Living in a swing state, you might be used to seeing a lot of Sarah Palin. But what about seeing her at a frat party? Or seeing four of her at a frat party?
With Halloween falling the weekend before the presidential election this year, girls across campus are pulling out their favorite suits and dressing up as the Alaskan governor and Republican vice-presidential nominee.
College sophomore Elizabeth Grant decided to be Palin for Halloween after her uncle told her she resembled the vice-presidential candidate. At the time, she was sitting with her hair pushed up against the back of a chair.
To enhance her natural resemblance, Grant will be wearing a navy skirt suit, a white wrap-around blouse, black peep-toe pumps and glasses this weekend.
She had her bangs trimmed for the occasion and will wear her hair half up and half down.
College sophomore Alicia Rodriguez, another Palin impersonator, will be dressed in a skirt with a high slit that falls just above the knee, closed-toe heels, a white low-cut blouse and a black blazer.
She will also be wearing a sash that says "Ms. Alaska" as a nod to Palin's past success as a beauty queen.
She plans to tease her hair and "give the illusion of bangs."
Rodriguez will be borrowing a friend's glasses and said she was a little worried about seeing with them.
Dressing as Palin, however, is not necessarily an endorsement of the candidate.
Both Grant and Rodriguez said they support Obama but are dressing as Palin because she has gotten so much media attention.
"I'm not mocking her - it's a representation," Rodriguez said.
In the spirit of bipartisanship, Penn Democrats President and College junior Lauren Burdette will also be Palin this Halloween.
For her costume, Burdette is opting for "a McCain hat and a hunting-like vest thing and jeans" because that will be "much more comfortable than a pantsuit."
Local costume stores Past and Present, Masquerade Costume Superstore and Pierre's Costumes have varying selections of masks of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates.
An employee at Masquerade Costume Superstore, which is located at 1100 S. Columbus Blvd, said the Sarah Palin masks have been especially popular.
College Republicans President and College junior Zac Byer, who is not dressing up as Palin, isn't fazed by her many wannabes.
"If they really wanted to put on a scary costume or dress up as a frightening woman, they should be Nancy Pelosi," he said.
