Our Panhellenic Council Forbids Matching Outfits?!-Anybody Else?

[Manda903]

We switched to no-frills at my school last year. They keep telling us it is slowly going everwhere, but I think it is going to be a LONG process. No more than three of our members can wear the same shirt on the same day. It gets really hectic organizing that. Lucky for us, Prefrence is considered more of the chapters ritual, so we can wear anything we want that day!

[AlphaFrog]

Hey JocelynC - "I'm a new member"....brings back memories, doesn't it?

[BellaBerlee]

When I read this I was like... Jocelyn has been around for a while.. So then I looked at the date and was like OHHHH.. haha

[ZTAngel]

Originally posted by adpiucf
We weren't allowed all matching.

Was this your chapter's rule or panhellenic's rule? We never wore all matching outfits although we would all have the same theme on. (ie- UCF shirts with khakis, jerseys, bright color shirts, etc) I didn't know that we did that because we couldn't have matching outfits!

[rhochi2002]

We had a rule kind of like that when I was at school. but our recrutment VP always got around it. We were told to wear v neck shirts in pastel colors one year. and some times we would get our list and it would say something like wear shoes that look like rainbows.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally posted by AlphaFrog
Hey JocelynC - "I'm a new member"....brings back memories, doesn't it?

I smirked when I read that part of my post. That was 2 years ago!

[adpiucf]

Originally posted by ZTAngel
Was this your chapter's rule or panhellenic's rule? We never wore all matching outfits although we would all have the same theme on. (ie- UCF shirts with khakis, jerseys, bright color shirts, etc) I didn't know that we did that because we couldn't have matching outfits!

Hmm.... I really don't remember-- but I am fairly certain it was a Pan rule because none of the chapters did matching. In the past we were allowed to wear jerseys on the first day, but never matching and we mixed it up with O-Team, CEL and other campus organization polos/jerseys. Then they switched the day's theme from "Ice Water" to "UCF Spirit Day"-- so we couldn't wear jerseys anymore. I think this made things a little more confusing for PNM's because every chapter wore UCF apparel for this round!

In my chapter, the individuals were responsible for procuring their own clothing according to standards set by the recruitment committee. For example, if on philanthropy day we were to wear chinos, brown open toed sandals and belt (matching) and one of three colors of polo shirt (red, white blue), you would be told over the summer which color you were supposed to wear. But it was entirely up to you to decide whether to get your polo shirt from Ralph Lauren or buy it at Target. So long as it was flattering on your frame and passed "inspection" during dress check, you were fine.


I was so suprised at UCLA when there was all this talk of ordering the recruitment clothing and going shopping with the recruitment adviser and the officers to try on options and decide what to order for the entire chapter! (Members paid for their own clothes, but it was all pre-ordered as a matching lot. The adviser had a family connection with a department store, so the chapter was able to get what they needed.)

[AGDee]

I don't know what the intent of that is, but I know it would have made me crazy as an undergraduate. It was much easier to describe someone as "The one with the fuschia sweater", etc. than to say "You know, that girl with the big brown hair"(which was almost everybody back in the 80's) when trying to remember who was who. Although, we never got pictures of PNMs and I imagine at Arkansas they do.

[33girl]

Originally posted by exlurker
Here’s what looks like a twist on the “matching outfits” discussion; evidently at the U. of Arkansas, for NPC recruitment the potential new members are given standard shirts for each day of recruitment, except for Pref.

Quote from the college Panhellenic site, with link / URL below that:

“What to Wear

Potential New Members will be provided with 4 shirts to wear on designated days (Open House Parties, Five Party, and Four Party). These may be worn with shorts, jeans, slacks, or casual skirts. Please remember to wear comfortable shoes for walking and to bring an umbrella in case of rain!

Potential New Members are only responsible for providing their own outfit for Preference Round Parties. As noted below, these should be cocktail - type dresses, not full-length formals. Again, please remember to dress comfortably due to the extensive walking and bring an umbrella in case of rain!”

http://uagreeks.uark.edu/109.htm

Is this intended to cut down on the fear, anxiety, or obsession that some PNMs can feel when they think about what they should wear? And if that's the intent, does it work?

Are these t-shirts, blouses, what? I think it would be OK to wear a t-shirt one day for philanthropy when you're doing crafty things, but I would feel a bit frumpish if forced to wear them every day of rush. Not only that - what if the sizing's wonky and they don't fit properly?

[SigKapCoug]

Ours forbids matching clothes from the waist down, and forbids hats and the like.

And while I'm on that, all the clothes I have to buy (pants/shorts/skirts) have to be new, with tags on when we arrive for work week. We even have to wear certain colors of bras (white or skin color only, black is okay for dress day )

[naraht]

At what point in this conversation are guy's heads supposed to explode?

Randy

[AlphaFrog]

Originally posted by naraht
At what point in this conversation are guy's heads supposed to explode?

Randy

About here:

Originally posted by JocelynC
Hi all!

I'm a new member, but I'll be active before fall recruitment.

[FSUZeta]

well randy, i have to ask you why you would be interested in reading this thread in the first place?

[naraht]

Originally posted by AlphaFrog
About here:

Thank you. That was about it.

[naraht]

Originally posted by FSUZeta
well randy, i have to ask you why you would be interested in reading this thread in the first place?

Saw one of the entries in the main page where it shows some of the recent topics and postings. Couldn't figure it out, so went and read the entire thread. Still have no clue.