A question we’ve seen posed more than a number of times in our comments is “What do I wear to homecoming parties at Queen’s?” A simple question, one clearly causing undue amounts of anxiety in our beloved Frosh, now goes unanswered no longer.
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Jessica, a 2nd year Econ major shares her tips for dressing for success during Queen’s Homecoming:
- Show your school pride and wear as much tricolour as you can. Red, gold and blue … anything goes! For some reason, the uglier the better.
- Stay comfy. Queen’s sweatshirts or rugby shirts with comfy pants means you can drink copious amounts of beer and still get your Oil Thigh on.
- Wear clothes you are okay with getting dirty. Beer, puke, dirt, pancake syrup – if you had fun, your clothes will come home in rougher shape than you left the house in.
- A head covering! It’s not homecoming without either a tam or a big oversized hood. When you find yourself on someone else’s bed / couch / floor in the morning your bed head is safe from Facebook tagging.
- Tshirts that make fun of other schools. Sleep with it at Western? Step in it at Guelph? Anything that makes you feel superior for choosing Queen’s works. And yes, Guelph was my safety school thankyouverymuch.
- My outfit of choice? Tricolour Queen’s Rugby sweater (a big oversized) comfy black tights, and Hunters or Uggs. I’m warm, dry, and ready to reallocate my energy into cheering for the Gaels and consuming too much keg beer than caring about what I’m wearing.
Still wondering what the heck homecoming is all about? It involves pancake keggers (a Queen’s tradition!) in the morning, followed by drunken cheering at the game. Alumni usually are everywhere, and will often show up at some of the parties, or at least parade around the football field. After the game, more drinking usually occurs, or people take naps to prepare for evening parties.
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