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as in organizations
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
a firm believer in community service and a dedicated member of the local fraternity of Good Samaritans
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as in brotherhoods
the body of people in a profession or field of activity
the fraternity of civil engineers
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Recent Examples of fraternities
All membership intake activities for school fraternities, sororities and clubs have been paused, the university said in a memo.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
The outlet added that Southern University and A&M College sent a letter to all fraternities, sororities and clubs on Southern University's campus.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
The university sent a memo that paused all membership intake activities for campus organizations, including fraternities, sororities and student clubs.
—Kyla Guilfoil, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
Southern University Division of Student Affairs issued a statement putting an indefinite pause to all membership activities on campus, including fraternities, sororities, and student clubs, until further notice.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The parade features floats, bands, drill teams, colleges and universities, fraternities, sororities, churches and civic and youth groups.
—Del Mar Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
So fraternities are community service organizations in the same way that the Miss America Pageant is a scholarship program and Cap'n Crunch is a naval officer.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
In recent years, the university's fraternities have engaged in activities that have prompted investigations, with at least half a dozen having been put on probation in the past two years, according to the university.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
At least half a dozen fraternities at San Diego State University have been put on probation in the last two years, officials said.
—Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
The outlet added that Southern University and A&M College sent a letter to all fraternities, sororities and clubs on Southern University's campus.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
The university sent a memo that paused all membership intake activities for campus organizations, including fraternities, sororities and student clubs.
—Kyla Guilfoil, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
Southern University Division of Student Affairs issued a statement putting an indefinite pause to all membership activities on campus, including fraternities, sororities, and student clubs, until further notice.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The parade features floats, bands, drill teams, colleges and universities, fraternities, sororities, churches and civic and youth groups.
—Del Mar Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
So fraternities are community service organizations in the same way that the Miss America Pageant is a scholarship program and Cap'n Crunch is a naval officer.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
In recent years, the university's fraternities have engaged in activities that have prompted investigations, with at least half a dozen having been put on probation in the past two years, according to the university.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
At least half a dozen fraternities at San Diego State University have been put on probation in the last two years, officials said.
—Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraternities
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The full advisory goes more in depth about how to prevent attacks, but other advised steps for organizations — and the public at large — include segmenting networks and requiring VPNs for remote access.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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The agencies also instruct organizations to store copies of sensitive or crucial information on physically separate and secure locations, such as hard drives or other storage devices, should recovery become necessary in the wake of an attack.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, more institutions seeing the revenue potential are scrambling to get in on it.—
Jon Marcus,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
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And as their enrollments are projected to plummet, institutions increasingly need the revenue from online programs.—
Jon Marcus,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
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Just like in all professions, people know each other.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
19 Dec. 2024
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Being a taxi or ambulance driver won't automatically protect against developing Alzheimer's disease or dying from it but frequent behaviors within those professions could reveal information about preventing the illness.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
18 Dec. 2024
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These one-off events throughout history have resulted in disastrous demographic drops, but societies almost always bounce back.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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Previously, the region was seen as largely unfavorable for food production and large-scale human societies in ancient times.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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For serious dancers, performing for the SFB, even as a corps member, is a high achievement, perhaps akin in sports to being on a Super Bowl-winning NFL team.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
7 July 2025
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There is one obvious hole — no Alex Pietrangelo — so the defense corps looks one impact guy short.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
5 July 2025
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Florida law requires community associations to maintain a functioning board of directors, and their governing bylaws typically spell out the process for elections or appointments of new board members following resignations.—
Roberto C. Blanch,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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The study also uncovered specific organ aging associations with neurodegenerative diseases.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Even the protections that preserve the park where de la Torre works contain exceptions for oil companies and Indigenous communities, and wildlife hunting is still rampant.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Jan. 2025
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Coastal communities live under the periodic threat that drilling suspensions could be lifted, and a permanent ban promises long-term confidence, particularly for the tourism and fishing industries.—
Lisa Friedman,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Fraternities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraternities. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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