After rushing a sorority in the South, I quickly learned that there was an overall uniform that most every girl followed.

I vowed that I would never wear these clothes that make any girl look 30 pounds heavier than she actually is, but the heat and humidity quickly made me realize why the girls dressed the way they do.

Here are the 10 parts of a sorority girl's uniform:

1. Oversized T-shirts: There is rarely a time when you see a girl walking around who is not sporting a large or extra large t-shirt with her sorority letters and the name of some date party plastered across the front and back. If it’s not their own letters, it’s that of the fraternity boy they are dating, which they’re probably very proud of and therefore are walking around flaunting the closest thing they’ve gotten to a trophy since middle school.

1. Running shorts: Also known as Norts (a combination of Nike and shorts), they can be found on just about any girl walking down sorority row. Nike should probably start sponsoring all southern sororities and thank them for the continuous and ever-growing advertising these girls give them. Don’t be fooled by this athletic look, these girls are more likely to have rolled out of bed five minutes before class, than they are to be on their way to the gym.
   
2. Nike running shoes: Like I said, the row is like a living, walking, and breathing advertisement for Nike, except “Just do it” refers more to going to class and studying than working out. Chacos, also known as Jesus sandals, as well as Birkenstocks are extremely comfortable and popular around campus, despite the fact they they are probably the ugliest shoes ever made.
3. Baseball cap: Somehow every girl I have seen is capable of pulling these off, though they are more often used to cover up three-day-old hair than to block the sunlight.
4. Over sized sunglasses: Rain or shine, there is just about every style of Ray Bans you could imagine gracing the quad. While they are used to block out the sun, they are equally as important to avoid eye-contact with some guy or your roommate from freshman year.
5. Pearl chokers: Someone please explain to me when the Little Mermaid went Goth. While the above trends may not be the most flattering, at least they are comfortable. I still don’t understand the choker trend- I thought that was left in the 90s for a reason- and I understand even less why someone (also known as every sorority girl) would want a pearl digging into their throat.
6. Kendra Scott necklace: If she’s not wearing the above, you will probably find your sorority girl sporting her newest Kendra Scott necklace. There is around 50 variations of this necklace, but for some reason every girl chooses one of five neutral colors (If you haven’t noticed, there is little originality or variation.)
7. Alex and Ani bangles: Because when you are dressed like a half-homeless person on their way to the gym, who doesn’t need a stack of 5,000 charmed bangles to accessorize with.
   
   
8. North Face backpack: The ever-athletic and sporty sorority girl strikes again with backpacks that could pass for that of someone going on a month-long mountain backpacking trip. You can’t blame them though: the straps are super comfy, which is necessary when you have a backpack full of Lily Pullitzer or Kate Spade planners and school accessories.
   
   
9. Iced coffee: If there is not some variation of Starbucks or sorority house cups in their hand as they walk to class, are they really a sorority girl?