Meaning of "sorority" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SORORITY

From Medieval Latin sorōritās, from Latin soror sister.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SORORITY

sorority  [səˈrɒrɪtɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SORORITY

Sorority is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SORORITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fraternities and sororities in North America

Fraternities and sororities are fraternal social organizations for undergraduate students. The term refers mainly to such organizations at colleges and universities in the United States, although it is also applied to analogous European groups also known as corporations. Given its close association with the United States since 1898, there are also many fraternities and sororities in the Philippines. Similar, but less common, organizations also exist for secondary school students. In modern usage, the term "Greek letter organization" is often synonymous in the United States, with the terms "fraternity" and "sorority". Typically, Greek letter organizations are gender-based initiatory organizations. Membership is typically considered active during the undergraduate years only, although a notable exception to this rule are historically black organizations, in which active membership continues, and into which members are often initiated long after the completion of their undergraduate degrees. As with Freemasonry, Greek letter organizations may sometimes be considered mutual aid societies, providing academic and social activities.

Definition of sorority in the English dictionary

The definition of sorority in the dictionary is a social club or society for university women.

TRANSLATION OF SORORITY

Find out the translation of sorority to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sorority from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sorority» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 联谊会
• Translator English - Spanish: hermandad de mujeres
• English: sorority
• Translator English - Hindi: बिगड़ी
• Translator English - Arabic: نادي نسائي
• Translator English - Russian: женский клуб
• Translator English - Portuguese: irmandade
• Translator English - Bengali: কলেজ মেয়েদের সমিতি
• Translator English - French: club d´étudiantes
• Translator English - Malay: Pertubuhan wanita
• Translator English - German: Studentenverbindung
• Translator English - Japanese: 女子学生クラブ
• Translator English - Korean: 여학생 클럽
• Translator English - Javanese: Sorority
• Translator English - Vietnamese: nữ sinh
• Translator English - Tamil: மகளிர் சங்கத்தில்
• Translator English - Marathi: Sorority
• Translator English - Turkish: kızlar birliği
• Translator English - Italian: comunità di donne
• Translator English - Polish: Sorority
• Translator English - Ukrainian: жіночий клуб
• Translator English - Romanian: frăție
• Translator English - Greek: αδελφότητα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Sorority
• Translator English - Swedish: kvinnoförening
• Translator English - Norwegian: Sorority

5 QUOTES WITH «SORORITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sorority.

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Spencer Grammer

When I went to college, it didn't even occur to me that I should be in a sorority at all. I went to school in New York City, where you don't need to be in a sorority to go to a party!

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Bill Hader

I worked at a movie theater in Tempe, Arizona, when I went to community college there. And I got fired because a sorority had rented out a theater to watch 'Titanic,' and they were being really rude to me while they were waiting for the movie. So as I tore their tickets, I told them the end of the movie.

3

Theo Rossi

I think that when people join clubs as simple as a sorority or a fraternity, a football team, a baseball team, it's just - you want to be in a group. You want to be around people, you want to be with people.

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Carrie Underwood

I did most of my volunteer work when I was in college because I knew of more ways to get involved. In high school, we'd do things like, there was a homeless shelter near our hometown and our church group decorated one of the rooms. In college, I was in a sorority, and we did a lot of things, like pick up trash on the highway.

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Koren Zailckas

I have been a ballerina, a cheerleader and a sorority girl. I was the girliest girl alive.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SORORITY»

Discover the use of sorority in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sorority and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Sorority Sisters: A Novel

In this wonderful debut novel, five young women from diverse backgrounds pledge an African-American sorority and learn the true meaning of sisterhood.

Tajuana Butler, 2001

The Recovering Sorority Girls' Guide to a Year's Worth of ...

With "A Word About" specific issues such as how much alcohol to buy per guest, and humorous quizzes, rants, and Top Ten lists, the only thing more fun than this book is the party you'll be inspired to throw because of it./div

Rose, Kristina "Morgan", Brooks, Deandra "Brooksie", 2013

In Search of Sisterhood

This history of the largest block women's organization in the United States is not only the story of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority (DST), but also tells of the increasing involvement of black women in the political, social, and economic ...

