Step aside, New York Fashion Week and Vogue. You have some competition. It has come to my attention that we Greek students are trendsetters. Well, let me rephrase that statement -- Greek students set trends for themselves and only themselves.

Some trends are really great, in my opinion, at least. However, some people would argue that such fashion choices are not so good. This is my attempt to justify these trends.

1. Let us begin with oversized t-shirts.

When was the last time you ordered a shirt in anything less than a large? Oversized tees are great. They are comfy, right? Who needs to know if you’re wearing pants or not? It’s all about trust. People must trust you and your judgment -- that you know better than to go pant-less to class, right? We also love to wear our oversized t-shirts with leggings! Cover the bum, am I right? 

Justification: Comfy, trust-building, bum-covering shirts.

2. Next spotlight is on monograms.

I really don’t know how any of us would ever be able to tell our belongings are actually our own. The $60 to sew on a frocket with your initials is totally money well spent. How will people even know who you are… right? We enjoy monogramming virtually anything we own! Such as hats, shirts, purses, wallets, bathroom caddies, water bottles and even slap monograms on our cars. We do so because we want everyone to know that the hat we are wearing or the water bottle we are sipping on is, in fact, ours.

Justification: To be able to accurately promote that said product is yours, noted by swirly initials.

3. How about those crew socks?

We love to throw them on with our Converse and Nike shorts because it’s oh-so- fabulously fashionable. Plus, it’s great protection from the sun. Our poor ankles would definitely burn without them. Sock lines are great lines. Clearly justifiable. Tan lines bring me to…

4. Chacos.

Is your wardrobe even complete with out them? We just love to flaunt our Chaco tan lines because a) we are outdoorsy and b) we are fratty. (Do those two even mix? I don’t know, but we sure make it work.) Not only are they really attractive, rubber, strappy sandals and the cutest little shoes ever, they are a reasonable price of $100. Seriously, can you find rubber sandals cheaper than that anywhere else? I didn’t think so either.

Justification: Great for the treacherous hike through the concrete terrain to class.

5. Chubbies.

I believe the phrase men use goes something like, “Skies out, thighs out!” I think that’s how it goes at least. Chubbies are super short colorful shorts just for men. Super short. Super fun.

Justification: Don’t ask me, I don’t wear them.

To be quite honest, from the outside looking in, these trends are really confusing. Most are actually very unattractive. I admit, even I order large shirts and wear high socks because all I can really justify it with is the simple word, “college.”

We are going to have to dress up and go to work for the rest of our lives. Today, we are college students. So, I believe that is why we embrace these trends. We can be silly because we are in college. We can wear really ugly sandals because we are in college.

As far as I’m concerned, I will be avoiding pant suits and blazers for as long as possible. So for now, I will continue to dress socially unacceptable.

Justification: Because I can.