Unusual question about recruitment attire

[IndianaSigKap]

Stick with the Converse. They are your go to shoes, and there is no sense to change it up before recruitment. At my school's prom this year, several girls had Converse on with their prom dresses. Some got colors to coordinate with their dresses and some got blingy ones. Right now, they are more fashionable that flats would be.

[Sororitysock]

Originally Posted by Lobleedsorange

I can hide specially made orthotic inserts in my converse.

Any inserts you can fit into your Converse you can fit into other more appropriate closed footwear. Bring your inserts and go shoe shopping far in advance and wear the shoes many times before recruitment so you're comfortable in them.

Originally Posted by IndianaSigKap

Stick with the Converse. They are your go to shoes, and there is no sense to change it up before recruitment. At my school's prom this year, several girls had Converse on with their prom dresses. Some got colors to coordinate with their dresses and some got blingy ones. Right now, they are more fashionable that flats would be.

With all due respect, she's going through recruitment in Texas. Even at one of the less competitive schools, what works up in your neck of the woods will likely not be appropriate there. Even the smaller schools such as TCU have very competitive and very fashion conscious recruitments.

[IndianaSigKap]

Originally Posted by Sororitysock

With all due respect, she's going through recruitment in Texas. Even at one of the less competitive schools, what works up in your neck of the woods will likely not be appropriate there. Even the smaller schools such as TCU have very competitive and very fashion conscious recruitments.

Not all Texas school are UT, and my neck of the woods is one of the tougher recruitments out there. Stay in your lane about my neck of the woods.

[Sororitysock]

Originally Posted by IndianaSigKap

Not all Texas school are UT, and my neck of the woods is one of the tougher recruitments out there. Stay in your lane about my neck of the woods.

I am very much aware that this school is not UT as she said "small" Texas school. I am also very much aware of the ins and outs of recruitment in many parts of the US, but particularly the south and Texas. I am also much more familiar with your school's recruitment and you'd be rather shocked to know how familiar I am. The artificial "competitiveness" caused by IU's failure to comply with recruitment procedures followed by every school in the country still has nothing on the southern recruitments. Tromping around in Converses beyond the first day would look just plain weird. You're the one who has a lane to stay in on this topic.

[IndianaSigKap]

Originally Posted by Sororitysock

Tromping around in Converses beyond the first day would look just plain weird. You're the one who has a lane to stay in on this topic.

Well, if it's that odd, why are several chapters at the smaller Texas schools wearing them in their social media photos from philanthropy events, recruitment events, social events, etc? Please check out some of the social media at these smaller schools, they are not quite as "high fashion" as you would like to believe. I did a quick look at several facebook pages and saw tons of cowboy boots (which I thought was awesome) and Chucks.

I also would not have made the recommendation about the shoes had I not checked with a college aged women (one who just finished traveling for her organization, not mine, and travelled throughout Texas) who said that Chucks or cowboys boots would be much better choices than Born, Merrill or Dansko. Her words not mine "no one under the age of 40 would be caught dead in those type of flats".

Also SororitySock, your "neck of the woods" reads heavily with snark. I attended a university with over 35,000 students and live in an area with over 250,000 people, I don't believe there are any woods to speak of. Please don't insult any Big Ten university and imply that it is backwoods or unsophisticated enough to know what fashion is. That's what annoyed me. I also don't claim that my alma mater gets recruitment right, but ask most women who have been through it and they will tell it's tough. If for no other reason, there is no other campus in the country with 23 NPC chapters which makes for a grueling schedule.