That doesn't sound terrible. I'm a lawyer, and the only Greek-related items on my resume are Order of Omega and my Kappa Sigma scholarship (even though I was President of my chapter). Living in the Northeast, it's just not something I've found beneficial in job interviews.

The other side of that coin is that if you don't name it, people might think that you're ashamed of your chapter, or that you're bullshitting about the whole thing.

I'm sure there are also lowly HR clerks with grudges against student-athletes, or people from ABC University, or people from Erie, or people who were on student senate. Who would also throw those resumes out.

You can't go through life being frightened of being derailed by someone else's psychosis.

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My opinion on the original topic... No, I would not list T-shirt Chair on a resume.

Did I include my leadership positions in Chi Omega on my resume? Most definitely. I am extremely proud of the organization and what I learned as a leader. The jobs I've held have been in the South and the Midwest, but the listing of Chi Omega always produced a positive connection for the person with whom I was interviewing. I remember the National CEO of the Arthritis Foundation proudly telling me his daughter was a Chi Omega!

It does surprise me that members of Greek Chat -- who care so much about the Greek experience that they participate frequently in this online community -- would not include their Greek affiliation on their resume.

Personally, it's not a matter of pride or anything like that. I'm proud of my affiliation, and I think my Kappa Sig experience has been great (not to mention, my best friends today I met through Kappa Sig).

That said, I just have very little Kappa Sig stuff on my resume. It's not a fear thing, and it hasn't hurt me in interviews.

That's wonderful. He could have just as easily disliked fraternities and sororities and not wanted to be bothered with someone who boasts about "that stuff."

I see nothing surprising about it. One of life's lessons is understanding how to market yourself. I tend to advise collegiate and alumnae Sorors to keep Delta off of their resume` unless they held/hold positions or participated/participate in programs that pertain to skills/careers/occupations/jobs; or were given an honor or award from/through Delta. I have more than one resume` and never had Delta on either of them because I know that Delta and Greekdom tend not to resonate with my target audience.

I think this post is being overly dramatic. LOL.

The point of a resume` is to market yourself. You are not marketing yourself to yourself or to people who already think you're awesome and worth hiring. Collegiates and alumnae need to think about their target audience before putting ANYTHING on their resume`. That is why people edit and update their resume`. You figure out what works for what you're trying to accomplish and go from there. If including your GLO works, then put your GLO. If it does not work, you leave it off. If including that you planned the Occupy Someone's Street in your city works for your goal, then you put that on the resume`. If it does not work for your resume`, you leave it off. Such is life.

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I only include my fraternity on my resume when it's for a position in which leadership experience will be clearly beneficial.

Otherwise, in the field where I'm in, Greek Life is generally heavily underrepresented, and chances are, bringing up anything Greek will only bring up negative stereotypes.

You'll never know how many connections you've missed out on.

I think you said you live in the Northeast, so I know it's a different story on how popular Greek life is there and how it's viewed. Luckily, I've never lived in that region of the country and have been able to list with pride my involvement in Chi Omega. ;)

If I put Phi Mu on my resume, it would mean leaving something else off. Believe me, I have much more important use for that space.

Wow. How lucky Phi Mu is to have you as a member.

Are you serious?

Because she's showing good sense? Yes, they are lucky to have someone with sense as a member. I'd take that any day over some other traits I see exhibited here, including the ability to ride incredibly high horses.

It's not a matter of being proud of one's organization or not. It's a matter of knowing one's goal with a resume and knowing which of the many things that could be put on it should be put on it to accomplish that goal. It's also a matter of knowing one's audience and knowing, in the context of that audience, which things might fairly or unfairly thwart one in reaching that goal.

It works for you to put everything you've ever done for Chi O on your resume -- that's fine for you. But there's more than a little arrogance in your not-so-subtle suggestions that anyone who does things differently is ashamed of their GLOs or less loyal to their GLO than you.