This is your mother's Rush! What we wore 1960-1990

[barbino]

Don't Try this now:

SEC (Kentucky) recruitment as an out-of state sophomore with no recs at all. I was the first in my family to go Greek, and my best friend who was in a sorority at Ohio State did not even mention them. When I got to the dorm, my rush group and the rush counselor were talking about recs, and she said that if a house wanted you they would get a rec for you, even if it meant having you meet an alumn.

So I was at one of my favorite houses the party before Pref night, and the girl that I was talking to said, "Stay here for a minute. I want to introduce you to someone." She came back with another girl, introduced us, then left us alone. This girl started asking me about home, high school, my job. She seemed really interested in getting to know me. Finally I asked her what year she was in. There was a moment's hesitation and then she said, "I'm an alumn." We both looked at each other, and she knew that I realized where my rec was coming from. I was invited back there for Pref Night, although I put another chapter first and got my first choice.

Things have changed drastically since I went through rush because so many girls go through recruitment and the competiton in the SEC seems almost brutal now.

[MaggieXi]

I want to play! (even though my rush was in 1997).
This is right before Brittany Spears, but post Nirvana. So it was normal to wear a baby doll tee with a pair of doc martins.

Fall Meet and Greet: I think I wore a a light blue wrap skirt with big dark blue flowers print and a white top and brown sandals.

First Round: I remember my planned outfit was not going to work because it was snow/sleeting/icing outside. I think I either ended up wearing a black skirt with a gray or red ribbed turtleneck or black pants with a blue/gray button down. Either way, I know I wore black knee high boots.

Second Round: I know I wore my favorite dark green courderoy dress. It was fitted and had buttons down the front and capped short sleeves with brown knee high boots.

Pref: My prom dress. Our proms weren't that fancy, so it was ok. I was not as glitzed up as some girls who were wearing lots of sequins! My dress was black, to the knee, the straps did a weave print in the back. I wore black heels with this.

[ISUKappa]

Originally Posted by MaggieXi

I want to play! (even though my rush was in 1997).

Mine was in 1997, too. August in the Midwest = hot and humid.

First round: sleeveless short jumper thing from Express in greens and blues. It looked better than it sounds, I promise. Whiteish sandals.

Second round: it was colder/rainy this day and I way overdressed. brown pants with white button-up shirt and long scarf. Beige mules. I looked about 10 years older than everyone else going through, blech.

Third round: I went way too casual as a reaction for overdressing the day before. Sleeveless black satin dress with floral print. It was waaaay too short for how tall I am. Black sandals.

Pref night: Black sleeveless calf-length dress with white trim around the arms, neck and right below the bust. Black sandals.

I had horrid fashion sense when I went through Rush. I also had the short Meg Ryan shag at the time, which was not the best cut for my hair type.

[AnchorAlumna]

One word: quiana.

[MUSK81]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

One word: quiana.

Man, I hated that stuff!