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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Set during the winter holiday season, the film follows a group of sorority sisters tormented by a series of prank phone calls. —Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024

Join a group of sorority sisters who, after receiving an ominous phone call consisting of disturbing voices and guttural animal sounds the night of their Christmas party, begin to disappear one by one. —Brooke Knisley, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024

The authorities said the student, Won Jang, attended the party hosted by the sorority Alpha Phi on July 6. —Kate Selig, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024

The Alpha Phi sorority as a corporation was charged with one misdemeanor violation of facilitating an underage alcohol house. —Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin sororitas sisterhood, from Latin soror sister

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

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"