on topic: a neat thing I forgot to mention earlier today

Cool - I can see all sorts of projects too - tuck pillows, pin cusions... But I love the crazy quilt idea.

But why in the world would you have 9 degrees? I am assuming none of them are honorary ones, but truly earned.

Cheryl

Wow - that's quite a gift. We laugh at our very bright Carnegie-Mellon ones

- they're plaid. Very plaid. Of course the liners are different depending on the degree area - but still.

ellice

I don't know - 1 person, 9 degrees with hoods??? I'd guess some of them are honorary. That's a lot of graduate degrees. But, it's still a great challenge.

ellice

Were they all given to one person? It could be a family collection. (Yeah Mom, I got my degree. Here--you have an attic. Can you keep this for me? Thanks. It'll just be for a little while. *Repeat for siblings

2-9.*)

That's what I was thinking. I'm pretty sure that my ex-husband has our little collection - though I think we decided with one of them to just keep

1 between us (they cost so much) as they were identical. And of course, the Masters are little hoods, while the doctoral ones are the really long ones - not to mention sleeve lengths and styles changing with degree progression.

Anyhow - it's definitely a fun thing. Sue does have some interesting friends - to go with her interesting self!

ellice

Oh, they're all labeled, at least year/institution. Most of them were honorary doctorates.

Sue

Ummmm, Cheryl, remember my ex? The longer you go to school, the longer you can postpone having to get a job. He would've been perfectly happy to have 9 degrees and retire at 65 having never worked full-time at anything.

Sorry to pick a nit, but law is generally purple. Music is pink. Poor business is drab brown!

Best wishes, Ericka

And sciences are gold/yellow

Sorry I got my colors screwed up! I am one of those oddball types with degrees in both music and law. (and a master's in psych -- no idea what that color was!)

For giggles:

Agriculture -Maize Arts / Letters / Humanities - academic hood velvet: White Business / Accountancy / Commerce - academic hood velvet: Drab Communications / Journalism - academic hood velvet: Crimson Dentistry - academic hood velvet: Lilac Economics - academic hood velvet: Copper Education - academic hood velvet: Light Blue Engineering - academic hood velvet: Orange Fine Arts (including Architecture) - Brown Forestry - academic hood velvet: Russet Journalism - Communications / academic hood velvet: Crimson Law - academic hood velvet: Purple Library Science - academic hood velvet: Lemon Yellow Medicine - academic hood velvet: Hunter Green Music - academic hood velvet: Pink Nursing - academic hood velvet: Apricot Oratory (Speech) - academic hood velvet: Silver - Gray Pharmacy - academic hood velvet: Olive Green Philosophy - academic hood velvet: PhD Rich Royal Blue Physical Education - academic hood velvet: Sage Green Public Administration (includes Foreign Service) - academic hood velvet: Peacock Blue Public Health - academic hood velvet: Salmon Pink Science - academic hood velvet: Bright Gold Social Work - academic hood velvet: Citron Theology (including Divinity, Ministry, Religion) - academic hood velvet: Scarlet Veterinary Science - academic hood velvet: Gray

For me, I'm pink, white, drab, and royal blue. What a combo...ew!

Best wishes, Ericka

Here's a partial listing.

wish I could remember the color for home ec. I was jealous of other students because I was one of those stuck with drab brown!

I think I have some bright orange hood borders. The CMU one is truly a lovely sight - the orange, and the Carnegie plaid. Yum.

ellice

I think psych is supposed to be gold.

Best wishes, Ericka

I think it's maroon.

Best wishes, Ericka

Ericka - you are just a fount of knowledge! Soon it'll be time for the RCTN trivial pursuit challenge - tee hee.

Ellice

Engineering, yes? That must be a sight to behold ;-)

Best wishes, Ericka

This should give you all the missing colors!