noun
sorority
suh-RO-rih-tee
noun
1
A social organization for female students at a college or university, typically identified by Greek letters.
"She joined a sorority in her freshman year and made lifelong friends."
2
A group of women bonded together by a shared purpose; a sisterhood.
"The charity felt like a sorority of women supporting one another."
How to Use Sorority
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe female version of a fraternity — a club or sisterhood, especially on US college campuses.
UK vs US
Sororities and fraternities are a distinctly American college tradition; UK universities rarely use these terms.
Common pairings
join a sorority
sorority house
sorority sister
Word Forms
sororities plural
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Etymology
From Latin soror ("sister"), the female counterpart of "fraternity."