Beta Alpha Psi - Dress Codes - Are They Important?

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BETA ALPHA PSI

I am back in school. Just in case anyone does not know it, I have been working slowly toward my 150 credit hours required to sit for the CPA exam. This year I decided to join a club--the Beta Alpha Psi Club. Supposedly, this is a must for your resume to be impressive. I've also been told that it's a great opportunity to network and meet all of the big firms and local small firms in our area.

Joining the Beta Alpha Psi is something that I have been putting off since I know that it requires a great deal, and my schedule is already hectic during the school year. However, I took the plunge this year and will occasionally tell you about some of our functions and activities.
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DRESS CODES - ARE THEY IMPORTANT?

Do you think it is important how you dress?

I thought this was interesting....The Beta Alpha Psi club has dress codes for all of their meetings. The very basic minimum is "Business Casual".

Here is the "Business Casual" guidelines:

Dos

• Slacks: Slacks and Khakis
• Shirts: Shirts with banded collars, polos, blouses, tunics, golf-shirts, sweaters, sport jackets, and turtlenecks.
• Dresses and Skirts: Dresses with moderate-length; skirts with moderate length or culottes.
• Footwear: Socks and/or stockings are always required for everyone. Dress or leather casual shoes; no open-toe shoes.

Don'ts

• Jeans: (denim pants, shirts, dresses, vests, or jackets)
• Sports jerseys
• T-shirts or collarless shirts, unless plain and worn with a jacket
• Tank or cropped-style tops
• Shorts, unless women's culottes that are worn to the knee
• Spandex, stirrup pants, or leggings
• Sweats (warm-up suits, sweatpants, or sweatshirts)
• Sun Dresses
• Sneakers, athletic shoes, sandals, or hiking boots
• No open-toe shoes
• Hats
• Minis, spaghetti straps, opened back or low-cut shirts

People do judge others by how they dress. How one dresses establishes credibility with his or her clients, co-workers, and with people in general. Small things such as dressing conservatively and wearing closed toed shoes actually make people trust and respect you more--this has been proven through many studies. Anyway, I thought that this was interesting....since the Bible has always taught us that how we dress is important.