fraternity
noun
a local or national organization of male students, primarily for social purposes, usually with secret initiation and rites and a name composed of two or three Greek letters.
fraternities
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pluralof fraternity.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Banning fraternities or pushing them off campus would only re-create the same problems elsewhere, Miltenberg argued.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The failure in the Cornell case lies with members who misconstrue the values that make fraternities great, not the students at thousands of fraternity chapters across the country who uphold them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Universities should make fraternities internalize the cost of misconduct through liability insurance, mandatory reporting and sanctions with teeth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Colleges and universities are constantly kicking fraternities off campus for bad behavior, sometimes suspending them and sometimes expelling them permanently.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
My sister spent the next ten minutes denouncing the Greek system of sororities and fraternities.
From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
