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Alpha Gamma Delta is listed on my resume in a sneaky way--under awards, I mentioned that I recieved a AGD Foundation Award for highest GPA in my chapter.
Never underestimate what your membership can possibly do for you. During one interview, I was asked something to the effect of, "Can you tell us about a time when you exhibited leadership on a project? What were the results?"
I answered that I was a College Panhellenic Rush Chair. It raised the interviewers' eyebrows, but I told them, "When you are trying to ensure that 200 independent women are at 4 different parties, at 4 different spots on campus, at 4 different times, and you repeat that process over the span of one week, you learn to provide leadership very quickly. Anything can--and will--happen. I'm very proud that recruitment ran smoothly and everyone found an organization for themselves at the end of the week."
There were over 900 other people interviewing for four positions that year. I got one of the positions. Another young woman who landed a position is a Delta Zeta. Coincidence? Maybe. I think that if you "spin" it correctly, it can be very positive.
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