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so·ror·i·ty

(sə-rôr′ĭ-tē)

n. pl. so·ror·i·ties

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

2. An association or a society of women.

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

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sorority

(səˈrɒrɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

(Education) chiefly US a social club or society for university women

[C16: from Medieval Latin sorōritās, from Latin soror sister]

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so•ror•i•ty

(səˈrɔr ɪ ti, -ˈrɒr-)

n., pl. -ties.

a society of women or girls, esp. in a college.

[1525–35; < Medieval Latin sorōritās < Latin soror sister]

sorority

a fellowship or association of women, as for a benevolent or charitable purpose or at a college.

Sorority, Sorory

a body or group of women united for some common aim, as to promote education, social welfare, or the arts, 1532.

sorority

An organization of female students at a college or university, primarily for social activities.

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Noun

sorority - a social club for female undergraduates

gild, guild, social club, society, club, lodge, order - a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"

sister - a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group; "none of her sisters would betray her"

sorority

noun

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

association, club, confederation, congress, federation, fellowship, fraternity, guild, league, order, organization, society, union.

Translations

sororidad

sisarkuntatyttökerho

associazione femminile

sorority

[səˈrɒrɪtɪ] N (US) (Univ) → hermandad f de mujeres

SORORITY/FRATERNITY

Muchas universidades estadounidenses poseen dentro del campus hermandades conocidas como fraternities o frats (de hombres) o sororities (de mujeres). Estas hermandades, a las que sólo se puede ingresar mediante invitación, organizan fiestas, recogen fondos con fines benéficos e intentan hacer que su hermandad sobresalga entre las demás. Suelen tener nombres compuestos de letras del alfabeto griego, como por ejemplo Kappa Kappa Gamma. Existe división de opiniones en cuanto a los beneficios o ventajas de estas hermandades; para los miembros es una buena manera de hacer amigos, pero la mayoría de los estudiantes piensan que son elitistas y discriminatorias. Durante las ceremonias secretas de iniciación, que incluyen varias pruebas físicas y novatadas que se denominan hazing, se ha producido la muerte de varios estudiantes, lo cual ha aumentado la polémica.

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sorority

[sɒˈrɔːrəti] (mainly US) n → association f d'étudiantes

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sorority

n (US Univ) → Studentinnenvereinigung f

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Various fraternities and sororities committed to join together and help the local government unit of Iloilo City address the dengue crisis.

Iloilo fraternities unite for blood donation activity

The Greek life research center launched this year by Penn State provides yet another example of the higher ed community's push to eliminate hazing, sexual assault and other dangerous behaviors at fraternities and sororities.

Research center aims to further reform Greek system

Collegiate sororities are typically the largest organized groups on college campuses and provide women with organized social supports and opportunities (Danis & Anderson, 2008).

RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AND SORORITY MEMBERSHIP

A group of US fraternities and sororities on Monday sued Harvard University, saying its crackdown on single-sex clubs amounted to sexual discrimination.

Fraternities, sororities sue Harvard over single-sex club crackdown

Meanwhile, in light of the rise in depression and suicide among college students, some fraternities and sororities at the corporate level are supporting health and wellness efforts of local chapters.

New Semester, Old Challenges for Fraternities, Sororities

Republic Act 11053 or the law 'prohibiting hazing and regulating other forms or initiation rites of fraternities, sororities and other organizations,' also provides higher fines and longer imprisonment for violators.

Duterte signs law banning hazing

Eight months after law student Horacio 'Atio' Castillo III died from apparent hazing, the University of Santo Tomas (UST) has suspended its recognition of all fraternities and sororities in the institution for the School Year (SY) 2018-2019.

UST suspends all campus frats, sororities for SY 2018-2019

Tomas (UST) has suspended all fraternities and sororities in the institution for Academic Year 2018-2019, nearly a year after the fatal hazing of law student Horacio (Atio) Catillo III in 2017.

UST suspends frats, sororities in school

Decades later, organized and governed through national associations and collegiate councils, college student fraternities and sororities continue to flourish.

GOVERNING COUNCILS AND THEIR DEFINING ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CAMPUS GREEK COMMUNITIES: The Case of the University of Toledo, 1945-2006

The social structure of sororities and fraternities and their goal of providing increased opportunities for social interaction with other members of the greek system may also increase the risk of unhealthy behaviors through social influence within the social network and social acceptance of health risk behaviors, alcohol use, smoking and risky sexual behaviors (Scott-Sheldon, Carey, & Carey, 2008).

Beliefs about Alcohol Use and Smoking among Sorority and Fraternity Members

University of Oregon sororities and fraternities got enough bad publicity to last a lifetime when some of their members were among the estimated 1,000 students involved in the recent trashing of the area around Shasta Lake.