Sorority Shopping?

[irishpipes]

Originally Posted by SmartBlondeGPhB

I'm much more well rounded than I would be without it. Why wouldn't someone list it?

I think it is great to list it if it has implications in your field, or if you have reason to believe that the person reading the resume would understand something about Greek life, but I know that as a business major I was told point blank (I think in Technical Writing class???) not to put Greek affiliation on my resume because there are a lot of Greek-haters out there who may apply stereotypes unfairly. Or, you might have the HR director who got cut from your sorority and never got over it. I didn't put it on my resume because I wanted to make sure I got the interview. Of course in accounting and taxation they mostly cared about grades - not activities. It would be different in other fields I am sure. Once I had the interview, I would usually bring it up in the course of conversation after I got a feel for the interviewer and was in a position to explain the benefits of Greek life and how that experience made me a good job candidate.

I interviewed a lot of people when I was in management and did some recruiting for my company. If a candidate had a GLO listed I always asked them about it. Surprisingly, some answered with the exact answers that I think the Tech Writing teacher was warning about. "It was just a way to have a full social calendar" or other such statements. Others though were very candid about the life skills learned in GLO membership and especially the leadership experiences. I think it is great to put it on your resume but I totally understand why some people don't.