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

Sisterhood Above All meets Ava, a pledge at Southern State University's Gamma sorority. —Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025

One example is last year's collaboration between the drink brand Poppi and an entire University of Austin sorority. —Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025

People often came to see the show again and again and return with their mom, or sorority sisters, or childhood best friends, and more. —Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025

Zeta is one of the nation's largest historically Black sororities. —Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 11 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin sororitas sisterhood, from Latin soror sister

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sorority

• authority
• majority
• minority
• priority
• seniority
• sonority
• exteriority
• inferiority
• superiority

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"