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 On the bedroom floor, there is a composite photo of every member of a sorority class, a fentanyl test, beer cans and liquor bottles littering the space. — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 The woman, who was a 20-year-old Cornell student at the time and a sorority member, went to campus police about three weeks later, according to the lawsuit. — Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 Several fraternities and sororities have mourned the loss of the students and have placed black ribbons outside their on-campus homes, WMC reported. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026 Many rush consultants hire former sorority members to help provide specific insight and guidance. — Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 24 Sep. 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
  • An email and phone message at the fraternity's national headquarters were not immediately returned.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The officer pressed him on his inability to identify the fraternity members who were there.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of fraternity
Noun
  • There is a subset of incoming college first year students, men and women, who find these organizations really appealing, and some of it is entirely understandable.
    — Richard Hall, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The county’s options for the facility range from holding Discovery Place in default and taking over the nature museum to accepting Discovery Place’s terms and giving the organization decades to repay the debt, staff said.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of organization
Noun
  • Cleanup crews are also arranged, with Life Time paying several local clubs and volunteer groups to pick up any garbage left after the race, according to Thurman.
    — Glory Reitz, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Fairmont La Hacienda Costa del Sol – the only Fairmont property in Spain and which opened in 2025 – is at the forefront of the region’s reinvention and has recently added a new beach club.
    — Siobhan Grogan, TheWeek, 12 Oct. 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
  • But what begins as a bold and daring attempt to broach progressive issues in a notoriously conservative society ultimately loses its nerve, acquiescing to a number of eyebrow-raising narrative compromises.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • In countries where heat practices are deeply interwoven into society — such as Finland and Japan — public funding has supported some of this research.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of society
Noun
  • The letter is spearheaded by Guardrails Action, the nonprofit affiliated with Guardrails Alliance, the super PAC launched in June as a counterweight to pro-AI election groups.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The service The service at Sala is seamless and friendly, and from arrival, the front desk staff feels more like a group of friends than a removed set of hotel employees.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of group

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“Sorority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorority. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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