Sorority Officer Position

[Anonymous]

Do potential employers value the experience gained from holding an officer position in a sorority? Is it worth the time and effort?

[Anonymous]

Not really. It gives kids something to talk about for "describe a time when..." type questions. Should they be valued more? Maybe.

[Anonymous]

Omg

[Anonymous]

No. It's akin to saying you were on the prom committee in high school. Get a real leadership position in an academic organization.

[Anonymous]

Well, the president of my sorority retired at the age of 49 after being a consultant (a job she got straight out of school), so…

[Anonymous]

i think it helped my daughters application. she held several prominent positions over several years.

[Anonymous]

Being president of my sorority may have got me into a T3 law school, but then I was also no 1 in my class and had a high LSAT, so who really knows. It does go towards leadership ..

[Anonymous]

I’d say it depends on position and maybe size/impact of chapter. I was president of minority (170 members) and I’d say that speaks to “leadership” or at least likability and trustworthiness factor when an interviewer is considering the “does she have ability to work well with others, demonstrate leadership and gain trust” since it’s widely understood that these are elected positions among the group. And Id say being the Finance VP of a chapter with a $600,000 annual dollar budget would be a great opportunity to show fiscal responsibility. But positions like social chair or public relations are pretty niche. Just depends on the position she is applying to, but al of those jobs on exec can be worded to demonstrate valuable transferable skills that peers at same entry-level may lack.

[Anonymous]

That’s a no. Recommend leaving it off the resume. Too much baggage in today’s market.

[Anonymous]

I never put my sorority or my leadership position in the sorority on my resume. I think that’s weird

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’d say it depends on position and maybe size/impact of chapter. I was president of minority (170 members) and I’d say that speaks to “leadership” or at least likability and trustworthiness factor when an interviewer is considering the “does she have ability to work well with others, demonstrate leadership and gain trust” since it’s widely understood that these are elected positions among the group. And Id say being the Finance VP of a chapter with a $600,000 annual dollar budget would be a great opportunity to show fiscal responsibility. But positions like social chair or public relations are pretty niche. Just depends on the position she is applying to, but al of those jobs on exec can be worded to demonstrate valuable transferable skills that peers at same entry-level may lack.

+1

(Even though my niece recently turned down an offer to be president of her thriving sorority at a major public university in order to focus on academics. I thought that this was a mistake. Better to reduce one's course load and graduate a bit later in order to handle this position in a responsible manner. Solid resume booster.)

[Anonymous]

Yes it can help. Quite frankly it’s more impressive than a leadership role in a club of 20 people! Some Greek chapters are 500+ students.

[Anonymous]

No. If I saw this in a resume, I’d put it in the circular file. Waste of time. Shows poor judgement.

[Anonymous]

No.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. If I saw this in a resume, I’d put it in the circular file. Waste of time. Shows poor judgement.

Even for a recent or future college grad with little or no work experience ?

To be blunt, if you would discard an applicant's resume for containing a line about a position in a sorority, you are showing poor judgment.