http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,584978,00.html

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"Cornell Sorority In Hot Water for Strict Dress Code Friday, February 05, 2010 By Ali Reed There always have been so-called rules about how to dress -- such as no white pants after Labor Day -- but a Cornell University sorority fashion guide has taken it to a new level, even specifying wardrobe by weight. Pi Beta Phi sorority’s dress code guideline, which was leaked online, demands students at the Ithaca, N.Y., university who rush wear accessories, and then it gets specific. “I’m not saying you have to wear a Harry Winston wreath," the guide reads. "But I am saying I won’t tolerate any gross plastic shizzzz. I love things on wrists and I demand earrings if your ears are pierced.” The guide includes a “yes” and “no” column for acceptable and unacceptable clothing, shoes and accessories. Unless you weigh under 130 pounds, you should stay away from clothing made with satin, the guide insists – only exception is if it’s “from Betsey Johnson or Dolce & Gabanna” and you have “on three pairs of Spanx.” The guide has sparked a debate about how far such an organization should go in dictating member fashion. A Cornell spokesman, Blaine Friedlander, asserted that the sorority had don't nothing wrong. “The Pi Beta Phi sorority handed out fashion advice to their members," Friedlander said in a statement to FoxNews.com. "Every day in our society, we deal with fashion ideas. Many businesses have ‘casual Fridays’ and some social event invitations suggest ‘black-tie optional.' "In other words, our society has certain norms. ... [The Pi Phis] have every civil right to speak their ideas,” said Friedlander. “They haven’t done anything wrong other than issuing fashion guidelines.” But Pi Beta Phi Fraternity’s national chapter, whose motto is "leading with values," says it’s working closely with its Cornell chapter regarding the dress code e-mail. “The e-mail that has circulated does not in any way reflect the way the chapter conducts recruitment and the chapter fully understands the implications of the e-mail to the general public,” Wendy Drochelman, the national chapter's director of marketing and communication, said in a statement to FoxNews.com. “We have acknowledged the error in judgment that led to the composition of this email and have apologized to the other members of the Cornell Panhellenic community and to the National Panhellenic Conference for any implications it has caused.” Included in the controversial guide are views on leggings: They're OK, as long as they’re “not from American Apparel.” The pricey Tory Burch flats, starting at $195, are encouraged. But “no plastic shizzz” and “no camel toe.” There is also a “life lessons” section devoted to how the girls “rushing” should groom themselves and what makeup they should use. “Get waxed, cut, colored and groomed!!!! Mani and pedi prior to Ithaca!!!!” “If your skin doesn’t look good, nothing else will…Chances are you need to do something about your skin,” the guide reads. It also notes, “Blush: This is not optional.” Cornell’s rush week ended on Wednesday, when freshmen received notice of which sorority they had been invited to join. "

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"the sorority had don't nothing wrong."

[Edited on February 6, 2010 at 1:14 AM. Reason : wut]

2/6/2010 1:12:48 AM

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2/6/2010 1:13:36 AM

Yep, about the level of depth I'd expect from a Sorority. Also, I disagree with the camel toe. That should be your flag. Fly it high and be proud of it. I think the guys out there would agree when I say that we don't wan't no shizz what so ever occluding the 'toe as it were.

2/6/2010 1:21:38 AM

sororities are superficial?

thats a shocker

2/6/2010 1:25:50 AM

^and you were shocked that I never rushed?

2/6/2010 1:28:07 AM

clearly i find you superficial :-p

2/6/2010 1:29:09 AM

.....clearly

2/6/2010 1:30:28 AM

[code]

2/6/2010 1:33:33 AM

I'm so glad that Dave Mustaine got fired from Metallica in the 80's. A redistribution of guitar skillz.

Megadeth is relevant to anything.

2/6/2010 1:43:49 AM

les claypool tried out for metallica and got cut because he was too good

2/6/2010 1:53:50 AM

During rush, nearly every sorority sends out some kind of list about what to wear. It can be as simple as a function-shirt-on-this-day-and-go-greek-shirt-on-that-day or something specific like that news story. Even NCSU greek life would tell us to wear the go greek shirt every monday or something. And especially during rush events, it looks better to have some kind of uniformity (i.e. everyone wears a summery dress for house tours and a black formal dress for pref night).

