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For me, it has helped in less direct ways. I am comfortable conversing with people that I have not met before because of my sorority experiences so that helps in interviews. I am comfortable with public speaking because of my sorority experiences as well. These things help! I also run meetings more efficiently than many of my co-workers, which is greatly appreciated in a work environment and demonstrates leadership.
It can also be good to have volunteer work on your resume, especially since there is a trend toward companies encouraging community service among their employees. They've actually put minimum service hours on managers in my health system to demonstrate that we are good corporate citizens. There is a difficult line in putting volunteer work on your resume though. Some people have a distinct anti-Greek bias. However, my other volunteer work all revolves around my kids' activities and in an interview, this is a slippery slope. They aren't supposed to ask about children so you're volunteering information that they can't ask.
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