'Fraternity' is a word for
brotherhood, and by extension deep
friendship or camaraderie. It may refer to:
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secret society,
monastic, or
chivalric order
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bachelor band, in
zoology
★ Some types of
student society, social organizations of students of higher education:
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Fraternities and sororities in Canada and the United States
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Social fraternities and sororities, formed specifically for the purpose of developing friendships
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Honor societies, organizations in which membership recognizes scholastic excellence
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★ Class societies, organizations in which membership is limited by year of study
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Literary societies, organizations formed as a student-directed supplement to the academic curriculum
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Professional fraternities, organizations which promote fellowship among those in a particular academic discipline or career field
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Service fraternities and sororities, organizations whose primary purpose is community service
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★ informally, a
fraternity or sorority house, group housing for members of a fraternity or sorority
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Student corporations in Europe
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Studentenverbindungen in Germany
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Corps in the Netherlands
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Nations at Swedish universities
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Disput
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Ordine goliardico
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Tuna
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Fraternities and sororities in the Philippines
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Puerto Rican fraternities and sororities
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Benefit society, mutual aid society
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Friendly society, for a common financial or social purpose, e.g. Independent Order of Odd Fellows
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Fraternal and service organizations, e.g. Knights of Columbus or Freemasonry
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social club
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Fraternity (band), an Australian rock group from the early 1970s, featuring AC/DC's Bon Scott
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Fraternity Records, a record label
External links
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Open Door For Good Government
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Greekopedia: A wiki for Fraternities and Sororities
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General college fraternity information
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German fraternity
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