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Originally posted by honeychile
Listen to AKAMonet - she knows her stuff!
I interview as part of my job. When I see a sorority or fraternity affliliation, especially if an office is listed, I immediately know that this is a person who knows how to budget his/her time!
If you don't list your affiliation, and have an application that forbids mentioning affiliations, be sure to say that you have done volunteer work for (your GLO philanthropy). When questioned, tell the interviewer that you got into it through your sorority or fraternity and have kept up with it. I've talked with others who interview (greek & gdi) and they all agree that it's good pr, for you & the glo!
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I admit I'm not 30 [whew], but....... I have "philanthropy" listed on my resume, and when people ask, I discuss differnet community service that I do w/ SGRho. Depending on how things are going, I usually mention that I am active w/ my sorority ["it helps me stay in touch with young women in the community"
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I am a firm believer in putting gender specific or race or sexual orientation related info on a resume, when you've gained something out of an experience w/ an org, or it's a great networking org. When people see me, they may not be sure what my background is, but they know I'm not white. By putting info out there that may bother some employers, you elimianate places that would not have been a good fit.
--Disclaimer - this doesn't apply if you were a leader in the Black anther party 'cuz that just scares people!
I also list my legal frat [which I don't do 1/1000th of the stuff I do for Sigma], and I have had people tell me explicitly that they picked my resume out of a stack b/c of that affiliation.