Namesake

When a pledge class is named after a person, that person becomes that pledge class's namesake. In the fall, the pledge class namesake is chosen by the national office, and Iota Phi will name that pledge class after the national namesake. In the spring, each chapter is free to choose their own namesake, so every chapter's spring namesakes will be different. Some chapters do not use namesakes at all, and refer to their pledge classes in the order they pledges, using Greek letters (the first class would be Alpha, the second Beta, and so on, the same way as chapters are named)

Namesakes for spring are chosen by the chapter. It is among the Pledge Parents duties to submit a proposal for a namesake for the spring pledge class; however, ultimate authority in the decision rests with the chapter, and namesake is choosen via voting by the chapter. Generally, the pledge parent's recomendation is followed by the chapter, however.

For a list of fall class namesakes, see the national site.