sorority

noun

so·​ror·​i·​ty sə-ˈrȯr-ə-tē 

-ˈrär-

plural sororities

: a club of women

specifically : a women's student organization formed chiefly for social purposes and having a name consisting of Greek letters

Examples of sorority in a Sentence

She wanted to pledge a sorority.

Recent Examples on the Web

Titled Elle, the series will also debut on Amazon and take viewers through the titular character’s high school years before viewers met her as a sorority student turned Harvard Law School graduate. —Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2024

Today, herself Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority member Terry maintains that community-centric approach. —Ebony Flake, Essence, 14 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin sororitas sisterhood, from Latin soror sister

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

sorority

noun

so·​ror·​i·​ty sə-ˈrȯr-ət-ē 

-ˈrär-

plural sororities

: a club of women especially at a college

Etymology

from Latin sororitas "sisterhood," from earlier soror "sister"