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Definitions for sorority
səˈrɔr ɪ ti, -ˈrɒr-soror·i·ty

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sororitynoun

    a social club for female undergraduates

Wiktionary

  1. sororitynoun

    A group of girls or women associated for a common purpose; a sisterhood.

  2. sororitynoun

    A social organization of female students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.

  3. Etymology: From Renaissance Latin sororitas, from soror, from swésōr.

Wikipedia

  1. sorority

    Fraternities and sororities are social organizations at North American colleges and universities.

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  1. sorority

    A sorority is a social organization or club for women, typically for college or university students, in which the members often live together in a shared house. It often focuses on sisterhood, academic excellence, personal development, philanthropy, and participation in social events. The name usually consists of two or three Greek letters.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sorority in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sorority in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of sorority in a Sentence

  1. Monique Poydras:

    We were a secret weapon, we were a collective that nobody knew about, because our sorority, we have close to 300,000 members. We have a thousand chapters. It wasn't just us; it was also other Divine Nine [sororities and fraternities] organizations.

  2. Ingham County Health:

    At least a third of new cases recently attended parties or social gatherings, and at least one third of those gatherings are associated with a fraternity or sorority.

  3. Barbara Bradley Baekgaard:

    The Kappa [ Kappa Gamma women's sorority ] house at Michigan State, Kappa Gamma women kind of brag that Kappa Gamma women started the company, kappa Gamma women were Barbara Bradley Baekgaard first test market, and it just grew from there.

  4. Amanda Rizza:

    Career counselors compare the dynamic to the 2008 recession but say there is hope for today's graduates to succeed in the job market, even if it takes time for the economy to rebound. ( Elina Shirazi) While Kmitt also shares concerns entering the workforce, she says one of the worst feelings are of being robbed of her senior experience. CHARLIE KIRK : CORONAVIRUS STIMULUS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS DO THESE 3 THINGS TO HELP THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES NOW Penny Kmitt poses alongside Penny Kmitt Alpha Chi Omega sorority sisters during a soccer kickoff charity event at American University. ( Elina Shirazi) Coronavirus disrupted my year both socially, academically and emotionally. Elina Shirazi -RRB- Coronavirus really hit me as a student on so many different fronts. I feel like I did not get to say goodbye to people, to my college experience, to kind of still being a kid in a way. Now, Im just applying everywhere and I am just going to take the time to think about it and figure my life out. Amanda Rizza, a senior at the University of Connecticut majoring in Communication and minoring in Psychological Sciences, says Amanda Rizza is also feeling the anxiety of finding a job, but is trying to focus on the big picture. Amanda Rizza is a senior at the University of Connecticut majoring in Communication and minoring in Psychological Sciences. Amanda Rizza says Amanda Rizza is also feeling the anxiety of finding a job, but is trying to focus on the big picture. It is one thing to be a senior stressed about finding a job, but it is a whole other situation trying to begin a post-graduate career during a pandemic to this magnitude, dealing with this while also balancing online academics and a part-time student job that I was able to continue remotely, is a daily challenge. I am grateful to be able to continue my academics and current job through the University of Connecticut, but the future is quite unknown for students who are in the same boat as me. It is stressful and anxiety-provoking, but all we can do is take one day at a time.

  5. Shannon Workman:

    I see happiness. A bid day for a sorority girl is like Christmas.

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