Clothing Traditions

[agzg]

I found out the other jackets are called "baseball jackets" - they're that style but they were heavier than what (I think) actual jackets used by baseball players are.

And they NEVER, NEVER had letters on the front (at my school).

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by alphagamzetagam

I found out the other jackets are called "baseball jackets" - they're that style but they were heavier than what (I think) actual jackets used by baseball players are.

And they NEVER, NEVER had letters on the front (at my school).

My chapter had the baseball jackets back in the mid 80's. They were YELLOW with red writing. Alpha Gamma Delta in script on the back. Our first names were embroidered on the front upper left. I still have mine Tri-Sigma had dark purple with white writing, Alpha Xi Delta had dark blue with gold writing, Sigma Kappa had Maroon with white writing. Lambda Chi were green with yellow, TKE was red with grey, Delt Sig were green with white, Theta Chi were red and white as were Phi Sigma Epsilon/Kappa (they merged while I was in school)... it was cool because, for the women anyway, you knew who was walking down the street from a distance.


A few years after I graduated, they moved to the pullover windbreakers that were popular at the time.

[RaggedyAnn]

Originally Posted by AGDee

My chapter had the baseball jackets back in the mid 80's. They were YELLOW with red writing. Alpha Gamma Delta in script on the back. Our first names were embroidered on the front upper left. I still have mine Tri-Sigma had dark purple with white writing, Alpha Xi Delta had dark blue with gold writing, Sigma Kappa had Maroon with white writing. Lambda Chi were green with yellow, TKE was red with grey, Delt Sig were green with white, Theta Chi were red and white as were Phi Sigma Epsilon/Kappa (they merged while I was in school)... it was cool because, for the women anyway, you knew who was walking down the street from a distance.


A few years after I graduated, they moved to the pullover windbreakers that were popular at the time.

Our campus had them too for all Greeks too. ASAs wore white with red, yellow and white cuffs and bottom. It has 6" letters on the back with our nicknames stitched under the collar. We put our chapter on one arm and pledge class on the other. Our name went on the front and of course it was decorated with all sorts of pins!-such as I<3 XYZ fraternity pins. I still have mine.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by RaggedyAnn

Our campus had them too for all Greeks too. ASAs wore white with red, yellow and white cuffs and bottom. It has 6" letters on the back with our nicknames stitched under the collar. We put our chapter on one arm and pledge class on the other. Our name went on the front and of course it was decorated with all sorts of pins!-such as I<3 XYZ fraternity pins. I still have mine.

Everyone did them on my campus, too, until we switched to the pullover and I'm thinking some of the other groups have, too, different colors and whatnot although both the ASAs and AGDs had white jackets - theirs with red and white trim and ours with red, yellow, and green trim.

Phi Sigs were Yellow, ASTs were Green, TKEs were red, APDs were Purple as were Sigmas, ZBTs were Blue, Delta Chis were Black and the only group that didn't do the baseball jacket thing was Pikes (unless I'm forgetting) - I think they had maroon letterman jackets.