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Originally Posted by NutBrnHair
I do not like the term "new member," but I use it to be correct.  Technically, I see the new members as probationary members until their initiation, which for us is the next semester. |
That reminded me. We used to use "provisional member" (quotes included). A sister said it at a rush party one year and there was a group cringe. I don't think it was ever actually used in day to day life though.
The jettisoning of "pledge" is just so silly. There are lots of words that get twisted around by certain groups of people or their actions - "Christian" leaps to mind - but that doesn't mean the people who know what it really means stop using it.