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sorority

[suh-rawr-i-tee, -ror-] / səˈrɔr ɪ ti, -ˈrɒr- /
NOUN
sisterhood
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The victims of the crash were Alpha Phi sorority sisters Niamh Rolston, 20; Peyton Stewart, 21; Asha Weir, 21; and Deslyn Williams, 21, who all received their degrees posthumously.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Extracurriculars that “highlight team leadership, whether it’s in a sorority or fraternity, or the newspaper, certainly help us see that those individuals are motivated and are more likely to succeed,” she said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 18, 2026

Waldorf had gone to the same college, four years behind, and joined the same sorority, known as a social club, at Ouachita Baptist University.

From Salon May 27, 2026

For $4,990, Trisha Addicks coaches her clients through sorority rush, helping them with conversation skills and keeping them off #RushTok.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

Many of the West Computers, including Dorothy Vaughan, were members of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the sorority that Mary had pledged as an undergraduate at Hampton Institute.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

That feeling has fueled her to build a successful business in a surprising niche: getting women into their dream sororities.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

Members of AKA and other black sororities form a tight-knit national network that helped boost Harris's presidential bids this year and in 2019.

From BBC Nov. 5, 2024

When it comes to getting involved in elections, fraternities and sororities are in a bit of a tricky spot.

From Slate Oct. 17, 2024

Members of Black sororities and fraternities are no strangers to political engagement either, having built practices of civic engagement around addressing community-specific inequities.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2024

Applications were passed along at homecoming tailgates and choir rehearsals, at the meetings of Delta Sigma Theta and Alpha Kappa Alpha sororities and the Newsome Park PTA.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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