Numbering Pledges?

[DrPhil]

Naraht isn't talking about the member(ship) number from (inter)national headquarters or a derivative of membership number.

Naraht is talking about what many NPHC and NALFO call a "line number" or "pledge number" (if the word "pledge" is still used). The number can have meaning beyond height and order of initiation.

Numbering is why many NPHC and NALFO say they are an Ace, for example, and they say "my number/numba" when interacting with Aces from other lines in the same chapter, different chapters of the same GLO, and other GLOS.

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Naraht isn't talking about the member(ship) number from (inter)national headquarters or a derivative of membership number.

Naraht is talking about what many NPHC and NALFO call a "line number" or "pledge number" (if the word "pledge" is still used). The number can have meaning beyond height and order of initiation.

Numbering is why many NPHC and NALFO say they are an Ace, for example, and they say "my number/numba" when interacting with Aces from other lines in the same chapter, different chapters of the same GLO, and other GLOS.

So, would someone who had a "pledge number" or a "line number" always be that even if they were never initiated? COuld they still use that or would it be unseemly to do so?

[tld221]

Originally Posted by Titchou

So, would someone who had a "pledge number" or a "line number" always be that even if they were never initiated? COuld they still use that or would it be unseemly to do so?

Depends on the organization and chapter. If a person had a number and did not continue the process, that number may not be used anymore on that line. Some orgs/chapters may reassign numbers. You wouldn't know either unless you asked and someone told you.

As to whether the dropee still referred to themselves as that number... if they were referring to themselves as "number ___" in past tense, it would certainly raise some eyebrows. Cans of worms would be opened for that person.