DRESS CODE POLICY -Students are expected to demonstrate by their dress and appearance a mature Christian attitude and the ability to discern propriety. A student’s sense of fashion should be guided by good grooming and modesty, and mature discretion should be exercised in selecting a wardrobe. The dress code is a standard of excellence that represents an essential part of the ORU lifestyle. In determining what should be worn, one should consider the following:
1. Modesty
2. 2. Appropriateness to the activity
3. 3. Sensitivity and consideration of others
Regular Dress Code Standards- The regular dress code standards should be observed in all classes and chapel services. They should also be followed by anyone entering the LRC/GC until 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The dress code for the cafeteria is casual. The dress code for the LRC/GC after 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and on weekends, is casual, though shorts are not acceptable.
Men—Men may wear collared or knit shirts or turtlenecks. Sweatshirts and sweaters may also be worn. In the dress code, men may wear slacks, corduroys, khakis, or neat jeans. Fatigues, tattered or torn jeans, and jogging pants are not acceptable. Shorts are not permitted in class. Dress or casual shoes, including athletic shoes and flip-flops, are appropriate. Makeup (fingernail polish, eye shadow, lipstick, etc.) is unacceptable for male students. Any questionable attire may be called to the wearer's attention and referred to the Dean of Student Development. The Dean of Student Development or the Associate Dean of Student Development reviews the questionable attire.
Men’s Casual Attire—Casual attire may be worn in the cafeteria and the LRC/GC (except for regularly scheduled classes and laboratories) after 4:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, and all day in the Armand Hammer Alumni-Student Center. Shorts are permitted only in the cafeteria. Shirts must be worn in the Aerobics Center and all university activities (unless prior university approval). This attire is also suitable for the first-floor lounges of the residence halls, recreation lounges in the halls, and the Hamill Student Center. Pajamas should not be worn down to the first-floor lobby areas or the Quad Towers Lobby Area (“Fishbowl”). Tank shirts must never be worn in the cafeteria, LRC/ GC, or Christ’s Chapel. Sunbathing may be done only in the designated areas: the hill to the north of Quad Towers and near Gabrielle Hall. T-shirts must be worn to and from the sunbathing areas. Bathing suits are not acceptable for sunbathing on campus.
Women—In addition to skirts and dresses, women may wear slacks, corduroys, khakis, gauchos, Capri pants, or neat jeans at all times for class, chapel services, and the library (Monday to Friday before 4:00 p.m. in the library). The length of all pants should be mid-calf or lower. Shorts are not permitted in class. Skirt and dress lengths must not exceed 4 inches above the middle of the knee, including the slit in the dress or skirt. Knit shirts, blouses, or nonathletic shirts must be modest and in good taste, not revealing or sheer, with no cleavage. All straps must be at least one inch wide, whether on a dress or shirt. Spaghetti straps, strapless, and off-the-shoulder dresses are permitted, with formal gowns for formal occasions. Formal gowns must be modest and in good taste (with no cleavage showing, the back no lower than the standard bra strap line (mid-back), and no shorter than 4 inches above the knee, including any slits up the leg). Dress or casual shoes, including athletic shoes and flip-flops, are appropriate.
Winters in Tulsa are marked by cold and windy days with snow and general dampness. Women are advised to bring a warm winter coat, boots for cold and wet weather, gloves, and scarves.
Any questionable attire may be called to the wearer's attention and referred to the Dean of Student Development or the Associate Dean of Student Development. The Dean of Student Development or the Associate Dean of Student Development reviews the matters.
Women’s Casual Attire—Casual attire may be worn in the cafeteria and LRC/GC (except for regularly scheduled classes and laboratories) after 4:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, and all day in the Armand Hammer Alumni-Student Center. Shorts are permitted only in the cafeteria and the Armand Hammer Alumni-Student Center. T-shirts are allowed with no cleavage showing. This attire is also acceptable for the first-floor lounges of the residence halls, recreation lounges in the residential halls, and the Hamill Student Center. Sunbathing may be done in the designated areas only, which are the grassy areas between Ellis Melvin Roberts (EMR) and Michael Cardone Halls, the area near Gabrielle Hall, and the hill just north of Quad Towers. Shorts and T-shirts are acceptable for sunbathing. Bathing suits, sports bras, body suits, etc., are not acceptable for sunbathing on campus.