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 Social events where fraternities and sororities mix with one another and with unaffiliated members are usually at least registered with university officials. — Richard Hall, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 Yates will look at how the woman's complaint was addressed and at the oversight of fraternities, sororities and other campus groups, Cornell said. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 The complaint also names Cornell, fraternity entities, Doe’s sorority and a local bar, among others, alleging failures to protect her. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 August 2022 Jane Doe enters Cornell University as a freshman and pledges the Alpha Beta chapter of the Delta Delta Delta (Tri Delta) sorority. — Amy B Wang, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 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
  • Cornell has gone on to suspend parties and social events at fraternity houses for the rest of the academic year.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • In her lawsuit, Jane Doe accused the student of having sex with her without her consent alongside another fraternity member and later joining other men in snorting ketamine from her body.
    — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of fraternity
Noun
  • An organization with Republican ties has distributed fliers promoting a socialist candidate, an apparent effort to pull support away from Brown.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Wagmor became famous in 2019 after the organization was featured on Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show.
    — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of organization
Noun
  • Hoffenheim's Andrej Kramaric scored the club's 1,000th Bundesliga goal, and Alexander Prass was sent off after removing his shirt to celebrate his goal while already booked.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • From new luxury hotels and fashion boutiques to private clubs, destination restaurants and upgraded mountain experiences, these are the openings worth knowing across Aspen, Deer Valley in Utah, Niseko in Japan and the European Alps.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of club
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  • From the first meeting in Arizona with David Berson & Ross Molloy, to the brotherhood of the NFL Today desk, an unforgettable year with Ian, Evan, Ken & crew and now alongside legendary Jim Nantz, Tracy Wolfson, Rikhoff and the whole crew.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Bryant credits much of that success to the brotherhood his players have built off the field.
    — Johnny Resendiz, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of brotherhood
Noun
  • Fittingly, Gentling the Horse’s overriding theme is a fascination with the oddballs who scrape by on the fringes of capitalist society.
    — Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • In a society divided by nationality, religion, ethnicity and ideology, that produces a crowded field.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of society
Noun
  • The group of girls are just truly amazing and really fight for each other.
    — Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Bats are incredibly diverse—across all mammals, bats include more species than all but one other group, rodents, says Rachel Page, a scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of group

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“Sorority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorority. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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