Sample Honor Pledges

"As a member of the William and Mary community, I pledge on my honour not to lie, cheat, or steal, either in my academic or personal life. I understand that such acts violate the Honour Code and undermine the community of trust, of which we are all stewards." -- The College of William & Mary

"On my honour as a student, I have neither given nor received aid on this assignment/exam." -- University of Virginia

"Pledge: No Aid; No Violations." -- Wesleyan University

"A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do." -- United States Military Academy

"Who lives here reveres honour, honors duty; we neither lie, cheat, steal nor attempt to deceive." -- United States Coast Guard Academy

"I pledge my honour that I have not violated the honour code during this examination." -- Princeton University

"No member of the Caltech community shall take unfair advantage of any other member of the Caltech community." -- California Institute of Technology

"Sweet Briar women do not lie, cheat, steal or violate the rights of others. Therefore, I pledge to uphold all standards of honorable conduct. I will report myself and others for any infraction of this pledge." -- Sweet Briar College

"I affirm that I will uphold the highest principles of honesty and integrity in all my endeavors at Gettysburg College and foster an atmosphere of mutual respect within and beyond the classroom." -- Gettysburg College

"I pledge to uphold the principles of honesty and responsibility at our University." -- Texas State University

"We have but one rule here, and it is that every student must be a gentleman." -- Washington and Lee University

"The members of the METU community are reliable, responsible and honourable people who embrace only the success and recognition they deserve, and act with integrity in their use, evaluation and presentation of facts, data and documents." -- Middle East Technical University

"I have been honest and observed no dishonesty." -- Guilford College

"Each member of the Association of Students of Harvey Mudd College is responsible for maintaining his or her integrity and the integrity of the college community in all academic matters and in all affairs concerning the community." - Harvey Mudd College