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Bellydancers & Backlava: A Guide to Greek Social Costumes

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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UFL chapter.

 

This past week, I had the pleasure of going on Delta Draft-A-Date, a social hosted by three sororities: Delta Phi Epsilon, Delta Gamma, and Delta Delta Delta. Each member brings a date, and they coordinate their outfits in camouflage and army apparel. The event was a success, and I was able to see how each girl personalized their own outfit. You may find yourself having no clue what to wear! So I decided to put together a list of costumes that left me saying — why didn’t I think of that?!

1. Anything But Clothes

Hannah Sewell, Brennan Batten and Maer Landis of Delta Gamma use beer boxes to bring a unique twist to an Anything But Clothes Social they had last year.

2. Around the World

Katie Young and Summer Galitz of Delta Phi Epsilon wear kimono style dresses to an All Around the World Social.

3. Things that start with the letter “A”

Jessie Seigel and the lovely ladies of Zeta Tau Alpha dress as Avatars for a philanthropy. I thought this was a great costume idea for future socials.

4. Christmas

Right before Winter break there are always Christmas themed festivities. If you’re going to a Christmas social with a big group of girls, I thought this pinterest-inspired costume was a great idea.

5. Playdate

What’s better for a play date social than a flashback to Barbie? Use cardboard to cut out a Barbie box!

6. Rave

Nina Joung, Rachel Lehrer, Shaina Linsky and Erin Gorsline of Delta Phi Epsilon accessorize their outfits for Electric Daisy Carnival with floral headbands and feather earrings. 

7. Real Housewives

What says real housewives better than Lily Pulitzer and Kentucky Derby hats?

8.  Punk

Tania Saade of Alpha Delta Pi uses red lipstick, a black bandana, and a frilled shirt to embody a rock star on a football game road trip.

9. Save A Life

Amanda George, Delta Gamma, and Kaylee Gilbert, Zeta Tau Alpha, dress up as firefighters for the theme “Save-a-Life.”

10. Total Frat Move

For this social, oversized white shirts and backwards hats are used to display “TFM.”

I hope this post gave you some ideas for your next themed party!

 

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Cara oversees Her Campus Media's community department and serves as strategic lead for the expansion, development and management of all HCM communities, including the Her Campus Chapter Network, InfluenceHer Collective, College Fashionista, Spoon University, Campus Trendsetters, alumni and high school. She works closely with company leadership to develop new community-related sales offerings and the Integrated Marketing team to support all community-focused client marketing programs from end to end. Cara has experience working with high-profile talent, such as Jessica Alba, Andrew Yang, Amber Tamblyn, Aja Naomi King, Troian Bellisario, Jessica Marie Garcia, Nico Tortorella, Nastia Liukin, Rebecca Minkoff, Cecile Richards and Samantha Power, as well as brands like Coca-Cola, L'Oréal Paris, The New York Times, HBO, Uber, H&M and more. Having been a part of the HC family since 2011, Cara served as Campus Correspondent of the HC chapter at the University of Florida where she studied journalism, women’s studies and leadership. A New Yorker turned Floridian, Cara has a Friends quote for any situation. You can usually find her with her friends and family at the beach, a concert or live sports event or binge-watching Grey's Anatomy or Sons of Anarchy. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter @thecararose.