Rush at Pitt Prior to NPC Crackdown!

[thetalady]

Originally Posted by honeychile

I often wondered about the Theta cake that sparkled - do they make edible glitter? The theme I didn't reveal when describing their party was Let's Go Fly A Kite. Since I've first posted this, I've discovered that two of my great-aunts were members of a local which became Kappa Alpha Theta - would that have made a difference?

YES, they do make edible glitter for cakes :-) And when Diamonds had a Disney themed party, I bet all of the Thetas "of a certain age" here knew exactly which group it was I sure did! I pledged in 1979 and remember that skit well.

[MaryPoppins]

The "Disney" aspect of the theme you wouldn't share made me think it was Theta.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by thetalady

YES, they do make edible glitter for cakes :-) And when Diamonds had a Disney themed party, I bet all of the Thetas "of a certain age" here knew exactly which group it was I sure did! I pledged in 1979 and remember that skit well.

Originally Posted by MaryPoppins

The "Disney" aspect of the theme you wouldn't share made me think it was Theta.

Wow - and I thought I was being mysterious!

One thing I didn't mention was how ornate the name tags were! There was glitter everywhere during Rush, because each party meant a different name tag and more glitter. We had one skit with a Cinderella ("Cinder Pi") theme, and the name tags were three dimensional castles. I can remember ones that were large lollipops, gingerbread people, treasure chests, and other party themes, plus the obvious letters & symbols (kites, diamonds, lamps, owls, etc).

[IrishLake]

I was clueless, Honey. It's a generational thing.

[atrianglepi]

I know this is an oldie, but goody, but when she talked about 2 candles, long white formals and a wishing well, I knew it was ADPi. I rushed in the early 80's at a different school and we had all those elements as well. We passed down our formals, when we graduated.

I miss the no frills rush. I understand why they don't do it now, but those were the days.....

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by atrianglepi

I know this is an oldie, but goody, but when she talked about 2 candles, long white formals and a wishing well, I knew it was ADPi. I rushed in the early 80's at a different school and we had all those elements as well. We passed down our formals, when we graduated.

I miss the no frills rush. I understand why they don't do it now, but theses were the days.....

I can remember seeing old yearbooks and pictures from other books, showing rush, and I expected the frills. But when I saw it in real life, I was absolutely amazed! It's never going to be done again, I suppose, but it would be great to see something along those lines again!

[KerriMarie]

WOW! This was above and beyond what I expected when I asked for "All Frills" Rush stories! Thanks for pointing me to this amazing story!

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by TriDeltaSallie

Someone mentioned Talbots up above. There's a company that has been run into the ground. Once a company that featured more beautiful clothes in every catalog than I could ever buy and now probably going under this year. Sad.

WHAT? NO!!!!!!
If it wasn't for Talbot's, I'd be naked!

[speedsters]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

WHAT? NO!!!!!!
If it wasn't for Talbot's, I'd be naked!

Luckily the quote about Talbots is like 10 years old! I am in my early 30s and LOVE Talbots. I just got their September catalog today and I need to hide my credit card!

[AnchorAlumna]

Well...only 5 years old! Whew!

[ZTA72]

Originally Posted by honeychile

I can remember seeing old yearbooks and pictures from other books, showing rush, and I expected the frills. But when I saw it in real life, I was absolutely amazed! It's never going to be done again, I suppose, but it would be great to see something along those lines again!

I have no idea why I have never read your story, but it was amazing!

[GreekOne]

I wasn't on GC when this was written. So happy it was bumped. What a wonderful story. Thank you for sharing.