It certainly seems that way. FWIW I don't know why every party has to have a t-shirt for it either.
But my point is, unless it's Halloween or maybe a mixer, I don't understand the need for elaborate costumes and makeup, black, white, or purple. Even the "dress-up" mixers we did were usually stuff out of our closets.
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