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User_gary Posted 13 years ago
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Pledges for house
Well, why are they gonna
take your house away?
Because we get no pledges,
and everyone kind of thinks we're losers.
Can you tell me what "pledges" mean in the conversation mentioned above?
Does it mean something like "nobody is giving them loan to buy house"?
take your house away?
Because we get no pledges,
and everyone kind of thinks we're losers.
Can you tell me what "pledges" mean in the conversation mentioned above?
Does it mean something like "nobody is giving them loan to buy house"?
Top answer
It's a term unique to the fraternity/sorority system in the United States collegiate experience. "Pledges" in this context means "people who have been extended an invitation to join a fraternity/sorority and have accepted that invitation, but whose ultimate initiation is contingent on their conduct during a trial period".
- It's a term unique to the fraternity/sorority system in the United States collegiate experience.
- "Pledges" in this context means "people who have been extended an invitation to join a fraternity/sorority and have accepted that invitation, but whose ultimate initiation is contingent on their conduct during a trial period".
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It's a term unique to the fraternity/sorority system in the United States collegiate experience. "Pledges" in this context means "people who have been extended an invitation to join a fraternity/sorority and have accepted that invitation, but whose ultimate initiation is contingent on their conduct during a trial period".
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