<p>How many honors cords are acceptable to wear?</p>
<p>I know the default answer from parents is, "All of them! You earned them!" but at a certain point, is it ostentatious/silly looking?</p>
<p>Because I didn't double major, I took classes all over the place, and ending up qualifying for several departmental honors societies, as well as quite a few general academic honor societies. In the end, this amounts to nine honors cords, a medal, a stole and a hood. I mean, I'm very proud of these things, and the department honors societies in particular are very important to me, but will it be silly to wear them all?</p>
<p>I've been speaking with other friends, who are as every bit as academically accomplished as I am, and they have maybe one, two to wear. So I feel like what I'm (planning?) to do is somewhat abnormal?</p>