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People don't give the sorority experience enough credit. There is so much "skill" that gets developed, especially if you take on an exec opportunity. I served as secretary and president, both went on my resume and my first boss recognize the value of both roles immediately. My roommate was our treasurer - granted we didn't have a $1M+ budget, but she worked her tail off in that role and definitely had it on her resume.
But think about it:
New Member Education Role - probably great ground work for program management and implementation, or HR (particularly those who work on professional development, required trainings, etc.), or a teacher, etc.
Recruitment Chair - probably a fantastic project manager or entry into marketing/PR
Social - lots of event planner opportunities out there!
Standards - HR roles would probably be a great fit right there.
You could go on. And let's not forget the social skills that come with rush. I was always quieter - not quite socially awkward, but probably knocking on the door, and certainly in high school. After college my HS friends (I was the only one who was greek) always commented on how much I had changed and that I could strike up a conversation with anybody, even when they weren't giving anything back. I always credited sorority rush for that. They didn't quite get it, even though I explained that there were 4 years in a row of multiple rounds of conversations with groups of people that you didn't really know that well if at all (maybe you know a few, but not a ton) - you learn quickly how to make a conversation out of silence and get most people talking, make introductions, bring conversation groups together and all that fun.
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