sorority
Americannoun
plural
sororitiesnoun
Etymology
Origin of sorority
1525–35; < Medieval Latin sorōritās, equivalent to Latin sorōr- (stem of soror ) sister + -itās -ity
Example Sentences
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Her achievements became widely known only in 2018, when she was 87 and mentioned in a biographical note for her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, that she had been part of a GPS-development team.
There were three sororities and three fraternities when I was on campus.
From Literature
On Nov. 1, Berkeley police responded to a call at a sorority house in the 2300 block of Warring Street regarding a man who was seen inside a women’s bedroom.
From Los Angeles Times
The Pepperdine seniors and members of the Alpha Phi sorority subsequently received their degrees posthumously.
From Los Angeles Times
Less successful were a half-baked mashup, “Beauty and Mr. Beast,” about the popular YouTuber, and a sorority sketch with Mikey Day as an interloping man wearing a bad facial disguise.
From Los Angeles Times
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