Dad's Weekend

After a few weeks with no football games in town, the Iowa Hawkeyes rolled into town this weekend along with my parents for Phi Mu's Dad's Weekend. I am so glad that I got to spend two days with my parents after not seeing them for about a month!

Friday afternoon my parents and I ventured to Brown County, the neighboring county to the one in which Bloomington is located, and explored. We ended up in Nashville, Indiana where there is an abundance of quaint shops in old houses. Going to Nashville and Brown County is definitely something that I would recommend to anyone that attends IU! 

Saturday we spent the day at our Dad's Weekend tailgate followed by the football game. Sadly, IU lost, but the team did give the Hawkeyes, who are ranked 9th in the nation, a run for their money. The final score was 35-27. Also, let's not forget that ESPN called out the IU fans for being horrible for leaving at or before halftime at every single game! All I can say to ESPN is: "Don't you know IU is a tailgate school?". 

Also, it's safe to say that I'm obsessed with our Dad's Weekend theme, which was similar to the Reagan/Bush campaign in 1984. 

"IU may have lost, but I won the dad lottery. "

-Carly Moffie 

Tailgate Season Attire

Consider yourself lucky, I almost named this post "Basic White Girl Attire for a Tailgate". It's officially tailgate season and in different parts of the country, namely the South, that means dresses and wedges. However, here at IU it means high waisted shorts, IU shirts, jerseys, flannels, leggings, and converse. I, for one, am so glad that I go to a school where I can be comfortable for a tailgate and possibly a football game. I've included pictures of myself from past games and tailgates and also some pictures of my sorority sisters and friends. 

IU Tailgating Attire 101:

Lesson #1:

 Leggings, Flannels, Scrunchies, and Converse 

Lesson #2: 

High-Waisted Shorts, Tailgate Shirts, Jerseys, Candy Stripes, Bucket Hats, and Neighbors 

Lesson 3: 

Dress for colder games, hello long sleeved shirts and vests!

Lesson 4: 

Tailgate Tank Part 2 with various poses 

Lesson 5: 

IU Shirts & Socks, Converse and High Waisted Shorts

Lesson 6:

Keep your friends up and know where your bucket hat is at all times

Huge thanks to my sisters for sending me pictures for this post!

 There may not be any school color dresses in sight, but we still manage to look cute and have fun.

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Happy tailgating season!