Pledge Master or Pledge Mistress

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Pledge Master/Mistress

(n.) The head sorority or fraternity member in charge of pledging. Bend over, so that the pledge master can hit you with the paddle. Source: Dictionary of Geneseo English 2001. Adams.

Comments:

In 2012, "Pledge Mom" was used in place of "Pledge Mistress." "Pledge Mom" received an average of 3.55 out of 5 on student surveys, 1 being an unknown word, and 5 being a word commonly used and heard. (Miller, N-R, 2012)

Posted by ram19 at Nov 20, 2012 15:48

Pledge Master still used, but Pledge Mistress rarely heard around campus. Students report using Pledge Master for females as well as males (Frink, N-R, 2015).

Posted by kef12 at Apr 29, 2015 02:04

Pledge Master and Pledge Mistress have scored an average of 2.07 on a five point scale, 1 being ever used or heard and 5 being always used or heard, qualifying it as obsolete as of 2019. (McGowan, N-R, 2019)

Posted by ukm1 at Apr 07, 2019 15:49

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