[dzandiloo]

I have DZ on my resume-mainly b/c it was my first job out of college. Also, in my prior job, I had a some say in who got hired for my team, and I always pushed to interview people who had Greek affiliations on their resume. It was a foot in the door as far as I was concerned, but didn't guarantee that I would hire them...although, they were usually finalists, based on their interview skills & experience...just a comment.

Now that I'm back in the job market again, I was told by one recruiter to remove all reference to my sorority from my resume, but I refused. If someone doesn't want to hire me because of my affiliation with an organization, then I don't want to work for them. I know that's an over-simplification, and I may be limiting my career opportunities, but so be it. My sorority experience helped shape the person that I am and gave me many of the leadership & organizational skills that I have to offer. On the other hand-I'm over 10 years out of college, and have a pretty detailed resume given my prior professional experience, so I can probably get away with it more. Plus, I'm looking for work in the legal world, and if that's not a fraternity in itself, I don't know what is....