Sorority Uniform

I went to a school that required that we wear uniforms.  This is probably because I lived in a poor area mixed with a rich area, and they didn't want students to display gang related symbols or students to feel bad that they couldn't afford expensive clothes that would be worn if there were no uniform.

To my knowledge Baylor does not enforce a dress code or a uniform policy, so why are all these sorority girls dressed the exactly same?

At the SLC:

If a sorority girl is working out she's wearing below the knee length tights, a t-shirt much to large for her petite size, and the essential newest Nike kicks (heaven forbid they actually be actually made for EXERCISE. These shoes in the world of a real athlete are made for wearing around.  If you wore something like these to do a workout, you'd find yourself with a nasty case of shin splints).  Occasionally a headband will be thrown into the ensemble for an extra attempt at looking like they're doing a real workout. 

Sidenote: Lulumon Athletica is a popular brand of workout clothes that has recently emerged onto the market, it seemingly makes clothes to appease the needs of sorority girls.

I've actually heard someone say: "Omg, I like your tights." Really? You're working out, you should be concerned with the betterment of your physicality, not what the girl on the elliptical machine next to you is wearing. This isn't a fashion show.  You are sweating.

To class (lazy version):

This is a slight variation of "At the SLC."  Usually this involves full-length tights, UGG boots, and a NorthFace fleece (colors can range anywhere from black to pastels). 

If it's a warmer day, you can bet that they'll be wearing one of the same pastel-colored shirts with Greek letters slapped across the front or back, still a little too big, with their Nike tempo shorts (which might I add are also for running). And don't forget your Nike running shoes!  

Backpacks are usually a pattern of paisley, a solid color with the girls initials in leather clearly visible on the front, or simply an oversized purse.

My roommate once told me she was so upset that someone had stolen her NorthFace fleece, a jacket that costs upwards of $90. 

To class:

Maybe class started at 11am this morning instead of 9am and they were feeling a little bit motivated to look presentable. On these kinds of days a sorority girl will wear usually dark skinny jeans or khakis with a societally acceptable shirt or the same-old, same-old pastel shirt depicting the logo of SING! or some "Into the Jungle" themed formal from 2 years ago.  Shoes will either be cute sandals or Sperrys (a shoe made for boating, virtually waterproof that was for some reason adopted by both male and female Greek life as a staple clothing item).

If it's raining:

Rainboots, all different kinds but they have to be cute.  Often times these will be paired with the full-length tights and the sorority issued rain jacket with the oh-so-classy Charlie Brown stripe dissecting the torso lengthways.

Does anybody actually wear rain boots outside of a college campus?

At the game:
Since we are in Texas it's only appropriate to wear cowboy boots (which are completely impractical for riding, as my equestrian team roommate has informed me) even if you have never been on a ranch or touched a horse in your life.  And what's more practical with cowboy boots than a dress?! Nothing I can think of.

Might I remind you that we are a sporting event, not a dance or date.

This is a classic case of conformity.  How many of these girls do you think dressed like this in high school?  Or would dress like this if a precedent wan't set by their sisters before them?  Not only are these outfits ridiculous for the functions they perform, but they also defy the norms of society (we're talking outside the Baylor Bubble).  We go through all these awkward middle school and high school years to "find ourselves" and we finally get to a college that we chose based off of our own likes, dislikes, and interests and lose all that personality in the conformity of Greek life.  Not to mention that as women, we were given great bodies...so why hide underneath oversized clothes that have no place in fashion or society?