What is a ZAP??

Okay, now that I have mentioned zaps in 2 previous posts I have learned that most people reading this really have no idea what I’m talking about.  When I was in college, the photographers that we would hire to come to our parties and take all our crazy posed pictures was the “Zap Guy”.  The company was called Zap Foto and I think it mainly catered to colleges in Birmingham. Maybe Univ of AL too??  So at our events we would yell “Hey, Zap Guy, Zap Guy” and it was almost like a competition to see who could do the craziest thing.

A few weeks after the party we would get these huge proof sheets to look over and buy the pictures we wanted. There is no telling the hundreds of dollars I spent on these silly pics!  But they are memories worth every penny. 

Anyway, working with the local KD chapter here has taught me that I am OLD (although I am pretty sure Zap is still around) and each school has different vocabulary.  Like “mixer” is “swap” here.  And instead of fighting over those big proof sheet posters, all the pics are online (of course!) and much easier to order & download. Not that anyone really cares but since I was in reunion mode I guess I thought I would scan & share some old school (literally) Zaps!! You can reference my Girls Weekend Reunion post for some Before/After pics…

 

Okay, this is the Anna/ Steph pose I referenced in the Girls Weekend Reunion post that we had to recreate.  I think it started out our Freshman year and we just started to see a pattern so eventually it was a tradition that we had to do. And for those of you out there who are not aware, Yes, 1996 was a long time ago but no, this was not the fashion.  We were dressed up for mixers which were theme parties with a fraternity in order to “mix” and introduce the new Freshman pledge classes. Because dressing up really unattractively in order to meet some guys makes a whole lot of sense!  

 This wasn’t really a ZAP, just taken on someone’s camera (way before everyone had digital!).  This was the first day of Rush my Senior Year (Sept 1999) and this was my pledge class, or what was left us after 4 years.  The theme was “Pick KD” so we all had to wear a dress or something with flowers.  Can you believe these dresses??  And what about those clunky black platform sandals…we thought those went with everything!  And Meredith was so in style with her neckerchief on. Honestly, that was definitely en vogue that season and I had tons of them.

I am the red head (yes, crazy story from the beach earlier that summer!) in the back in the black dress. Don’t worry, I’ve got my flowers on…they were embroidered from the hem coming up the dress.  Even then I couldn’t get away from the LBD!