Victoria's Secret Decorations

[mlj.kd2218]

Hello all! I'm the VP-Recruitment Chair of my Panhellenic Council.

Each year we choose an overall theme for Formal Recruitment. This year, I have chosen a Victoria's Secret Pink inspired theme. The t-shirt is super cute. "Panhellenic's Secret" and the words "Go Red, Go Green, Go Pink, Go Purple, Go Greek" are on the back. Our university's mascot is a bulldog so the VS PINK theme is perfect.

Our Panhellenic has a lodge that is located on sorority lane. We hold the PNMs there in between parties. We decorate the lodge each year according to the theme. I've searched for decor ideas for a VS Pink theme but not much luck. If you have any ideas on how the lodge can be decorated that would be awesome! Thanks so much.

[33girl]

Here's some pics of the inside of a VS Pink store.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/...18088b962c.jpg

http://blogs.louloumagazine.com/wp-content/pink-1.jpg

Maybe have banners in the colors of each sorority with their names in the same font as the Pink signage?

HTH

[prettygirlie]

love that idea! I wonder if you could get your recruitment counselors little shirts with wing designs on the back. (Like VS angels.) That would be too cute.

[twinkle555]

Originally Posted by mlj.kd2218

Hello all! I'm the VP-Recruitment Chair of the LaTech Panhellenic Council. We have four sororities on campus: Alpha Chi Omega, Kappa Delta, Phi Mu, and Sigma Kappa.

Each year we choose an overall theme for Formal Recruitment. This year, I have chosen a Victoria's Secret theme. The t-shirt is super cute. "Panhellenic's Secret" and the words "Go Red, Go Green, Go Pink, Go Purple, Go Greek" are on the back. Our university's mascot is a bulldog so the VS PINK theme is perfect.

Our Panhellenic has a lodge that is located on sorority lane. We hold the PNMs there in between parties. We decorate the lodge each year according to the theme. I've searched for decor ideas for a VS Pink theme but not much luck. If you have any ideas on how the lodge can be decorated that would be awesome! Thanks so much.

Cute theme!! I love it!

[FSUZeta]

i agree-great theme. could you hang white sheets over the walls and either paint pink dots(like in the above link) or somehow fix pink dots(made from fabric or paper) to the sheets? you have to have some of their cute dogs.

would you post some pictures so we can see what you come up with?

[agzg]

It is really cute - I didn't know what to think when I clicked the thread title - first I thought "it's every fraternity man's fantasy!"

You could pick up on their "university stuff" too - if you know what I mean - like put the school shield up and stuff.

[VandalSquirrel]

Proof that I'm becoming an old lady. Underwear brand as a theme, and I'm also concerned about copyright and trademark issues. I wanted the XYZ and the City, Tiffany's, and other themes like that to go away, but this isn't what I was thinking.

I'll be on my porch in a rocking chair with a shot gun telling kids to get the hell off my lawn.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

Proof that I'm becoming an old lady. Underwear brand as a theme, and I'm also concerned about copyright and trademark issues. I wanted the XYZ and the City, Tiffany's, and other themes like that to go away, but this isn't what I was thinking.

I'll be on my porch in a rocking chair with a shot gun telling kids to get the hell off my lawn.

Got an extra rocking chair, and maybe a lemonade? I am right there with you.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Got an extra rocking chair, and maybe a lemonade? I am right there with you.

I do indeed have space.

[pibetaphi2013]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Got an extra rocking chair, and maybe a lemonade? I am right there with you.

I'm going to be a sophomore in college, and I agree that it seems vaguely inappropriate.

[ree-Xi]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

Proof that I'm becoming an old lady. Underwear brand as a theme, and I'm also concerned about copyright and trademark issues. I wanted the XYZ and the City, Tiffany's, and other themes like that to go away, but this isn't what I was thinking.

I'll be on my porch in a rocking chair with a shot gun telling kids to get the hell off my lawn.

Technically, a lot of recruitment themes/shirts/designs border on copyright infringement, but a lot of chapters do it anyway.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by Low C Sharp

Make room for me on that porch -- I think this is appalling, and I'm not even old enough to have a daughter in college. (And I loved the SATC TV show.) I know a brilliant, accomplished LaTech Phi Mu alum, and I can't see attracting women like her this way.

I mean, we are talking about a lingerie store. The entire brand is about looking sexy in minimal clothing. Next we will hear about a Hooters theme, or the rush chairs can display their skills on the stripper pole. I bet the PNMs will love it.

I hear Cracker Barrel sells a lovely rocking chair

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

Technically, a lot of recruitment themes/shirts/designs border on copyright infringement, but a lot of chapters do it anyway.

I know I have posted on GC over the years that I have never liked that practice, and have found problems with it both in a legal sense, and also in a lack of creativity sense. Many alumnae are very concerned about licensing and our own trademarks, but we kind of forget that we should practice it with our own activities.

If this is a real theme, and it really happens, I only pray it is done to the full extent possible, and these songs are featured:
Thong Song - Sisqo
Underneath Your Clothes - Shakira
(Under) Pants on the Ground - Larry Platt
No Panties - Trina & Tweet

This can all be blamed on my assistant, she cleared out my inbox since I came back to work only today, and I go back on vacation tomorrow.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

I know I have posted on GC over the years that I have never liked that practice, and have found problems with it both in a legal sense, and also in a lack of creativity sense. Many alumnae are very concerned about licensing and our own trademarks, but we kind of forget that we should practice it with our own activities.

I agree. I think chapters get stuck in "everyone else is doing it" and "we got this idea from another chapter." And then they never think that it could be infringing.

[FSUZeta]

unless victoria's secret found out about the intended decorations, and decided to sue them, they should be ok to use it. plus, the girls are not profiting by it, but-i'm no lawyer.

the chapter i advise did a fashion theme for last years recruitment-a different desiger for each night -no legal hassels, so far, and although i cringed when i first heard their idea, fearing that it fed into every stereotype around, it was not perceived that way by the pnms and was really cute.

[RaggedyAnn]

The only thing I'd be careful is too many pink decorations. You can't appear to give one group an advantage, since pink is one of the colors you are advertising in the shirt as a sorority color. Panhellenic should be completely neutral.