Club Competition
Onsite Competition
The Apparel Design competition allows each club to submit one club-designed piece of apparel depicting the 2025 - 2026 Theme - Wired for Success. This competition is designed to encourage creativity, innovation, interpretation of theme, and artistic design. A club may only have one entry.
Elementary Betas are eligible to compete in Elementary competitions only.
Junior Betas are eligible to compete in Junior competitions only.
Senior Betas are eligible to compete in Senior competitions only.
A club/school may not submit the same entry for competition in different divisions (EL, JR, SR).
Photo books, posters, albums, displays, etc. detailing the creation of the entry are prohibited.
Competition Guidelines
- The apparel must adhere to the 2025-2026 Convention Theme - Wired for Success.
- Each club must submit one finished piece for the Apparel Design competition.
- The project will remain on display until the designated pick up time.
- Entries may be any form of apparel but may not be an accessory (i.e., shoes, handbags, ties, hats, belts, headbands, etc.)
- The apparel must be student designed.
- Apparel must have marketing potential.
- A completed Apparel Design Form should be attached to the project.
- No display stands or mannequins.
- Although reasonable precautions to protect entries will be taken, National Beta will not be responsible for loss or damage.
- It is the responsibility of clubs entering the competition to collect entered items at the designated time listed in the schedule.
Educational Connections
- Creativity and Innovation
- Communication and Collaboration
- Information and Media Literacy
- Design Elements and Visual Arts Standards
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
- Students will investigate, find solutions, strategies, and designs from an infinite number of possibilities using inquiry, collaboration, and process based learning.
How to Enter
- Visit www.betaclub.org/events/conventions and follow directions.
- Register students and then select competitions to enter.
National Eligibility
All Plaques Awarded at State Convention
Apparel Design Form
View all competition forms and download here.
Judging Criteria
| Apparel Design | 16-20 | 11-15 | 6-10 | 1-5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interpretation and Illustration of the Theme | Excellent interpretation and illustration of the theme. | Good interpretation and illustration of the theme. | Average interpretation and illustration of the theme. | Minimal interpretation and illustration of the theme. |
| Artistic Design | Artistic Design creates an excellent visual display of craftmanship. | Artistic Design creates a good visual display of craftmanship. | Artistic Design creates an average visual display of craftmanship. | Artistic Design creates a minimal visual display of craftmanship. |
| Originality of Concept | Apparel reflects excellent originality of concept. | Apparel reflects good originality of concept. | Apparel reflects average originality of concept. | Apparel reflects minimal originality of concept. |
| Creativity, Color, and Contrast | The apparel exhibits an excellent degree of student creativity with the use of colors, textures, shapes and spacing. | The apparel exhibits a good degree of student creativity with the use of colors, textures, shapes and spacing. | The apparel exhibits an average degree of student creativity with the use of colors, textures, shapes and spacing. | The apparel exhibits a minimal degree of student creativity with the use of colors, textures, shapes and spacing. |
| Marketing Potential | The apparel exhibits an excellent ability to be marketed. | The apparel exhibits a good ability to be marketed. | The apparel exhibits an average ability to be marketed. | The apparel exhibits a minimal ability to be marketed. |
| Deductions | This will be taken one time by the coordinator. | Did not follow competition guidelines-10 |