2/6/2010 4:54:00 AM

The actual list is pretty lulzy:

http://fashionista.com/2010/01/pi_phi_votes_tory_burch_not_do.php?img=6#imgs

2/6/2010 5:01:36 AM

I skimmed through that and didn't really see anything wrong with it

they're all pretty good suggestions

2/6/2010 5:17:05 AM

I don't see a problem here

2/6/2010 5:20:32 AM

i just read through that whole thing and it doesnt seem that bad.

[Edited on February 6, 2010 at 7:50 AM. Reason : i could never do all of that though...im not big on fashion "rules", though these seem pretty legit]

2/6/2010 7:44:00 AM

I think that's what makes it funny. Most of it is kind of common sense stuff but the fact they felt the need to type out a 6 page fashion manifesto is

2/6/2010 7:53:32 AM

Meh, personally I think it is ridiculous, but everyone has a right to define the rules their organization wants to enforce. Half the people pointing fingers and laughing at sororities are the same people pointing and laughing at the People of Walmart site.

If they're not your type, don't hang out with them and move on with your life.

2/6/2010 10:48:16 AM

At least their telling their fatties to cover up

2/6/2010 11:06:24 AM

I would have a problem with a lot of it because it is in written in a way that comes across as the main girl's opinion and not sorority rules. I had friends like this at one point in my life and it was so miserable because I never felt like I measured up to standards of being a girl. My clothes (thrift store and vintage finds), hair (I have never spent $texas doing my hair/usually do my own) , makeup (I never wore at the time), fingernails/toenails (I never wore polish or got mani/pedis) were not in style or up to par. I guess I could never have been in a sorority if this is part of the plan for girls that join. I am also very leery of organized anything in the first place because I feel individuality is often lost. This reason is also why I often have a hard time going to church.

2/6/2010 11:32:28 AM

^^ hey, thats not cool.


fatties have feelings too.


just ask someone you know

2/6/2010 11:35:12 AM

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"Unless you weigh under 130 pounds, you should stay away from clothing made with satin, the guide insists – only exception is if it’s “from Betsey Johnson or Dolce & Gabanna” and you have “on three pairs of Spanx.”"

I think the sorority was trying to make a joke with the satin thing. They weren't saying wear if under 130 lbs. They were saying don't wear it at all, and then gave a tongue-in-cheek set of conditions under which it would be allowable.

This is just standard sorority bullshit. Nothing more.

2/6/2010 11:40:24 AM

I could never follow their shoe rules "no opened toes" Well if I couldn't wear my rainbows then no thank you...
Also I put my hair up in a messy bun/ pony tail too much for them...

Reading the list....it's not a horrible thing to ask those girls to do those things...but then again those girls are making the choice to be in that sorority...if they felt like that dress code was more than they wanted they were free to leave or not rush...

2/6/2010 11:48:22 AM

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"They're OK, as long as they’re “not from American Apparel.”"

FACT: Rich people love sweatshops.

2/6/2010 11:54:45 AM

I think they're disallowing open toe shoes and short sleeves because it's Ithaca, NY so it's probably like -35 degrees out

2/6/2010 11:55:46 AM

^^ lol

^ also lol

2/6/2010 11:56:34 AM

Much Ado About Nothing

2/6/2010 11:57:26 AM

the original article is taking the weight limit out of context - here's what it actually says

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"Satin. No one looks good in satin dresses unless it's from Betsey Johnson or Dolce and Gabanna, you weigh less than 130 pounds, have 3 pairs of spanks on and it's New Years Eve"

and other parts of the guide joke about how none of you clothes should be satin

2/6/2010 12:00:35 PM

^ I ALREADY SAID THAT DAMMIT

2/6/2010 12:02:57 PM

well you didn't retype the actual quote so Nerdchick is still the winner

2/6/2010 12:05:37 PM