Have Mixer Themes Gone Too Far??

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by pinapple

Would like to open discussion on this topic after this article ran in a local blog.

http://www.burntorangereport.com/dia...e-fiesta-party

I'm curious what the article's author thinks WOULD have been appropriate attire for this type of party. It seems like once you have a fiesta theme, the odds of being offensive are pretty high.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

I'm curious what the article's author thinks WOULD have been appropriate attire for this type of party. It seems like once you have a fiesta theme, the odds of being offensive are pretty high.

For the most part, I think wearing ponchos, sombreros, red/white/green, mariachi costumes, or even something like the iconic (in Latin culture) purple sparkley catsuit-type outfit that Selena made famous would be appropriate choices for a Fiesta-themed party IN GENERAL. Now, when you add in alcohol and 18-22 year olds, there's no way it's not going to "go there". Basically, limit your "fiesta" theme to serving tacos and margaritas and some genric decorations and call it a day. I would also advise against piñatas, for the fact of drunk people being told to swing a large stick blindfolded is not going to end well.

[pinapple]

I am curious if anyone feels Panhellenic should consider guidelines as to mixer themes to keep bad press like this from occurring? The stereotypes are hard enough to fight without throwing fuel on the fire. Opinions?

[33girl]

Originally Posted by pinapple

I am curious if anyone feels Panhellenic should consider guidelines as to mixer themes to keep bad press like this from occurring? The stereotypes are hard enough to fight without throwing fuel on the fire. Opinions?

You can twist any theme to make it raunchy. Trust me.

Panhel has other things to worry about that they could maybe actually enforce.

[GeorgiaGreek]

Originally Posted by 33girl

You can twist any theme to make it raunchy. Trust me.

Panhel has other things to worry about that they could maybe actually enforce.

Agreed. No matter what you name the theme, there will always be girls who want to wear, as Mean Girls describes it, lingerie and animal ears, and there will always be guys who wear something crude/tasteless that they think is funny. It should be the job of the sorority, not Panhellenic, to make sure their members and their guests act appropriately, and if they can't do so, ask them to leave.
I know for a fact that Panhellenic at my school has made the theme of an event be changed (or, rather, reworded), but there's no way they can police every event with a theme that may invite some sort of inappropriateness from a handful of people.