Just a few weeks after the video of fraternity members at the University of Oklahoma campus singing a racist song riled up the whole country, fraternity leadership and the administration of the University of Georgia have caused consternation over their decision to ban hoop skirts as appropriate articles of clothing to be worn during Greek events celebrating their Southern heritage.
As the Athens Banner-Herald reports, the hoop skirts ban was part of a larger conversation held last week about making sure the students aren’t making fools of themselves at a time when a great deal of attention is being paid to Greek organizations:
Talk during Monday’s UGA meeting at UGA was about presenting the university and Greek organizations in a good light, and not inviting negative attention, said Victor Wilson, UGA’s vice president for student affairs.
Part of the talk was about dress at such events as KA’s “Old South Week” and SAE’s “Magnolia Ball.” The discussion included hoop skirts, and the messages conveyed by such dresses or other articles of clothing, Wilson said.
“The discussion was about more than dress, but about how you present yourself, and dress was part of that,” he explained.
It wasn’t administrators who made the ultimate call on attire, it was the fraternity and sorority leaders, Wilson said.
Another email, sent by the heads of UGA’s Panhellenic Council and the Interfraternity Council, stated “that Antebellum hoop skirts are not appropriate in the context of some events. We will continue to review costuming and themes for future events to ensure their appropriateness for our organizations.”
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