sorority house
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sorority house
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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Officers recently arrested 45-year-old Courtney Alford of Dublin in connection with the sorority house break-in, according to the Berkeley Police Department.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025
“All the girls lived together like a sorority house until recently. A lot of decisions were made through everyday conversation.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2022
Earlier in the week, the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority house on campus was also placed under quarantine after a separate cluster of five cases was reported there.
From Washington Times • Aug. 27, 2020
The first was “Hell Night,” a 1981 slasher film set in a sorority house starring Linda Blair.
From Washington Post • May 26, 2020
Michael Garahan drove two hours from Emporia, Kan., where he is a chef at an Emporia State University sorority house, bringing a pot of gumbo and his food handler’s license.
From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2018
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