Calling new members "baby"

[BraveMaroon]

Yeah, I'm done to death with the "baby (insert mascot here)" thing.

Of course, I fought the losing battle all through college to get my sisters to stop referring to themselves (and others) as "girls".

I had no problem being called a pledge - I survived and have no scars mental or physical from that brief time in my life.

But, I'm sure that 20 years from now, there'll be a new trend and the Baby Quatrefoils/Crescent Moons/Palm Trees of today will clutch their pearls in horror and remember the good old days.

[amIblue?]

Originally Posted by BraveMaroon

But, I'm sure that 20 years from now, there'll be a new trend and the Baby Quatrefoils/Crescent Moons/Palm Trees of today will clutch their pearls in horror and remember the good old days.

Probably so, except new members were called pledges for decades before the change. My org was founded in 1870, and I don't know for sure when the "pledge" term came into vogue, but I'm pretty certain that new members were pledges for at least 100 years before the change was made. Does anyone have any further info on this?