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The inventor of the Bellamy salute was James B. Upham, junior partner and editor of The Youth's Companion. [1] Bellamy recalled that Upham, upon reading the pledge, came into the posture of the salute, snapped his heels together, and said, "Now up there is the flag; I come to salute; as I say 'I pledge allegiance to my flag', I stretch out my right hand and keep it raised while I say the ...
The Pledge of Allegiance: A Revised History and Analysis, 1892–2007 (Free State Press, Inc.) ISBN 978-0-9650620-2-2 Excerpt, Chapter Eight: "Under God" and Other Questions About the Pledge. Ellis, Richard J. (2005). To the Flag: The Unlikely History of the Pledge of Allegiance (Lawrence: University of Kansas Press) ISBN 0-7006-1372-2
*The Ordeal in 1916 was considered a pledge and not a full membership. Therefore, there were only two degrees. [25] The pledge (Ordeal) pin is almost identical to the silver arrow pin still found today except it is now die-struck as opposed to poured into a die. [25] These pins were mandatory in the beginning of the order.
The incident at the heart of the case took place at a fraternity house party on February 17 last year, according to prosecutors, which was presided over by Cooper, Phi Kappa Psi’s president, and ...
In 1916, the levels of membership were Pledge, First Degree and Second Degree. Pledges were candidates who took part in the initiation ceremony similar to today's Ordeal Honor. The first degree was for candidates who completed the initiation during the October annual "member's only" meeting similar to the Brotherhood Honor today.
Four fraternity members at San Diego State University have been charged in connection with a "skit" performed at a party that left one pledge hospitalized with 16 percent burns on his body. Caden ...
Cooper was the fraternity president, Cowling was on the pledge board, and Serrano, like Larsen, was a pledge. The four students each pleaded not guilty to charges. wolterke – stock.adobe.com
The Pledge of Allegiance Building, or Youth's Companion Building, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. was where the pledge was written. More broadly, a pledge of allegiance is any oral affirmation of one's dedication to a ruler, country, etc. (e.g., in the recent coronation, citizens were urged to pledge allegiance to the king).