One of the frequent questions that we get is 'What do I wear?" To help flesh this out we wanted to define dress code a bit: 

The chapter members, subject to approval by the advisory council, will establish and set their own dress code for chapter meetings. Chapters should take steps to ensure that dress codes do not create undue financial hardships on the members.

No dress code may be used to prohibit a DeMolay from wearing attire that is religious in nature.

Care should be taken to ensure that clothing does not contain un-DeMolay like sayings or graphics. When visiting another chapter or another youth organization, care should be taken to observe their dress standards.  For example, if a young ladies' group is hosting an event and their rules require ties, DeMolays should wear ties. We are guests in their house. 

In general, DeMolay uses the following standards for young men and male advisors:

DeMolay Casual: A pair of slacks with a polo shirt. Shorts and t-shirts are not considered casual. We will note when shorts can be worn. 

DeMolay Business: A pair of slacks, with a dress shirt, tie at a minimum, jacket or blazer, or a culturally equivalent outfit such as a barong or a kilt or military uniform.

DeMolay Formal: A tuxedo or dark suit, or a culturally equivalent outfit, such as a barong or kilt or dress uniform.

DeMolay Athletic: A pair of shorts or pants with an A-Shirt, Tee Shirt, or Tank Top.


Women's Dress Code:
Women should use the dress code for DeMolays and male advisors as a guideline for their own attire, this includes the wearing of athletic wear, slacks and formal wear. Ultimately the dress code for women is up to the sole discretion of the State Sweetheart Director. Please reach out to her if you have questions at  nysweetheartdirector@gmail.com.  
 

As a rule of thumb, you can always dress down if you over dressed for an event, but hard to dress up if you under dressed.