pledge ceremony
Formal promise event
A pledge ceremony is a formal ritual in which participants make commitments or vows, often marking entry into an organization.
Greek fraternities and sororities hold pledge ceremonies for new members.
The term also applies to fundraising events where donors publicly announce contributions: The telethon's pledge ceremony raised two million dollars.
- oathFormal binding promise
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- blood oathVow sealed by bloodshed
- sworn inFormally bound by oath
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
hand on heart · initiation · fraternity · sorority · Greek life · candles · candle lighting · ritual · induction · swearing · promise · commitment · honor · honor code · handshake · flag · loyalty · brotherhood
- ceremonieswedding, weddings, graduation, graduations, funeral
- ritualsritual, rite, sacrament, blessing, prayer
- initiation ritesrite of passage, initiation rite, walkabout, tribal initiation, puberty rites
- sacred riteswedding, funeral, burial, cremation, christening
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Unwritten mutual commitment
gentleman's agreement · tacit understanding · unspoken agreement · verbal promise · pinky promise
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Event honoring departure
expulsion · decommissioning · graduation ceremony · disaffiliation · dishonorable discharge
pledge ceremonyabsolution
Formal clearing of guilt
dispensation · annulment · contract termination · excommunication · disavowal
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