Round Up your Fanny Packs!

Neon! Neon! Neon! Neon! Neon!

It’s that time of year again! That’s right; Round Up is here! Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines and get ready for a wild ride.

For those of you that don’t already know, Round Up is a weekend-long celebration in which Greek life hosts a multitude of parties. Fraternities have beer and performers come to entertain all Round Up guests. Sororities host philanthropy events in which anyone can obtain whatever food is being served at the house for a $5.00 fee.

This year performers include Sammy Adams at Sigma Chi, Lil Flip at Zeta Beta Tau, and many more. Theta Pancakes at the Kappa Alpha Theta House and Kolaches with Kappa at the Kappa Kappa Gamma house are among some of the philanthropy events.

Round Up related events begin this afternoon, Wednesday March 21 and end this Saturday night. There are bar tabs, crawfish boils, foam parties, etc. and each event calls for a certain uniform.

For the bar tabs and “late nights” people should dress up. Girls should wear something along the lines of white jeans, wedges, nice top and appropriate jewelry. Guys should wear khaki shorts and a polo shirt with Sperrys.

All of the daytime events are vastly more exciting and parties become a neon blur. Each sorority orders Round Up gear and members often splurge and order excessive amounts of tanks, croakies and fanny packs with the sorority name embellished on them to hand out to guys to wear for the weekend.

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Yes, I did say fanny packs and tanks. It’s probably not the most flattering look, but anything else is simply unacceptable. The more neon, the better. I’m talking tangerine tank, pink shorts, green fanny pack and white tube socks!

I’m a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and this year our gear includes four differently designed tanks, four t-shirts, fanny packs, sweatbands, croakies, tube socks, neon hats, wind shorts, and various accessory pieces. I ordered an excessive amount for all of my guy friends to spread the Theta pride!

                                               Kappa Alpha Theta Round Up gear 2012

Each sorority has different order lists, but they all orbit around the same idea. Items are always brightly colored, covered in Greek letters, and don clever phrases like “Think Theta” or Kappa’s “Bleed Blue” to catch everyone’s attention.

The tanks and shorts are perfect for the parties because they keep you cooled down and comfortable while day partying (dartying if you like) for hours on end. The accessories like koozie necklaces and visors are fun pieces for entertainment purposes.

For Round Up, go over the top. Label yourself with Greek letters and represent your favorite sororities!! Be safe at the parties because alcohol will be more heavily present than water and don’t misrepresent the sorority you’re wearing. 

                                         Marianna, Madeline, Ben, and myself at the Sig Ep 

                                               Fraternity house during Round Up 2011.