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Sororities and fraternities

chapter house

noun

a meeting place for students who are members of a fraternity or sorority at a university

frat

noun

a student fraternity

fraternity

noun

a type of private club for male students at a university or college in the US. A similar type of club for female students is called a sorority.

Phi Beta Kappa

noun

a society (=organization) in the US for university and college students who have achieved very high marks

Phi Beta Kappa

noun

a member of Phi Beta Kappa

sorority

noun

a social club for women students at a US university or college

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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picture messaging

the sending of images and photographs from one mobile phone to another

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never event

an event that should never occur in a healthcare setting …

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