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sorority

noun

Definition of sororitynext
as in fraternity
a club of women especially at a U.S. college She wanted to join the sorority because all of her friends were members.

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Recent Examples of sorority It is described as a dark comedy set in the cutthroat world of sorority recruitment. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 Last month, a Facebook page for sorority members shared photos of Crow from her days as a Kappa Alpha Theta at Mizzou. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026 There can also be health fees and fees to join a club or sorority, for example, which add up. — Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026 And more than 90 organizations, including unions, Black fraternities and sororities and voting rights groups, have signed on as official partners. — Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sorority
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorority
  1. fraternity
  2. organization
  3. club
  4. brotherhood
  5. society
  6. group
Noun
  • During Black History Month, speakers came to Golden 1 Credit Union to speak about streetwear culture, Black fraternities and sororities, and members of the Wiltown Riders spoke about the history of Black cowboys.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Nobody in The Line listened, and bad things happened to your fraternity pledge.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of fraternity
Noun
  • Sports organizations invest hundreds of millions of dollars in recruiting children, Buckland says.
    — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
  • What capabilities could transfer beyond my current role, organization or industry?
    — Angela C. Hill, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of organization
Noun
  • Weather, home prices, green fees, and access to public courses or private clubs are also considerations.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Boone acknowledged that his club will probably have to sweep the Rays for a crack at a division title.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of club
Noun
  • Fans love to witness brotherhood and friendship among players, especially between opposing teams.
    — Jenna Guarneri, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • To Houston, the most important thing for the unit is maintaining the brotherhood.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of brotherhood
Noun
  • Also very modern-seeming are the complex emotional relationships Perry describes between spouses, parents and their children, siblings or friends from different cultures or societies.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
  • There were big problems in vast tranches of societies and cultures.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of society
Noun
  • Any groups working on those assessment reports will then be able to lean on the US Climate Collection in the absence of a high-quality US National Climate Assessment.
    — Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The Miami Herald attempted to reach the group behind the petition but did not receive a response.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of group

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“Sorority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorority. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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