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Originally Posted by NutBrnHair
I will attempt to explain this very simply --- and then I will go away and let you rip me to shreds. 
1. If you believe your membership in your GLO is for a lifetime and more valuable to you than your membership in a health club, I think it belongs on your resume. In my case, I only included the high level offices I held as a collegian, along with other extra curricular involvement e.g., Student Government and Class Officer.
2. I have only applied for jobs in the South and Midwest, so I was never afraid that it would be viewed negatively.
3. It truly stuns me that posters/moderators on a GreekChat site care enough to be on here everyday and comment on hundreds of threads, but choose not to include their membership on a resume.
But, of course, I agree -- if I'd only served as T-shirt Chair, I wouldn't list that either. |
I have only ever applied for jobs in the South (btw - we're in the same state). I am proud of my membership in Kappa. However, I was an active member about 20 years ago. I don't include anything that I did when I was in college on my resume other than where I attended, my degrees, my major, and the year I graduated. It has to do with marketing myself to what I want to accomplish; despite my affection for Kappa, I've accomplished much in that time that is more relevant in my career. I would think most people at this stage in the game are in a similar boat, unless they've worked exclusively for their GLO since graduation.
If I were to advise a recent college grad on writing a resume, I would not advise them to go crazy with the GLO-oriented activities. Not because some HR clerk may have a grudge against XYZ or Greeks in general, but because heavy focus on any one aspect when you're starting out causes a candidate to appear less well-rounded.