Fraternity Leadership
Should I put that I am in a leadership position in my social fraternity? I am the house editor and am in charge of writing monthly newsletters, creating a yearly alumni pamphlet, amending the constitution, and communicating with the fraternity leadership on campus. How important would this be considered? Thanks.
Put it on there. Can't say it'd be a huge help, but it's worth mentioning, even if it's just one bullet point under your education section, e.g. "XYZ Fraternity (Hazing Chairman)"
My fraternity leadership has been pretty helpful on my resume and as a talking point in fit interviews. Just make sure you frame it not as a drinking club but as an institution like any other school group. Talk about what you accomplished, again, just as if you were talking about any other club.
If it's a sales job, then yes. But if the job involves thinking, take it off.
I'm going to say that it depends.
If you indeed have a 3.8 from Cornell as your profile suggests, then yes, I would probably put it. However, if one were to have below a 3.4 from a target or below a 3.6-ish from a non-target, then I would strongly consider omitting it.
I site the very dearly missed Mis Ind in an old resume review forum:
I went to a non-target, graduated with a 3.6, and I had a leadership position within a social fraternity (treasurer). It's a great talking point and you can frame it however you see fit to help you with qualifications for the specific job. People will inadvertently ask about it and who knows, maybe you'll run into a fellow brother at some point, which will really carry some part of the convo and hopefully help you make it to the next round at least. Good luck!
Definitely put it on there.
Being a frat star and still managing to get good grades and a good job is something all GDIs envy as you can clearly see on this forum.
Just joking...
On a serious note, it's something that came up on most of my interviews. As long as you've done something relevant it's a good thing to have on there. If your interviewer was in a frat he'll probably ask about it and be sympathetic.
I have maintained a 3.8 at Cornell, and it has only gone up since I joined the frat...talk about oxymorons. My main issue is experience, as it consists of working a job (not internship) at a reinsurance company, leadership in the school's biggest club, and the fraternity in addition to working as a waiter and lifeguard in high school...so I'm kind of in a rut for filling out my resume nicely. Would putting it under one of my three main experience sections be okay? Or is that just making me look desperate?
i'd probably put it on there, and frame it as a real institution
but as san franciscan said, you dont want to give the impression that you spent your entire college life partying. so anyway, if your application has some major flaw that would imply you were a lackluster student, you should probably leave it off.
Leave it off, 100%.
I threw shit at you b/c you gave simple answer with no elaboration. If you've ever taken a logic, communications, or, hell, any writing class ever, you should be able to explain your assertions.
Don't give out shit advice, especially if it contradicts most of a thread, without explaining further...unless you want your "advice" disregarded, of course.
ugh...conflicting views. I think I should put it on because my resume is so bleak as it stands right now...
I'm also interested in this. I have a 4.0 and hold a finance position in the fraternity, I've never considered putting it before this really.
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