fraternity and sorority

fraternity and sorority, in the United States, social, professional, or honorary societies, for males and females, respectively. Most such organizations draw their membership primarily from college or university students. With few exceptions, fraternities and sororities use combinations of letters of the Greek alphabet as names. The basic function of the social fraternity is to serve as a collegiate “home” and dormitory for its members, but the emphasis varies from school to school. At some universities...