fraternity house
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fraternity house
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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At the University of Miami, inside the columned fraternity house of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, one brother had some valuable information.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
He described playing “lots of board games” when he lived in an alcohol-free, “nerdy” fraternity house at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he graduated with a physics degree in 2014.
From Reuters • Oct. 30, 2023
The student left the fraternity house on his own, but later went to a hospital emergency room.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2023
He took in the annual grudge match from a private stadium suite with Iowa casino powerhouse Gary Kirke, an influential Republican donor, after stopping by a fraternity house before kickoff.
From Washington Times • Sep. 10, 2023
Two hours later, I was standing in a fraternity house in Central Campus wondering why I had agreed to come out.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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