sorority

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"I must send out the fiery cross and call an immediate meeting of the Camellia Buds Among the secret practices of the sorority was a private signal only to be used in times of urgent necessity.

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  1. noun A chiefly social organization of women students at a college or university, usually designated by Greek letters.
  2. noun An association or a society of women.

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  • You can find out most anything by that telephone TB: Oh, you're right there HA: Would he have that ability TB: Not that I know of HA: You could call a sorority house and find out who's out with whom, who's gone and where, who's home, who's in, and anything else. —  TEDBUNDY
  • A University of Florida sorority was suspended for hazing violations that included restrictions against pledges wearing make-up, eating fast food and using Facebook. —  news | GS | http://www.gainesville.com
  • At Sac State, students who are rushing for a sorority or fraternity must participate in a "dry rush." —  The State Hornet
  • That means they must abstain from alcohol from the day they move into the dorms until the Thursday after the multi-sorority organization's recruitment starts, which is typically three weeks into the semester. —  The State Hornet
  • Sigma Delt executives did the right thing and saved their sisterhood over $900 that they didn't owe, yet the sorority was punished dearly for refusing to submit to a blatant extortion attempt. —  TheDartmouth.com | America's Oldest College Newspaper. Founded 1799.
 

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  1. Medieval Latin sorōritās, from Latin soror, sister; see swesor- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. New Latin sororitas, sisterhood, from Latin soror, sister.
 

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/səˈroʊrəti/
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