'T-shirt Chair' on Resume

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

This is going to make me sound terrible but I didn't put ANYTHING sorority on my resume that wasn't something I felt would impress an employer/grad program. Ex: I was Awards chair once. I made the awards we handed out at formal. I didn't really think that needed to be on my resume. Birthday Sunshine chair? Nope. Public Relations chair? Yes.

Exactly. Being in a small chapter, I held A LOT of positions over the years, but the only ones that I included on my resume were Secretary, New Member Director, and Panhellenic President. For each position, I was able to give a one-line description of what I accomplished. That's it. And once I held my first job and was able to put some work experience on my resume, I only listed the positions without any descriptions (and I then added Recruitment Advisor). If I were to apply to another job, I probably wouldn't include any of this. The only way that I might is if I was still an Advisor.

Originally Posted by littleowl33

As a (somewhat) recent grad I understand wanting to include as much as possible on your resume, especially since you may not have a lot to work with, but I would definitely leave this off (but do keep your GLO affiliation on there). Focus on your grades and LSAT instead.

Good luck!

And focus on anything that you accomplished in school - this goes for anyone applying to law school, or a first job. After you graduate, you don't have much experience to include on your resume, but you just went through 4 years of school.. use that to your advantage! If you completed any kind of major project or paper, mention it on your resume. I had written a 50-page paper for a class, complete with interviews, surveys, and extensive research. If you're looking to take up some extra space on your resume, it's better that you mention something like this over being the T-shirt Chair for your sorority.

Originally Posted by KDCat

I would include any philanthropy work you did with your sorority. I would just list the position as "volunteer" if you weren't a chair. The admissions committee is going to be more impressed by philanthropy work than social leadership positions in the sorority.

This! It doesn't matter how you get the philanthropy work done, whether it be through the sorority or on your own - the fact that you volunteer is what's important. If you consistently volunteered (and not just donated a few dollars) for a particular charitable organization, mention it.

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

This thread reminds me of how Abercrombie calls their employees Models. Um, ok. If you say so.

Actually..... some of them ARE models. When I went to The Grove in Los Angeles, I rode the trolley past the Abercrombie store, and yes, there were live, half-naked models standing in the doorway. I guess they have them in a handful of stores. It kind of creeped me out...

[KSUViolet06]

I think a common misconception is "sorority activities look great on your resume!"

That's not really 100% true. Companies and schools don't care about 90% of what you did as collegiate sorority member.

The only way they care is if it has a tangible result that tells them that they need to look closer at you as a candidate.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

I think a common misconception is "sorority activities look great on your resume!"

That's not really 100% true. Companies and schools don't care about 90% of what you did as collegiate sorority member.

The only way they care is if it has a tangible result that tells them that they need to look closer at you as a candidate.

I never listed it on my resume, but I referenced it in interviews if I got a "describe a time..."-type question. I had been president and philanthropy chair, though, which are probably the two most impressive sounding titles.

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I only include my fraternity on my resume when it's for a position in which leadership experience will be clearly beneficial.

Otherwise, in the field where I'm in, Greek Life is generally heavily underrepresented, and chances are, bringing up anything Greek will only bring up negative stereotypes.