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Lafayette College runs a traditional commencement on the Quad (rain site: Kirby Sports Center) with a Grad-Finale event where students pick up or order official cap, gown, and tassel attire. Students are encouraged to reserve regalia in advance through the College Store and vendor representatives appear at Grad-Finale for fittings. Official caps, gowns and tassels are available through campus ordering events and vendor portals.

The College requires standard academic regalia — mortarboard graduation cap, gown, and tassel — for all candidates; stoles are optional and may be ordered separately. Commencement packets and Grad-Finale guidance detail attire, diploma distribution, and logistics for graduates.

Lafayette has some ceremony-specific traditions that affect regalia presentation. For 2024 the Pepper Prize winner was given a leading role in moving class tassels to mark conferral; the College has recently formalized how the tassel movement is led to signify degree conferral. This underlines the importance of tassel placement and timing during the ceremony.

Selected campus programs award specialty cords: for example, the Office of Sustainability awards a green cord to students who significantly support sustainability initiatives — demonstrating that some cords/stoles at Lafayette are program-specific rather than part of a universal discipline color chart.

Public Lafayette sources and vendor pages (e.g., Jostens/Midwest) show ordering and vendor support but Lafayette’s public pages do not publish a single, college-wide hood or tassel color chart by discipline; specialty cords and optional stoles come from departments, vendors, or student groups rather than a universal discipline color table.

Official Lafayette College Academic Regalia

Mark your graduation milestone with a full academic regalia set from Lafayette College — mortarboard cap, graduation gown, tassel, and hood (for graduate-level degrees when required) — ready for commencement ceremonies.

Variants Offered

• Bachelor’s Cap & Gown Bundle — graduation gown, cap, and tassel for undergraduate commencement.
• Graduate Cap, Gown & Hood Bundle — includes hood for graduate-level degrees where required. :contentReference[oaicite:12]{index=12}
• Optional Department / Organization Cords or Stoles — for honors, student groups or affiliations; distributed by departments/organizations directly. :contentReference[oaicite:13]{index=13}

Key Features

• Institution-approved academic regalia — meets Lafayette College commencement dress code. :contentReference[oaicite:14]{index=14}
• Cap (mortarboard), gown and tassel included; hood added for advanced-degree candidates as needed. :contentReference[oaicite:15]{index=15}
• Pre-order available until fixed deadline; hand-me-down gown program offered to reduce cost and support sustainability. :contentReference[oaicite:16]{index=16}
• Optional cords or stoles for honors or affiliation — perfect for students with academic distinctions or club memberships. :contentReference[oaicite:17]{index=17}
• Complete “cap, gown (and hood)” package available — simplifies preparation for commencement, photos, and memorabilia.

Recommended For

Graduating Lafayette College students (undergraduate or graduate), alumni ordering keepsake regalia, or supporters purchasing for graduates. Also ideal for anyone needing official academic gown sets for ceremonies, photos, or memorabilia.

Note: To confirm the exact colors of the graduation gown, cap, tassel, honor cords, and stoles for your specific program at Lafayette College, you can reach out directly to the college's administration or the office responsible for commencement and student services. They can provide you with the most accurate and up-to-date information regarding academic regalia.