Is this semi formal enough for pref night?

[AlphaFrog]

Saks is a great place place to find a pref dress, and if you shop the clearance racks, you can find some real bargains. Both dresses I'm wearing in this post were from the Jrs dept at Saks and around $17 (50% off clearance sale, ended up about 90% original price) and probably pref appropriate: http://mywalkonwater.blogspot.com/20...nal-style.html

[peacelovegreek]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Yeah, I was going to say, at my college we would have KILLED to have that many things available!! We had KMart, Fashion Bug, a regional department store w/ very little selection, and the overpriced stores in town. It was pretty common to go to a party and see 15 girls in the same Fashion Bug top in different colors.

peacelovegreek - I'm 40+ and not afraid of the junior department, I just know how to pick what's appropriate and what's not. It goes both ways. Don't be afraid of the misses department - you might be surprised what you find there. INC at Macy's always has nice things. Personally, I'm tall, so I've been pretty much cross-shopping juniors and misses since I got to be this height around age 14.

Although I am not doubting you about the possibility of a suck Macy's, my friend and I went in one (Century 3, yinzers) and there were like 2 dozen pairs of shoes total, most of them for 65 year olds taking their daily walk.

Yeah I do feel fortunate to have all the options, but given the circumstances there's really no win with what there is. But I'm definitely trying to make some of the dresses I have now work, without having to make another trip to the mall once again...This weekend alone in my city is drawing about 20,000 people into town for some big event.

[peacelovegreek]

Originally Posted by KDCat

OP, when I went through rush many years ago, our pref parties didn't require cocktail dresses. I wore the dress that I wore to high school graduation. It was fine.

Talk to your Rho Chi. She'll know what to do.

Good luck!

Oh haha we call our "Rho Chi" or advisors, Rho Gammas. and that's what I'm going to do in a couple of hours (:

[peacelovegreek]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

I think you meant prerogative not reservation. Anyway, wear your dress if you want to. No one can make you shop for a new one. You're the one that asked for advice. BTW, Forever 21 is not a department store. Macy's has departments, like shoes, menswear, silver, hosery, etc. Forever 21 is a cheap clothing store.

I'm sorry for my grammatical error. I know I have asked for advice, and I appreciate it immensely, however I don't necessarily have to agree with everything. And no, if you took a look at the size of the Forever 21 in the town I live in, you'd be lost! It's not the usual tiny ones found across most malls. It's the size of a Macy's.

[peacelovegreek]

Originally Posted by Beryana

Again, maybe it is the generational difference. I refer to those in college as 'College students' or 'Undergrads' - to differentiate graduate or postgraduate students. 'Kids' is pre-teen and younger. Teen or high school students are pretty self-explanatory too. For me, to refer to anyone older than 12 as a 'kid' is derogatory - and I will use it that way, usually based on behaviour. Jokingly I use the term in such phrases as 'kids these days' (to mimic what my grandparents' generation used) or 'if it weren't for those meddling kids'. . .or referring to my younger brothers (or much younger co-workers I get on well with) as 'kiddo'. And, for the English/Anthropology lesson of the day, 'kids' is the slang version of the term 'children'. They are used interchangeably in most English-speaking cultures.

Again I wasn't literal on the notion that I was calling myself a kid. It certainly is a generational difference.

[thetalady]

Originally Posted by peacelovegreek

I'm sorry for my grammatical error. I know I have asked for advice, and I appreciate it immensely, however I don't necessarily have to agree with everything....

IF you appreciate the advice, then please take or ignore it with respect and grace. Please don't be pissy with the women here who are trying to help answer your questions. Just because someone gives an opinion, you don't have to agree with it. Just say "thank you" and move on.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by peacelovegreek

And no, if you took a look at the size of the Forever 21 in the town I live in, you'd be lost! It's not the usual tiny ones found across most malls. It's the size of a Macy's.

Forever21 still isn't a department store. It is a trendy low price clothing store targeting a particular age group.** The size of the Forever21 doesn't make it a department store.

**Older women are able to CAREFULLY find some items there just as they are at juniors departments of department stores. I advise older women to pick neutral items that do not scream Forever21 or juniors department when you wear them.

@Beryana: I completely agree. Across generations, college students are most often called "kids" because they are seen as being immature; wet behind the ears; and without the ability to think beyond the fun moment. That is also how I feel when I read and hear women using "girls" for women ages 18-100. There are contexts where using "girls" for grown women can work because there is a certain tone of the message, i.e. "girl's night out." But, constantly using "girls" as though it is synonymous with woman has always bothered me and it is also gendered.

[AOII Angel]

Why exactly are you still here arguing that there are no other places to buy a dress in your town? Okay. Woah is you. Wear your dang dress. I bet ten bucks that any of us in this thread could find you a more appropriate dress in your town in one afternoon, but we aren't the ones who have to wear the dress. In the end, it probably doesn't matter. You aren't going through recruitment at a competitive school, the dress you wear likely won't matter. If you don't get a bid because of the dress you wear for prefs, c'est la vie.

BTW, wrong word choice is not grammar. Reservation doesn't mean what you think it means, but prerogative was the word you meant. Grammar is using proper rules of English not picking words with the correct meaning. Use smaller words to make your point if you don't know the right bigger word.