How has being Greek helped your career?

[OHNOITSJESS]

Originally Posted by littleowl33

That said, I don't think it's appropriate for your resume for any job. My friends in the hard sciences and engineering did not include their Greek membership on their resumes because it wasn't really relevant and could even be detrimental.

Maybe it's because I'm in an organization specifically for engineering/hard sciences but it's on my resume and most interviewers ask me about my involvement in A.O.E. One of my interviewers turned out to be a Pike alum from another school.

[preciousjeni]

My sorority affiliation has been on my resume ever since I joined. I got my first "career" position, in large part, because of it. I was going for a particular position and had some competition, so I used whatever I could.

I always find a way to bring up my experiences within the Sorority and, on this occasion, it turned out that the executive was herself in Alpha Epsilon Phi. We went off on a tangent about it and I brought the conversation back around to the benefits of having that experience for the job I was applying for.

I got the job and was later told that it was the connection I made with the executive that pushed me above the rest.

I have several years of National Board experience within my Sorority, which always come up in interviews. I attribute that experience to a number of opportunities I've been given.

ETA: The word "multicultural" in my Sorority's name is a great conversation piece and has almost never been overlooked by interviewers who are looking for someone comfortable in "diverse" environments.