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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06
This is going to make me sound terrible but I didn't put ANYTHING sorority on my resume that wasn't something I felt would impress an employer/grad program. Ex: I was Awards chair once. I made the awards we handed out at formal. I didn't really think that needed to be on my resume. Birthday Sunshine chair? Nope. Public Relations chair? Yes.
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Exactly. Being in a small chapter, I held A LOT of positions over the years, but the only ones that I included on my resume were Secretary, New Member Director, and Panhellenic President. For each position, I was able to give a one-line description of what I accomplished. That's it. And once I held my first job and was able to put some work experience on my resume, I only listed the positions without any descriptions (and I then added Recruitment Advisor). If I were to apply to another job, I probably wouldn't include any of this. The only way that I might is if I was still an Advisor.
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Originally Posted by littleowl33
As a (somewhat) recent grad I understand wanting to include as much as possible on your resume, especially since you may not have a lot to work with, but I would definitely leave this off (but do keep your GLO affiliation on there). Focus on your grades and LSAT instead.
Good luck!
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And focus on anything that you accomplished in school - this goes for anyone applying to law school, or a first job. After you graduate, you don't have much experience to include on your resume, but you just went through 4 years of school.. use that to your advantage! If you completed any kind of major project or paper, mention it on your resume. I had written a 50-page paper for a class, complete with interviews, surveys, and extensive research. If you're looking to take up some extra space on your resume, it's better that you mention something like this over being the T-shirt Chair for your sorority.
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Originally Posted by KDCat
I would include any philanthropy work you did with your sorority. I would just list the position as "volunteer" if you weren't a chair. The admissions committee is going to be more impressed by philanthropy work than social leadership positions in the sorority.
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This! It doesn't matter how you get the philanthropy work done, whether it be through the sorority or on your own - the fact that you volunteer is what's important. If you consistently volunteered (and not just donated a few dollars) for a particular charitable organization, mention it.
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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06
This thread reminds me of how Abercrombie calls their employees Models. Um, ok. If you say so.
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Actually..... some of them ARE models. When I went to The Grove in Los Angeles, I rode the trolley past the Abercrombie store, and yes, there were live, half-naked models standing in the doorway. I guess they have them in a handful of stores. It kind of creeped me out...