Donate
Graduates and alumni are welcome to donate used Cal Poly graduation attire to the Grad Gown Reuse Program. The program exists to divert graduation regalia from landfill, as the vast majority of gowns are only utilized once in a lifetime. Please join in making graduation more sustainable by shipping your used gown, cap, and/or tassels to:
Grad Gown Reuse
Building 70, Room 117A
1 Grand Avenue
San Luis Obispo, CA, 93407
Borrow
Follow this link to sign-up for a gown! Click "Expand View" on the form for all details on pick-up and return. To stay updated, follow @calpolygreencampus on Instagram!
About
Established in 2022-23, Grad Gown Reuse began with a donation of 90 gowns from the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), who had previously ran their own program but lacked staff and storage capacity to keep the program running at its full potential. To honor this contribution, priority sign-up is given to graduating students of the EOP with a two-week grace period every year. Additional graduation gown donations are collected by the Green Campus team every commencement cycle. In spring 2024, around 140 gowns were successfully signed out to graduates, and donations collected to be able to offer a total of 193 masters and undergrad gowns in 2025.