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Another word for sorority

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Noun

  1. A group of people united in a relationship and having some interest, activity, or purpose in common

      1. The act of uniting or the state of being united.
      2. A combination so formed, especially an alliance or confederation of people, parties, or political entities for mutual interest or benefit.
      3. A set, every member of which is an element of one or another of two or more given sets.
      1. The totality of people regarded as forming a community of interdependent individuals:
      2. A group of people broadly distinguished from other groups by mutual interests, participation in characteristic relationships, shared institutions, and a common culture:
      3. An organization or association of persons engaged in a common profession, activity, or interest:
      1. The act or process of organizing:
      2. The state or manner of being organized:
      3. A manner of accomplishing something in an orderly or efficient way:
      1. A condition of logical or comprehensible arrangement among the separate elements of a group.
      2. A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement among component parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved:
      3. Condition or state in general:
      1. An association of states, organizations, or individuals for common action; an alliance.
      2. An association of teams or clubs that compete chiefly among themselves.
      3. A class or level of competition:
      1. An association of persons of the same trade or pursuits, formed to protect mutual interests and maintain standards.
      2. A similar association, as of merchants or artisans, in medieval times.
      3. A group of species in a community that use similar environmental resources in a similar way, such as a group of songbirds that all glean insects from leaves.
      1. A body of people associated for a common purpose or interest, such as a guild.
      2. A group of people joined by similar backgrounds, occupations, interests, or tastes:
      3. A social organization at a college or university, traditionally consisting of male students and designated by Greek letters.
      1. The companionship of individuals in a congenial atmosphere and on equal terms:
      2. Friendship; comradeship:
      3. A close association of friends or equals sharing similar interests:
      1. The act of federating, especially a joining together of states into a league or federal union.
      2. A league or association formed by federating, especially a government or political body established through federal union.
      1. A formal assembly of representatives, as of various nations, to discuss problems.
      2. The national legislative body of a nation, especially a republic.
      3. The national legislative body of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
      1. The act of forming into or becoming part of a confederacy.
      2. The state of being confederated.
      3. A group of confederates, especially of states or nations, united for a common purpose; a league.
      1. A stout heavy stick, usually thicker at one end, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
      2. An implement used in some games to drive a ball, especially a stick with a protruding head used in golf.
      3. Something resembling a club.
      1. The act of associating or the state of being associated.
      2. An organized body of people who have an interest, activity, or purpose in common; a society.
      3. A mental connection or relation between thoughts, feelings, ideas, or sensations.
    See also:

    group

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Another word for sorority

Noun
      1. The act of associating or the state of being associated.
      2. An organized body of people who have an interest, activity, or purpose in common; a society.
      3. A mental connection or relation between thoughts, feelings, ideas, or sensations.
      1. A stout heavy stick, usually thicker at one end, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
      2. An implement used in some games to drive a ball, especially a stick with a protruding head used in golf.
      3. Something resembling a club.
      1. The state or relationship of being a sister or sisters.
      2. The quality of being sisterly.
      3. A society, especially a religious society, of women.
    See also:

    organization

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Sentence Examples

  • She was like a sorority girl ready to dish with her friends.

  • If you're on a historically African American college campus and you hear a Zeta Phi Beta step chant ringing out over the quad, the odds are you will see a group of strong, confident women singing them together, celebrating their sorority.

  • As host of a party where you expect a lot of drinking to be happening, you should be prepared with the numbers of taxi services or to allow people to spend the night if your party is at a fraternity or sorority house.

  • While a lot of college parties seem to be a melee of people getting together, hanging out, and drinking - there is some planning that goes into them - particularly if they are hosted by a fraternity or sorority.

  • While you cannot make up your own Delta chants (as that would be seen as trodding on tradition), you can learn, admire, and aspire to the ideals in these chants for the Delta sorority.

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