Kim Pearson

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SYLLABICATION:

sis·ter·hood

PRONUNCIATION:

sstr-hd

NOUN:

1. The state or relationship of being a sister or sisters. 2. The quality of being

sisterly. 3. A society, especially a religious society, of women. 4. Association

or unification of women in a common cause.

SUFFIX:

1a. Condition; state; quality: manhood. b. An instance of a specified state or

quality: falsehood. 2. A group sharing a specified state or quality: sisterhood.

ETYMOLOGY:

Middle English -hed, -hode, from Old English *-hdu, -hd.

Sister

NOUN:

1. A female having the same parents as another or one parent in common with

another. 2. A girl or woman who shares a common ancestry, allegiance,

character, or purpose with another or others, specifically: a. A kinswoman. b.

A woman fellow member, as of a sorority. c. A fellow woman. d. A close

woman friend or companion. e. A fellow African-American woman or girl. f.

A woman who advocates, fosters, or takes part in the feminist movement. 3.

Informal Used as a form of address for a woman or girl. 4. abbr. Sr.

Ecclesiastical a. A member of a religious order of women; a nun. b. Used as

a form of address for such a woman, alone or followed by the woman's name.

5. Chiefly British A nurse, especially the head nurse in a ward. 6. One

identified as female and closely related to another: "the sisters Death and

Night" (Walt Whitman).

1 a : the state of being a sister b : sisterly relationship

2 : a community or society of sisters; especially : a society of women

religious

3 : the solidarity of women based on shared conditions, experiences,

or concerns

A black woman, eager and determined: a woman or color; especially a woman of color within her culture; defined through color, part of the black woman; very strong sista ( relation). Very empowering and controlling her own future,; very independent. Associated with sista hood, may also be associated with a ethnic woman achieving a high level of education, surrounds the world of empowerment

Mike: Who’s that your talking to

Kevin: My girl

Mike: which one? (laughing)

Kevin: not the one, that has an attitude? That wants to do everything on her own. The feminist?

Mike: Yes, the sista

Kevin: Oh she’s to much for me, to independent and sassy for me…good luck

Mike: Thanks, there’s nothing like a real sista, she’s baddd (sarcastically)

Associated with sorority or a group of relationship and tight friendship.

Example. AKA, Zeta’s, Delta’s greek organizations established through black college women; associated with sista; a form of sista hood.

AKA:

Alpha Kappa Alpha is a sisterhood composed of women who have consciously

chosen this affiliation as a means of self-fulfillment through volunteer service. Alpha

Kappa Alpha cultivates and encourages high scholastic and ethical standards;

promotes unity and friendship among college women; alleviates problems concerning

girls and women; maintains a progressive interest in college life; and serves all

mankind through a nucleus of more than 150,000 women in the United States, the

Caribbean, Europe, and Africa.

Zeta:

The purpose of this sorority shall be to unite its members in the

bonds of sincere and lasting friendship, to stimulate one another in

the pursuit of knowledge, to promote the moral and social culture of

its members.

Delta:

Delta Sigma Theta is a Public Service Organization. This means that Delta is

looking for members who are dedicated to service, who are scholars, and

who hold the true meaning of sisterhood in their hearts.

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