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I don’t doubt that some offer and charge for rentals. (I think mine only charged $130 ish for purchase though.) However, I am shocked to hear that there is not

I don’t doubt that some offer and charge for rentals. (I think mine only charged $130 ish for purchase though.) However, I am shocked to hear that there is not even an option to purchase them at OP’s university. Many people like to keep them, especially the cap at least, as a souvenir, or their parents will keep it. Besides, couldn’t they make more money selling them?

xp84 5mo ago
At my college you rented the gowns, or at least that was the default, but I think the cap was bought and yours to keep. Also, as a souvenir, the tassel, which is decorated with a charm showing the year graduated, is also always (obviously) yours to keep. It’s very common in America for young people to hang that tassel from their car’s center rear-view mirror.