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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All fraternities and sororities must abide by university policies, which ban hazing.
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Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024
Step Afrika!, as its name implies, specializes in stepping, a dance form that originated and still thrives at Black fraternities and sororities.
—Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
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Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024
Step Afrika!, as its name implies, specializes in stepping, a dance form that originated and still thrives at Black fraternities and sororities.
—Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
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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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