High School Graduation Gown Colors

[FSUZeta]

I vaguely remember by youngest aunt wearing a white cap and gown when she graduated from HS in the 60's. The young men wore medium blue, the same color I wore when i graduated from the same HS years later. College was black.

My daughter had a dark green cap and gown for her HS graduation. My son graduated from a different HS and they wore black. Both kids wore black at college-they rented their cap/gown from the campus bookstore.

Daughter did not walk when she finished her masters, but she did buy the hood and the gown(Black) because she knew, as a HS teacher, she would need to wear it for graduations. Son has not completed his masters yet, so don't know what color FSU is wearing now-I assume black like when I was there.

Good question about the online colleges. I imagine that they have colors.

[carnation]

They probably have green dollar signs instead of colors.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I think the young women with gold hoods and tassels graduated with honors because a few of them have white.

I wore black when I graduated from college but now they wear the college's green color.

Something happened here and my comment didn't take. The colors probably refer to their major, rather than honors/not honors. If following academic regalia guidelines, the hood color refers on the front there to the major, and would have the school's colors on the inside. My hood graduating from Gannon was gold on the front referring to my major, maroon and gold on the inside in the back referring to my university. If I were to attend graduation for another college as faculty and dress in regalia, I'd wear the hood/gown appropriate to the university where I obtained my highest degree. Since I didn't attend graduation for my Master's, I don't even know what it looks like, but it's definitely blue and gold on the inside, and longer than the one for my B.A..

For colleges, while some wear other colors (which is great), the typical is black following "accepted" regalia. It's actually pretty rigid.

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

Good question about the online colleges. I imagine that they have colors.

Originally Posted by carnation

They probably have green dollar signs instead of colors.

They wear black, typically, with hoods signifying the type of degree and the university's colors (Maroon for University of Phoenix, etc.). And if you think any of them are making money right now... ha.

[ASTalumna06]

^ Confused. When did I make the comment about online colleges?

[agzg]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

^ Confused. When did I make the comment about online colleges?

Not sure - I quoted it... there was also a photo I quoted but clearly my absence from GC has led me to technological stupidity, as only half of the comments I multi-quoted made it, and only half of my original comment.


Ahhh looks like it was a comment from FSUZeta? Trying to fix now.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by agzg

Not sure - I quoted it... there was also a photo I quoted but clearly my absence from GC has led me to technological stupidity, as only half of the comments I multi-quoted made it, and only half of my original comment.

Hm...

I said this:

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Yes, this is what I assumed, also.

in response to AGDee's comment. I don't know where the online college thing came from! lol

[agzg]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Hm...

I said this:



in response to AGDee's comment. I don't know where the online college thing came from! lol

I think I fixed it! It definitely wasn't you though! Maybe I have fat fingers and deleted too much, LOL.