A&M have the worst wizard robes - stolen from FSU - Tiger Boards Archive Forum

FutureDoc · 2019-09-05T13:34:57.044Z

Look at this thing, it is like they never really bothered. They just stole (get it) FSU's hand-me-downs. I mean, what is the point of becoming a wizard if you can't look like a baller.... atm fsu They have nothing on Clemson's Purple pimp suit...(see left).

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Re: Wonder what the genesis of the huge "sergeants stripes"

Sep 5, 2019, 11:08 AM

The type of sleeves (and amount of material) denote rank/status. the other parts of the gown denote other items such as school, degree, etc. Thus the "rank" of the degree obtained is indicated by the sleeves. Short "open" is baccalaureate, close/long sleeves is the masters level, and then billowed "puffy" is doctoral but that often has three stripes although some places might not - kinda depends. Still, Clemson will provide trustees the doctoral gown without the bars for those without doctoral degrees (gets a palmetto tree) and of course the president rocks four bars. Then you might have any of the four traditional schools (law, medicine, divinity, and philosophy) with slightly different quirks.

It really isn't sergeant stripes as the bars are not really chevrons... and I think that started being worn near the cuff.... But that is my pedantic side, I would say it would be more akin to epaulettes or similar. Still, the bars are not worn by bachelors/master level gowns.

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