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This is basically how I explained it to my French friend: A sorority is a group of women who generally share the same ideals, which does community service and sponsors social events for its members. Sororities usually have names consisting of Greek letters, but not always. Sorority membership usually consists of three phases: pledge, during which a new member learns about the sorority; collegiate, or "active," the time between initiation and graduation; and finally alumna, which lasts from graduation all through a member's life. Members of any given sorority share the same rituals, no matter what chapter they were initiated into.
This explanation sufficed for my friend, but did I leave anything out?
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