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

Lately, teenagers from the Northeast are opting to head to the South for college, where tuition is cheaper and sororities are the ultimate social club. —Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026

Carlee and Christopher met in college at the University of Arizona when Carlee, who is now a dance teacher, had to teach Chris how to dance for a sorority talent show. —Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026

See drill teams, high school bands, fraternities and sororities, churches and other organizations and groups marching as the parade travels along Harbor Drive South. —Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025

So housing, books, sorority, like all that stuff. —Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 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"