I always thought kilts were cool, but didn't know much about them...we weren;t real sure about our heritage, and nobody really took the time to research it.
I decided I needed one after coming here to Covenant College. Our college symbol is the Scot, mostly in honor of the Scottish Presbyterians, to which our school owes much.
So I bought a green-ish Sport Kilt, and wore it around every once in awhile...the impetus came from another freshman who owned a black UK, and wore it every week or so...then I discovered XMarks, and found out that Sport Kilts were not even close to being as awesome as a real kilt...so I bought the SWK. I can't afford to expand the collection yet...I want to make my own now, to save on bucks.