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 Hutchins compares the environment to a large-scale gathering of talent and expertise that extends far beyond fraternity and sorority membership. — Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026 Witherspoon initially brought Elle Woods to life in 2001's Legally Blonde, which sees the sorority president attempt to win her aspiring politician ex back by following him to Harvard Law School. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 June 2026 Members of five historically Black fraternities and sororities will be able to request Michigan license plates featuring their organization's logo. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 June 2026 Details about this year’s parade had not been shared as of Tuesday, but the 2025 parade was themed for Mardi Gras and featured local schools, drill teams, fraternities and sororities and other localgroups. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 June 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
  • The suit named the fraternity, as well as several individual fraternity members, as defendants.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
  • Mostellar, Hensley and their two fraternity brothers took a trip to the hunting camp, according to CBS affiliate WKRG.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Definition of fraternity
Noun
  • Trump’s fixation on false claims about the 2020 election made Thursday night’s address a fraught event for every organization in the business of live news coverage.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Miami also could look outside the organization for a two-way player.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Definition of organization
Noun
  • The exhibition game comes during both teams’ regular-season schedules, putting both clubs in midseason form.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
  • But the move would need to make sense financially for the Merseyside club.
    — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of club
Noun
  • Another one of their friends, also gone, recruited a lifetime ago by Iran Air into a brotherhood that lasted the rest of their lives.
    — Mahsa Alimardani, Time, 6 July 2026
  • The cap’s crown is decorated with three clasping hands symbolizing unity and brotherhood.
    — Nancy Olson, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of brotherhood
Noun
  • Japan’s monarchy has for centuries maintained male-only succession, which is on-brand for a deeply patriarchal society where men dominate other spheres of life such as business and politics.
    — Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • Economists and researchers are still trying to better understand how AI is affecting society as more powerful tools are released publicly.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of society
Noun
  • At least 100,000 have been killed in the fighting, according to conflict monitoring group ACLED.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • The problem is that this group is mostly comprised of uncultured idiots, so Shai and Georgia are the only people who know what Rocky Horror is.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 July 2026
Definition of group

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