olldflame wrote: My problem is with the way they chose to do it. First of all, khakis, polo shirts and sun dresses is not "dressing up, and is not really representative of "southern style". It is representative of only a tiny segment of frat boy/sororiety girl culture on a few campuses. Sort of a snooty "I'm better than you crowd". When I think of Khakis and polos I think of the rich real estate guy from Charleston who flips houses on one of those cable shows. What is more disturbing though is that on the campuses they are "copying" (and let's face it, that's what is happening here) the crowd that takes on this psuedo-southern-style affectation is generally the biggest bunch of boozers on campus, and whether our LU group is copying that or not, that is the association that is made. I commend the enthusiasm of this group, but IMHO it is misguided.
Sorry I'm late on this- lotsa crime fighting the last few days.
Preface: with all due respect to BIG SMOOTH - who is so sharp a dresser he may have "special" friends in Rhode Island (don't forget- no white shoes after Labor Day, Smoothie)
As a fellow old hag, I can assure you it doesn't happen north of the Mason Dixon line, and probably not very far west of the mighty Miss. In fact, I'd never even HEARD of this "tradition" until I read about it on the Presby board, and assumed it was some "pherry" thing those guys invented
You wouldn't want to try this at a game up here, trust me. It wouldn't fly.