I don’t think law school is enough like high school yet. We have the prom and the drama, but we’re missing one thing: Spirit Week. I am officially petitioning ISBA for the establishment of Spirit Week at the BLB. I think this would be a great way to unite the community and show alums that we care enough about the College of Law to dress up like our favorite superheroes.
There will always be the standard days like Twin Day, or Pajama Day, or my personal favorite, Decade Day. I hear the high school kids these days have started dressing like “the 1990s.” Creepy. While these options always provide a good laugh, and while it may be fun to have a “Dress Like a Rival Big Ten School” Day instead of Rival High School Day, I think our Spirit Week should consist of the following:
- Fashion Nightmare Day. Shouldn’t be too tough; ladies, we could all sport the typical undergrad attire of Ugg boots and a light-wash jean miniskirt. Maybe throw in some funky leggings. Extra points to anyone who can rock multiple pairs of leggings (see photo; it’s possible).
- Ironic Day. I am not suggesting we dress up like a “perceived notion of an incongruity between what is said and what is meant; or between an understanding of reality, or an expectation of a reality, and what actually happens,” see Irony, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony. If you can come up with something along those lines, then bravo. But really, I just want everyone to dress up like Alanis Morissette in the music video.
- Transformers Day. There has to be one day that involves papier mache costumes. I expect to see something like these.
- Brilliant Commercial Day. Dress up like your favorite commercials, and act them out all day. I’m hoping to see a group of the Cavemen, the GEICO Gecko (with the accent), and several outrageous dancing iPod commercials. I call dibs on the Pringles commercials.
- Super Troopers Day. Friday of Spirit Week is usually School Spirit Day, but I think it would be much more fun to dress up like Farva and use the word “shenanigans” all day.
Other options that made the final cut were Harry Potter Day (obvs), Dress Like Your Favorite Professor Day (bow ties, Brooklyn accents, suspenders, could you ask for more? HELLOOOO!), Decade Day (but not the leggings and side ponytail 1980s cop-out; I would like to see some Victorian and possibly colonial era representations), and since we are nerdy law students, Dress Like Your Favorite Constitutional Amendment Day (Search and Seizure 4life).
Post any suggestions for additional spirit days. We could come up with enough for a few spirit weeks. I’d be down with a Spirit Month; Mandelbaum?
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How about “drugs you convince your doctor/psychiatrist that you need” day?
I call Second Amendment. Though dressing like actual constitutional amendments might be uncomfortable for some people. I the alternative, I suggest “Dress Like Your Favorite Imaginary Fundamental Right Day.”
It’s a good suggestion. We could do a Constitution Day in general. I wouldn’t mind dressing as the Dormant Commerce Clause.
I never got into spirit week back in the day, but if I have an opportunity to dress as the repeal of prohibition, count me in.
I’m dressing as sexual autonomy.
This would be like fashion victim day, but what about Most Undergrad of the Undergrads dressup day?
Steve, wouldn’t sexual autonomy technically just be masturbation?
I don’t understand how the word “spirit” fits with the dress thing. Can someone explain? By the way, I’m Morgan’s mother’s cousin, 63 yo, which probably explains why I don’t get the connection. However, I like all the ideas!
You could always have “Celebrate Heritage Day,” i.e. outrageous costumes (which I know Morgan will love….she’ll bust out the kirndle (sp?) outfit).
Just think of the possibilities! If you’re Irish, you can dress like a leprechaun, German - fabulous lederhosen are always timeless, “early American” -think George Washington and Betsy Ross. If you can claim Spanish ancestry, there’s SO much you can do with cute bolero jackets not to mention some flamenco fashion. I even hear ‘Russian’ fashion is in - you know, the big fur hats and lots of bundling…
Personally, if we had such a day, I would come dressed as a Dutch milkmaid, with the clogs and all. Nice flouncy skirts and a lacey handkercheief for headgear.
It’s a dirndl. I’m getting a new one for Oktoberfest this fall. Get excited.
“Dress Like Your Favorite Imaginary Fundamental Right Day.” That silly substantive due process…always getting in the way…absolutely hysterical.