What I’m going for with colors is to have the costumes of those in both Kappa Kappa Delta and Alpha Beta Chi contrast the eerie, dark mood that will be established by the lights and set. I was initially motivated by the idea of how horrifying it would look to have blood splattered all over a “baby chick yellow” sweater and, of course, pastels are a popular color palette among Greek fashion. So, for the Greeks (Ashley, Britt, Nikki, Sabrina, Chet, and Blane), we’re going for what I’ve dubbed “mature pastels,” which are cooler colors like blue, purple, and green. In order to establish a relationship between Ashley and Britt, they’ll be the only two in pastel blues. The Pledges will be in “young pastels,” which are warmer colors like pink, orange, and yellow. The Outsiders (Helicopter Mom and Eliza) will be in darker values to interrupt the visual flower bed that will be the Greeks and Pledges, and Mark will be in earthy, neutral tones.

            As for silhouette, we are going for the southern prep look that is often seen at Furman University. I plan to run the gamut of patterns and prints for the pledges before they change into their pajamas, as a way of further distinguishing them from the KKD sisters, who will be in more solid, plain clothing as well as establishing their individuality.

            With the clowns, we want to have the initial scare for the audience, but in the end, these are costumes that were chosen as a hazing tactic by the guys in Alpha Beta Chi. The main goals of Chet and Blane’s would be to a.) scare the girls with the resources they have available to them and b.) embarrass the pledges. For example, the plan for Knox is to have him dressed as a dog-clown hybrid to fully carry out his dog “sentence,” so to speak. The clowns will also be dressed in something that they could’ve gotten at a Halloween store or pulled together from a thrift store.

            For the scenes set in the past, the four characters will be in period garments, dating to the late 80s. Brian and Tracy will be in shades of jewel-toned blues and Arlene and Monica will be in shades of jewel-toned greens in order to accentuate their envious, snake-like qualities. After haunting for three decades, being murdered, and buried, Brian and Tracy are probably going to look less than lively. Their present-day garb is going to consist of their past garb, but distressed until they’re no longer recognizable. Through this distressing treatment, the blues in the clothing will lose their saturation and fade to pastel blues and grays so that they fit into the pastel blue color palette with Ashley and Britt.