'T-shirt Chair' on Resume

[littleowl33]

Originally Posted by kddani

In general, though, most law schools don't really care much about undergrad extracurriculars. That is, unless you had some sort of really unique and fantastic experience, or something high profile - student body president or something of the sort. Or if it's a law school with interviews, that might be more important. A non-elected position in a GLO isn't going to mean much.

This. Law school admissions is overwhelmingly GPA + LSAT. In my experience, undergrad extracurriculars are not a big deal at all.

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!

[KDCat]

Originally Posted by littleowl33

This. Law school admissions is overwhelmingly GPA + LSAT. In my experience, undergrad extracurriculars are not a big deal at all.

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!

I totally agree. You need to have some extracurriculars to show that you have good social skills and aren't a freak, but extracurriculars are the least important part of the application. It's mostly GPA + LSAT. You get more consideration for attending a good undergraduate program and for having a hard major.

If you have other extracurricular leadership positions, I would include those and leave this off.


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.

If you don't have any philanthropy or leadership, I would find some volunteer work to do.

[DGTess]

Originally Posted by littleowl33

This. Law school admissions is overwhelmingly GPA + LSAT. In my experience, undergrad extracurriculars are not a big deal at all.

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!

Agree with keeping GLO on the resume (for jobs - I have no experience with the grad-school resume), but think long and hard about whether to name it or whether simply to state "University" chapter of a national sorority.

You may be asked about it at the interview, but you want to avoid the lowly HR clerk who thinks "XYZ - a bunch of divas" or "I'm not forwarding an XYZ; they dropped me first round" and tosses the resume.

Does it happen often? No, but it does happen, and you don't want to give any reason for yours to be in the "no" stack.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by DGTess

Agree with keeping GLO on the resume (for jobs - I have no experience with the grad-school resume), but think long and hard about whether to name it or whether simply to state "University" chapter of a national sorority.

You may be asked about it at the interview, but you want to avoid the lowly HR clerk who thinks "XYZ - a bunch of divas" or "I'm not forwarding an XYZ; they dropped me first round" and tosses the resume.

Does it happen often? No, but it does happen, and you don't want to give any reason for yours to be in the "no" stack.

The other side of that coin is that if you don't name it, people might think that you're ashamed of your chapter, or that you're bullshitting about the whole thing.

I'm sure there are also lowly HR clerks with grudges against student-athletes, or people from ABC University, or people from Erie, or people who were on student senate. Who would also throw those resumes out.

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[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by 33girl

You can't go through life being frightened of being derailed by someone else's psychosis.

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[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

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33girl is on a roll. #SiggyQueen

[NutBrnHair]

My opinion on the original topic... No, I would not list T-shirt Chair on a resume.

Did I include my leadership positions in Chi Omega on my resume? Most definitely. I am extremely proud of the organization and what I learned as a leader. The jobs I've held have been in the South and the Midwest, but the listing of Chi Omega always produced a positive connection for the person with whom I was interviewing. I remember the National CEO of the Arthritis Foundation proudly telling me his daughter was a Chi Omega!

It does surprise me that members of Greek Chat -- who care so much about the Greek experience that they participate frequently in this online community -- would not include their Greek affiliation on their resume.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

My opinion on the original topic... No, I would not list T-shirt Chair on a resume.

Did I include my leadership positions in Chi Omega on my resume? Most definitely. I am extremely proud of the organization and what I learned as a leader. The jobs I've held have been in the South and the Midwest, but the listing of Chi Omega always produced a positive connection for the person with whom I was interviewing. I remember the National CEO of the Arthritis Foundation proudly telling me his daughter was a Chi Omega!

It does surprise me that members of Greek Chat -- who care so much about the Greek experience that they participate frequently in this online community -- would not include their Greek affiliation on their resume.

Personally, it's not a matter of pride or anything like that. I'm proud of my affiliation, and I think my Kappa Sig experience has been great (not to mention, my best friends today I met through Kappa Sig).

That said, I just have very little Kappa Sig stuff on my resume. It's not a fear thing, and it hasn't hurt me in interviews.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by 33girl

You can't go through life being frightened of being derailed by someone else's psychosis.

I think this post is being overly dramatic. LOL.

The point of a resume` is to market yourself. You are not marketing yourself to yourself or to people who already think you're awesome and worth hiring. Collegiates and alumnae need to think about their target audience before putting ANYTHING on their resume`. That is why people edit and update their resume`. You figure out what works for what you're trying to accomplish and go from there. If including your GLO works, then put your GLO. If it does not work, you leave it off. If including that you planned the Occupy Someone's Street in your city works for your goal, then you put that on the resume`. If it does not work for your resume`, you leave it off. Such is life.

You = in general

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

I think this post is being overly dramatic. LOL.

The point of a resume` is to market yourself. You are not marketing yourself to yourself or to people who already think you're awesome and worth hiring. Collegiates and alumnae need to think about their target audience before putting ANYTHING on their resume`. That is why people edit and update their resume`. You figure out what works for what you're trying to accomplish and go from there. If including your GLO works, then put your GLO. If it does not work, you leave it off. If including that you planned the Occupy Someone's Street in your city works for your goal, then you put that on the resume`. If it does not work for your resume`, you leave it off. Such is life.

You = in general

And this is what people are saying.

I fail to see (as NutBrn is saying) where people are saying that they aren't proud of their GLOs.

We're just saying that those experiences aren't always applicable to what we're applying for and when you have limited space in which to market yourself, you have to choose wisely.

Example: when I'm applying for educator jobs and I have limited resume space, I'm probably going to leave off being on my GLO's national magazine staff and include school volunteer experiences I've had and a fellowship with a local district. My writing experience with Sigma just doesn't really apply.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

I think this post is being overly dramatic. LOL.

I was responding to the overly dramatic post portraying Sorority Obsessed File Clerk seeing a resume with Greek letters on it and tearing it to shreds with her teeth.