How to Dress up the Recruitment T-Shirt

[Hartofsec]

Originally Posted by Loyally Kappa

However, I think the shorts and t-shirts my students wear to class will NOT be the norm for how they dress up recruitment t-shirts.

Do they still wear Nike shorts with recruitment t-shirts (from a past thread)?

[Ag_Sis]

Originally Posted by Hartofsec

On what Southern campus are pearls currently a popular accessory worn with t-shirts?

Ditto here. None of my friends are considering wearing pearl necklaces with their t-shirt, and I don't recall seeing any in past recruitment photos of PNMs. Pearl stud earrings, yes. Gold necklaces, yes. Diamond/sapphire/ruby earrings, yes. But hey, I come from a place where pulling on a fancy pair of cowboy boots is considered "dressed up."

[Katmandu]

The shirt probably has a logo or images, and you will be wearing a functional name tag the first rounds, so I would skip a necklace and concentrate on earrings, bracelet and/or ring. Something you love that makes you smile.

[ImJustAMom]

My daughter is struggling with the idea of wearing a necklace with her t's. We scoured twitter and instagram for pictures from last years PNM's, and they all did indeed have necklaces on. No pearl necklaces, though. She asked her girlfriend last night (who is rushing at a neighboring school), and she concurred. While their entire friend group thinks necklaces look stupid...err silly, they are going to wear them siting the reason, "because everyone else's wears them." My daughter is still undecided.

[Titchou]

Guess I'm just too Southern - I've worn necklaces with my tees for years...just not to the gym...

[Loyally Kappa]

Originally Posted by Hartofsec

Do they still wear Nike shorts with recruitment t-shirts (from a past thread)?

To be honest, I lay low during recruitment week on campus. I try to be a nice professor who doesn't schedule tests or have projects due ... and with the large crowds walking around campus, I just steer clear of them. I don't really have a clue what they wear during recruitment.

They do, however, usually show up to class in Nike shorts and teeshirts from various socials. I'm always amazed how at nicely they clean up when I see them in The Grove tailgating before football games.

On the first class meeting, since my students are seniors, I always ask them to tell me something about them that I wouldn't know unless they told me. Invariably, I am told who is a recruitment chair and who is a Rho Chi ... and I also find out if anyone is expecting a baby before the semester is over.

As they told everyone at my new faculty orientation years ago, "At Ole Miss, Greek happens so get over it."

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by Loyally Kappa

On the first class meeting, since my students are seniors, I always ask them to tell me something about them that I wouldn't know unless they told me. Invariably, I am told who is a recruitment chair and who is a Rho Chi ... and I also find out if anyone is expecting a baby before the semester is over.

LOL, my students are ALWAYS wearing letters on the first day of class.

[clemsongirl]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

LOL, my students are ALWAYS wearing letters on the first day of class.

Our Panhellenic requires all sorority members to wear stitched letters when out in public and not actively working out before and during recruitment, so PNMs know not to talk to us and potentially cause recruitment infractions (I guess?). It lets all the professors know right away who's Greek and who isn't. Once recruitment is over we all switch right back to tank tops and Nike shorts.

[mumomm]

Well, I wear pearls all the time with everything and everyone loves it! It's fun and kind of "old school", but it makes my dd stand out when she wears them with t-shirts because she can tell them how they were a gift from her mom. Now we both wear them daily. It's our connection AND represents Sigma Kappa!

[KDCat]

Originally Posted by ImJustAMom

My daughter is struggling with the idea of wearing a necklace with her t's. We scoured twitter and instagram for pictures from last years PNM's, and they all did indeed have necklaces on. No pearl necklaces, though. She asked her girlfriend last night (who is rushing at a neighboring school), and she concurred. While their entire friend group thinks necklaces look stupid...err silly, they are going to wear them siting the reason, "because everyone else's wears them." My daughter is still undecided.

It's not a "gym wear" outfit. It's a nice summer outdoor party outfit. She should acessorize as she would for a casual, but nice summer BBQ. That should include whatever jewelry is appropriate for your region.

[Loyally Kappa]

Originally Posted by KDCat

It's not a "gym wear" outfit. It's a nice summer outdoor party outfit. She should acessorize as she would for a casual, but nice summer BBQ. That should include whatever jewelry is appropriate for your region.

How about a nice cross necklace?

[amIblue?]

Originally Posted by Loyally Kappa

How about a nice cross necklace?

If she's Christian.

[Loyally Kappa]

Originally Posted by mumomm

Well, I wear pearls all the time with everything and everyone loves it! It's fun and kind of "old school", but it makes my dd stand out when she wears them with t-shirts because she can tell them how they were a gift from her mom. Now we both wear them daily. It's our connection AND represents Sigma Kappa!

I don't mean to come off as snarky, but if you and dd are wearing pearls with everything, I hope you have a variety of pearl necklaces AND that you have scoured youtube to learn how to tie pearl knots and use French wire.

It's becoming harder and harder these days to have things re-strung. Last time I had my bracelet re-strung, I got it back with one half of the clasp on backward.

[mumomm]

Actually, I recently received a new strand, however I have had pearls re-strung for about $30-40 dollars at my jewelers.