Fraternity/Sorority Formal, Semi Formal, Banquet, etc.

[khan]

What are the main differences between high school dances and I guess college fraternity dances?

Does the guy still get a woman a corsage at college events? Do they still do all the "cute" matching of clothes and what not? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for the help.

[LucyKKG]

Formals are not as much like a HS dance as you would think. I'd say definitely no on the corsage and probably not on matching. My boyfriend and I didn't clash at formal, but we weren't exactly matching.

[JohnnyCash]

The matching thing depends on the chapter, I guess. I know that most people down here match with their dates at formals.

The difference, I would say, is that formals are like proms that last longer and have alcohol.

Some chapters make it into a weekend-long event and travel to vacation spots for their formals.

[cbm]

We never matched with our dates on formals. Guys just wore a standard black and white tux, not a colored cummerbund or bow-tie. No on the corsages, too!

The difference between formals and prom....alcohol and chartered buses, rather than limos, to drive you to and from location. And much later curfew!