Toga Thoughts
I’m not graduating this year, and really, I’m glad I’m not. Because I’m thankful I’m not taking part in what may prove to be the most ridiculous vote taking exercise ever.
Though I would vote for toga, given a chance to do so, because of the following reasons:
- It’s classy. We are a grad school, and we ought to show a bit more class considering that we ARE theoretically considered adults and above the petty desire to look as individual and sexy and whatever as possible.
- It’s uniform. Recognition rites are held to RECOGNIZE the fact that against all odds, and damn if law school hasn’t given such horrible odds to its students, we managed to finish. Alive, and still possessed of whatever sanity we had (maybe a bit less) when we entered. The recognition rites are not a fashion show. How bout we show up wearing the same thing in recognition of the fact that we all went through the same thing? (Though of course the chosen few –fratmen, favorites, brownnosing dickshits- had a bit less of THE SAME THING)
- IT IS TRADITION. No matter that they say that the toga isn’t the official graduation attire. Like the powers that be have said, the reason for compelling attendance at the University Rites is because the Univ Rites IS the official graduation. The Recognition Rites are a college affair. Therefore, the choice of attire should not necessarily have to follow the mandate of the University.
My father’s class, and the class before his, and many of the classes after his, and my sister’s class, and the classes since then, have all chosen to wear the toga. Because it’s more or less a law school tradition.
The class pictures of toga wearing grads all have that distinct, dignified, classic look. Never mind that quite a few of our grads will choose to go on with their lives in distinctly undignified, class-less, sneaky, fucked-up ways.
I don’t remember there ever being such pressure (any pressure at all, actually), to wear the sablay to the college rites. Then again, years before, there were NO plans for a Special Sablay. Students could wear their old ones, or borrow from whomever should they not want to buy news ones, and just spend for the toga, which they could actually keep (in anticipation of passing the bar and the oath-taking, where the toga could be worn again).
Also, if you’re willing to be COMPELLED to pay 350 bucks for a party you may or may not go to anyways, and probably not everyone will go to, then why not pony up the money for something you can wear to an event ALL of you will most probably go to?
What’s the logic behind your argument re: expenses?
The Theater will be air conditioned, so nix the argument about it being hot and sweaty underneath. You can wear light weight clothes to ensure that too.
Oh well. It’d have been nice lang to see the graduating class in the toga. I hope the toga vote wins.
I need a drink.
Though I would vote for toga, given a chance to do so, because of the following reasons:
- It’s classy. We are a grad school, and we ought to show a bit more class considering that we ARE theoretically considered adults and above the petty desire to look as individual and sexy and whatever as possible.
- It’s uniform. Recognition rites are held to RECOGNIZE the fact that against all odds, and damn if law school hasn’t given such horrible odds to its students, we managed to finish. Alive, and still possessed of whatever sanity we had (maybe a bit less) when we entered. The recognition rites are not a fashion show. How bout we show up wearing the same thing in recognition of the fact that we all went through the same thing? (Though of course the chosen few –fratmen, favorites, brownnosing dickshits- had a bit less of THE SAME THING)
- IT IS TRADITION. No matter that they say that the toga isn’t the official graduation attire. Like the powers that be have said, the reason for compelling attendance at the University Rites is because the Univ Rites IS the official graduation. The Recognition Rites are a college affair. Therefore, the choice of attire should not necessarily have to follow the mandate of the University.
My father’s class, and the class before his, and many of the classes after his, and my sister’s class, and the classes since then, have all chosen to wear the toga. Because it’s more or less a law school tradition.
The class pictures of toga wearing grads all have that distinct, dignified, classic look. Never mind that quite a few of our grads will choose to go on with their lives in distinctly undignified, class-less, sneaky, fucked-up ways.
I don’t remember there ever being such pressure (any pressure at all, actually), to wear the sablay to the college rites. Then again, years before, there were NO plans for a Special Sablay. Students could wear their old ones, or borrow from whomever should they not want to buy news ones, and just spend for the toga, which they could actually keep (in anticipation of passing the bar and the oath-taking, where the toga could be worn again).
Also, if you’re willing to be COMPELLED to pay 350 bucks for a party you may or may not go to anyways, and probably not everyone will go to, then why not pony up the money for something you can wear to an event ALL of you will most probably go to?
What’s the logic behind your argument re: expenses?
The Theater will be air conditioned, so nix the argument about it being hot and sweaty underneath. You can wear light weight clothes to ensure that too.
Oh well. It’d have been nice lang to see the graduating class in the toga. I hope the toga vote wins.
I need a drink.
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