the entire academic costume (e.g. robe style, trim width, hood length, etc.) of a lesser degree earned. Those who hold multiple degrees of the same level (i.e. more than one master's or doctorate degree) may wear at any given time the regalia, in its entirety, of any one degree earned.[46] The Code does not allow for 'mixing-and-matching.' The regalia prescribed by an academic institution and the degree actually awarded by that institution to the wearer (as indicated by trim color, hood length, robe style, etc.) must be consistent. The one exception is for officers of the academic institution who, while wearing a doctoral gown of the University being served, may display one hood from any degree earned from any institution.(see Academic robes, above).[39]"

[als463]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Co-sign.

I figured there's no reason to wear more than one hood, but I had also never heard of schools restricting regalia. So, I figured I'm just sheltered in my academic world and anything's possible at some schools. LOL.

The all-knowing wikipedia has an extensive page on academic dress for those who care about the general topic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_dress

"Only one hood may be worn at any given time.[46] Trim colors may not be combined or displayed together in any way to attempt to indicate more than one academic field.[38] The regalia indicating the highest degree attained is usually worn, though the Code seems to allow for a graduate to revert for some occasion to the entire academic costume (e.g. robe style, trim width, hood length, etc.) of a lesser degree earned. Those who hold multiple degrees of the same level (i.e. more than one master's or doctorate degree) may wear at any given time the regalia, in its entirety, of any one degree earned.[46] The Code does not allow for 'mixing-and-matching.' The regalia prescribed by an academic institution and the degree actually awarded by that institution to the wearer (as indicated by trim color, hood length, robe style, etc.) must be consistent. The one exception is for officers of the academic institution who, while wearing a doctoral gown of the University being served, may display one hood from any degree earned from any institution.(see Academic robes, above).[39]"

Ahhhh....thank you! This is sort of what I had been looking for! Leave it up to Wikipedia to answer all our questions. I almost hate to admit it but, I love wikipedia. I would just never cite it in a paper (which I have seen people do).

[chickenoodle]

Originally Posted by carnation

What you're supposed to do when you get advanced degrees: you wear the hood and lining colors of the school of your last degree. My doctoral hood has an edge of royal blue velvet that matches my tassel and the 3 velvet stripes on my sleeves because royal blue is the color of a Ph.D. (An Ed.D. has aqua, an M.D. has green.)Then the satin hood lining is maroon and white for Mississippi State. If you've been in the academic world for awhile, you can often identify the degrees and schools of many faculty members at a graduation.

My s/o just received his MBA and made it a point to purchase a hood (it's an ugly brown/buff/tan color). He has plans to pursue a Ph.D.

My chapter of DSP gives stoles to our graduating seniors. I was fortunate to be able to attend graduation this semester and was very proud to see my brothers in their stoles (the purple and gold really stands out against the black, even in a sea of 1,000 students).

There were a couple of sorority members who wore a beautiful light blue and white (silver?) stole. I wish I could have gotten a closer look...

And for the record, I fully intend on wearing my Deltasig stole, honors cord and I'm decorating my hat