"Soror" ?

[AlphaFrog]

It's short for Sorority Sister.

GPhiB started using Sorority instead of Women's Fraternity, like previous orgs had done.

[tunatartare]

Soror is Latin for "sister."

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by KLPDaisy

Soror is Latin for "sister."

Exactly, as "frater" is Latin for brother.

NPHC sororities use "soror" rather than "sister" in much the same way that I have seen some fraternities -- both NPHC and NIC -- refer to members as "fraters" rather than "brothers."

[sigmadiva]

He's right, although he said it in a negative kind of way.....

It is very commom among the NPHC sororities to refer to our members as 'Sorors', which is derived from the Latin meaning sister.

As far as I know with GSS, the term 'soror' is commonly used among the chapters at HBCUs. They (GSS) have also adopted a 'call' and handsign for the org but it seems to be prevalent among the members at HBCUs.

There was actually a thread or two about GSS with respect to the differences among the org at a PWI vs a HBCU.