[DrPhil]

Okay, I have heard this before but I think it's relatively rare. Even Google wanted me to mean "sorority pledge" or "fraternity pledge" instead of pledgee. There were some Google results for "pledgee" yet I can't help but think people are using the word because it includes "pledge" and they are using "pledgee" in contrast to a "pledger" but have it backwards.

In a general sense (outside of Greekdom) "pledgee" actually means to whom a pledge is made or given. That's different than if it was to mean someone who makes the pledge. For Greekdom, our fraternities and sororities would be the pledgees and the person making the pledge would be the pledger. Correct?

Don't fret, I didn't invest as much time as it seems in this topic. The world is ending.