In Alpha Phi Omega, pledge classes are named for an alumni brother who's done a lot for the fraternity. Fall pledge classes have a national namesake and spring pledge classes (at least in our chapter) have a local namesake. I think that's a cool tradition....what an honor!
I pledged in Fall 1993, in the
Earle Herbert pledge class. The current pledge class is the
Ray Hancock pledge class.
Here's a list of all the national namesakes since 1946.