White Dresses Question

[_Lisa_]

Originally posted by Fayefil
I just know that on the nights everyone is wearing white I see them wearing black.

Not every sorority is having a ritual at the same time I'm sure. Maybe they dress for a different ocassion? Or maybe you are saying "ritual" but don't really mean a real (secret & private) Sigma Kappa ritual. The contents of our rituals are private so there should be no way for anyone outside of our sisterhood to know the happenings of our rituals.

[Fayefil]

Ok thats what I get for trying to talk about a sorority that isn't mine. ^_^ I saw Sigma Kappas tonight in white dresses so my bad! Sorry ladies.

[_Lisa_]

Originally posted by lauren1874
-- floor-length, empire-waisted, short-sleeved, with a pretty wide scoop neckline.

For my bid day & when I pledged I had to wear a dress that sounds very similar to what you described. I'm sure the dresses you wore are beautiful but the dress I wore had a large skirt on it-almost a train. My mother had made it, and I had to wear it so it wouldn't hurt her feelings. I looked so different than all of the other girls in their (much) prettier white dresses. But honestly, I was just so happy I didn't care.

[astralis]

We can wear pretty much anything, I think, as long as it's in good taste. There are girls who have floor-length long-sleeved dresses, some girls who have strapless knee-length ones... there's a lot of variety, perhaps even a little too much. Everything's tasteful, though. We also keep the fact that we wear white for ritual a secret on campus. The other sororities don't, but we do.

[doves95]

if u research it we have policies on how to wear your whites and its pretty much no strapless, so spaghetti straps and WHITE not off white not ivory.

If you have ritual questions read the ritual book. If it says to do it then you do, if it does not say it then dont do it!!!! Just do what it says. As we were told at convention through the ritual workshop, ritual is spelled out. If you say "well its does not say in the ritual book if we can do XYZ then dont do it! If you should be it will tell you.

[Aquastar]

Originally posted by doves95
if u research it we have policies on how to wear your whites and its pretty much no strapless, so spaghetti straps and WHITE not off white not ivory.

If you have ritual questions read the ritual book. If it says to do it then you do, if it does not say it then dont do it!!!! Just do what it says. As we were told at convention through the ritual workshop, ritual is spelled out. If you say "well its does not say in the ritual book if we can do XYZ then dont do it! If you should be it will tell you.

SNAPS TO THAT!!

[sueali]

At convention there were numerous girls wearing strapless and spaghetti straps. The length of dresses is only dictated to those participating in the ceremony. It does say it must be white and not ivory it also says no pants.

[doves95]

one of my collegiates wore a strapless and was told by a former member of National council (forgive me cant remember whom) that it was inappropriate. Many did get by the "dress checks" that were done but I did see numerous girls approached by seasoned SK people regarding their dresses.

Its a ritual not a fashion show, modesty is appropriate.

[sueali]

I can guarantee you that no one from my chapter was wearing a strapless or spaghetti strap dress as we have very strict dress codes. So strict that when girls go to convention or cots for the first time and see others dresses not so appropriate they want to change our dress code. We had girls asking us why all of our dresses are long. I saw some extremely unappropriate dress at convention strapless and short everything hanging out like they were clubing.

[SigKapSweetie]

Bumped to add that five of us in my pledge class had the exact same dress. One of the girls bought it in New York because she couldn't find anything she liked here only to come back and find four of us wearing it! Great minds think alike.

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by SigKapSweetie

Bumped to add that five of us in my pledge class had the exact same dress. One of the girls bought it in New York because she couldn't find anything she liked here only to come back and find four of us wearing it! Great minds think alike.

Haha, I don't have a dress at all, I wear a midcalf length pleated skirt, a white tank top and a white cardie. White was not in style when I was looking for clothes...but then it was February-March time so...

[SigKapCoug]

I have a full length strapless dress. I've never had anyone say anything to me about it being inappropriate.

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by SigKapCoug

I have a full length strapless dress. I've never had anyone say anything to me about it being inappropriate.

You're lucky, my chapter is strict on dress code which eliminated a lot of choices.

[sophisticate]

My chapter might not even wear white dresses.

*confused


I hope they tell us soon, we need to dress shop !

they didn`t tell us anything specific, just that it should be knee length. They also suggested if you`re.. well endowed... not to wear a tubetop because you might *pop out*.

xP

[SoCalGirl]

Originally Posted by sophisticate

My chapter might not even wear white dresses.

*confused


I hope they tell us soon, we need to dress shop !

they didn`t tell us anything specific, just that it should be knee length. They also suggested if you`re.. well endowed... not to wear a tubetop because you might *pop out*.

xP

You wore white for pinning, no? White dresses are mandatory for all SK ritual.