Pledge

Do you use "Pledge"?

Please vote below.

I use it very often.

0

I use it sometimes.

0

I've heard it but I never use it.

2

I've never heard of this word.

0

There were 2 votes since the poll was created on 09:20, 12 March 2014.

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Part of speech

Noun and Adjective

Pronunciation

[plej’]

Definition

(noun) One who has dropped a bid at a fraternity, but has not been fully initiated and does not have official "brother" status. This is used as an official title at some fraternities; at others it may only be used in a pejorative context.

(adjective) A "familial" relationship within greek life. Examples include pledge father/mother which is a mentor to either a pledge or member of a sorority that has yet to initiate as well as pledge husband/wife which are members of a fraternity and sorority that are friends and have decided to get pledge married. Pledge family is the term used to describe a group of individuals that are "related" in a greek life context.

Related terms

Brother, associate member

Example sentences

“Yeah, we got a good new group of pledges this quarter.”