Paula J. Giddings, 2009

Disciplining Women: Alpha Kappa Alpha, Black Counterpublics, ...

An interdisciplinary look Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA), the first historically Black sorority.

Deborah Elizabeth Whaley, 2010

The Truth About Sorority Girls: What Rush Taught Me About ...

Acclaimed author of Sorority Sisters Claudia Welch reveals the truth about her own life as a sorority girl--and it's nothing like you'd expect.

Claudia Welch, 2012

I Heart Recruitment: The Eight Steps to Limitless ...

This book is a must read for sorority leaders, student life professionals, advisors, new members, International staffs, and anyone who understands the importance of sorority life. For more information, visit www.PhiredUp.com.

Colleen Coffey, Jessica Gendron, 2007

Texas Monthly

Of all the trappings of my four years at the University of Texas, only one followed me to Dallas and appears destined to be with me the rest of my life: my sorority. Maligned and revered, the butt of jokes and jibes and the goal of countless ...

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Pledged: The Secret Life of Sororities

Ever wonder what sorority life is really like In Pledged, bestselling author Alexandra Robbins goes undercover to expose the dark side of collegiate sisterhood-the psychological abuse, hazing rituals, and widespread body image disorders ...

Alexandra Robbins, 2011

LIFE

Shirley Smith this fall went through one of the most important experiences of her life. Shirley is a freshman at the University of Colorado and, during the university's annual sorority "rush week," she walked through the streets of the pleasant little ...

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Better Off Red: Vampire Sorority Sisters

Every sorority has its secrets.

Rebekah Weatherspoon, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SORORITY»

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VIDEO: Emma Roberts Rules Her Sorority in New Scream Queens …

Secrets, horror, pledges getting hazed in their underwear and, oh, Nick Jonas – an inside look at Fox's new series gives several reasons why Scream Queens is ... «People Magazine, May 15»

Dead newborn dumped at Ohio sorority house

Police have identified the mother of a dead newborn found on the Muskingum University campus in Ohio on Wednesday. The school is not revealing the ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»

Rutgers Bans Fraternity, Sorority Parties for Remainder of Semester

Rutgers University is banning all fraternity and sorority parties for the remaining three weeks of the semester. Brynn Gingras reports (Published Tuesday, April 7, ... «NBC New York, Apr 15»

Minnesota sorority member missing, purse found in street after night …

Friends fear the worst as the search continues for a University of Minnesota sorority member who went missing after a night of bar hopping. Jennifer Houle, 22 ... «New York Daily News, Mar 15»

Party Ban Is Patronizing, U.Va. Sorority Women Say

Saturday is Boys' Bid Night at the University of Virginia, when fraternities welcome their new members. Women from U.Va.'s sororities are always invited to join ... «NPR, Jan 15»

Sororities Ban Members from UVA Frat Parties Because...

Several national sorority chapters have barred their University of Virginia members from going to fraternity parties this weekend because they're worried the ... «National Review Online, Jan 15»

The Hypocrisy of Sorority Sister Haters

On Tuesday, VH1 decided to bring an abrupt end to the first season of Sorority Sisters, the reality-TV show that has been surrounded by drama since before it ... «The Root, Jan 15»

UVa. starts semester with new frat, sorority rules amid alleged-rape …

Fraternities and sororities at the University of Virginia will have to abide by new drinking rules approved by the school's president Teresa A. Sullivan. «Fox News, Jan 15»

NBA becomes the latest advertiser to pull ads from VH1's 'Sorority …

UPDATED: 11:15 a.m., December 24, 2014. After more than a week of pressure from activists online, the National Basketball Association announced that it will ... «Washington Post, Dec 14»

Miss America Was Kicked Out of Her Sorority for Abusive Hazing

In late April 2013, Jezebel has learned, Kazantsev and a friend were both kicked out of the Alpha Phi sorority at Hofstra University on Long Island after hazing ... «Jezebel, Sep 14»