sorority
noun
so·ror·i·ty
sə-ˈrȯr-ə-tē 
-ˈrär-
plural sororities
: a club of women
specifically
: a women's student organization formed chiefly for social purposes and having a name consisting of Greek letters
Examples of sorority in a Sentence
She wanted to pledge a sorority.
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Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2025
To support Tucker’s testimony, Olympia wants to bring in Kennedy, the college kid from last week who accidentally killed a sorority sister.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
In this 1974 slasher film remake, Trachtenberg played Michelle, one of several sorority sisters trying to dodge a murderer on Christmas Day 2006.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
The pearl necklaces trending in 2025 are less sorority and more subversive, sitting close to the neck and often embellished with a little something extra.
—Ana Colon, refinery29.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Sorority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sorority. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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sorority
noun
so·ror·i·ty
sə-ˈrȯr-ət-ē
-ˈrär-
plural sororities
: a club of women especially at a college
Etymology
from Latin sororitas "sisterhood," from earlier soror "sister"
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