Pledge

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Pledge

(n.) A process by which one gets into a fraternity or sorority; person who pledges. "Last night I woke up the pledge at 4 in the morning and made him run to the frat house, just to make me a sandwich." Source: Dictionary of Geneseo English 2001. A similar definition appears at http://www.urbandictionary.com/ ; entry probably not specific to Geneseo. Adams.

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A young and eager student trying to get into a frat or sorority. More often used as a term of endearment in frats such as Gamma Chi Epsilon and Alpha Phi Omega (Frink, N-R, 2015).

Posted by kef12 at Apr 29, 2015 02:02

(v.) The act of pledging, or joining a fraternity/sorority. (McGowan, N-R, 2019)

Posted by ukm1 at Apr 07, 2019 16:14

Document generated by Confluence on May 22, 2023 12:37

76.5% of surveyed participants were familiar with this term (Frazer, N-R, 2024)