fraternities
College brother groups
Fraternities are social organizations, typically for male college students, identified by Greek letters: He pledged a fraternity his freshman year.
Members often live together and participate in campus social life.
The term extends to any brotherhood or guild sharing common interests or profession: the medical fraternity.
Female equivalents are sororities, though fraternity sometimes covers both.
Women's collegiate social organizations
- pledgingMaking a solemn promise
- rushQuick sudden movement
- hazingAbusive initiation practices
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
chapter · house · interfraternity · bid · legacy · letters · pins · composites
Goodwill among companions
- solidarityUnity among allies
- kinshipState of being related
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
comradeship · bonding · esprit de corps · lifelong · brotherhood · sisterhood · unity · belonging
Gathering for celebration
- mixerCombines ingredients or people
- formalFollowing strict protocol
- semiformalBetween casual and formal
- tailgateRear vehicle hatch
kegger · homecoming · reunion · barbecue · banquet · celebration
Formal admission ceremony
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- secrecyPractice of hiding information
- oathFormal binding promise
induction · chanting · regalia · symbolism · tradition · vows · handshake · passwords
Higher education institution
- undergraduateDegree-seeking college student
- collegeHigher education institution
- dormitoryStudent living building
- quadEnclosed campus lawn
homecoming · tailgate · kegger · dean · academic · tuition · semester · alumni
Former school members
- connectionsRelationships between things
- mentoringAdvising someone less experienced
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
- professionalsSkilled, paid practitioners
contacts · opportunities · referrals · internships · business · leadership · resume · industry
Generous giving for others
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
- donationsGifts to organizations
awareness · nonprofit · outreach · civic · leadership · beneficiary
sororities
Women's collegiate social organizations
initiation · chapter · house · interfraternity · bid · legacy · letters · pins · composites · formals
camaraderie
Goodwill among companions
- solidarityUnity among allies
- kinshipState of being related
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
loyalty · comradeship · bonding · esprit de corps · lifelong · brotherhood · sisterhood · unity · belonging · support
party
Gathering for celebration
- mixerCombines ingredients or people
- formalFollowing strict protocol
- semiformalBetween casual and formal
tailgate · kegger · homecoming · reunion · barbecue · banquet · celebration
initiation
Formal admission ceremony
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- secrecyPractice of hiding information
oath · induction · chanting · regalia · symbolism · tradition · vows · handshake · passwords · sacred
university
Higher education institution
- undergraduateDegree-seeking college student
- collegeHigher education institution
- dormitoryStudent living building
quad · homecoming · tailgate · kegger · dean · academic · tuition · semester · alumni · reunion
alumni
Former school members
- connectionsRelationships between things
- mentoringAdvising someone less experienced
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
professionals · contacts · opportunities · referrals · internships · business · leadership · resume · industry · advancement
philanthropy
Generous giving for others
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
donations · awareness · nonprofit · outreach · civic · leadership · beneficiary
- student organizationsstudent government, student unions, student associations, sororities, Greek life
- IU BloomingtonIndiana University, IU, Hoosiers, crimson, student union
- DartmouthHanover, Greek life, sororities, Daniel Webster, Robert Frost
- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
- college lifefreshman, freshman year, sophomore, junior, classes
- social groupsdemographic groups, community, clan, ethnic groups, age groups
fraternitieshostilities
Active armed fighting
enmities · antagonisms · rivalries · feuds · animosities
fraternitiesindependents
Unaffiliated persons or entities
loners · outsiders · hermits · isolates · non-members
- student fraternitiesUniversity social membership societies
- black fraternitiesAfrican American collegiate brotherhoods
fraternity, fraternal, fraternize, fraternization, fraternizing, fraternizer, confraternity, fraternalism, fraternized