WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF HAVING
THE ORGANIZATION ON YOUR
RESUME?
Greene Center and Fraternity & Sorority Affairs
HOW TO MARKET FRATERNITY & SORORITY
LIFE ON YOUR RESUME
Joining a Fraternity or Sorority provides
students with a remarkable opportunity to
expand their social network and become more
engaged with their campus and its surrounding
community. These experiences allow members
to cultivate a variety of college competencies
and skills that employers seek in prospective
talent. In addition, you might even interview
with a member of you respective organization
or another fraternity/sorority.
When applying for internships, graduate/professional schools, or full-time
employment, one of the most common questions that students ask is
whether they should include their Fraternity or Sorority on their resume. The
answer is yes! Research indicates Fraternity and Sorority members are more
intellectually and emotionally connected in their work and are loyal and
productive in their positions.
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Marketing Fraternity & Sorority Life on Your Resume
COLLEGE COMPETENCIES
6. Teamwork:
3. Leadership:
5. Adaptability & Resiliency:
1. Career Design & Management:
2. Intercultural & Global Fluency:
4. Oral & Written Communication:
7. Critical Thinking & Problem Solving:
Explain how you coordinated/managed chapter committees/programs or council activities.
Demonstrate how you educated team members or led them to make decisions
Talk about how you used a strength to assist the chapter with an issue.
Example: You possess negotiation, interpersonal, and communication skills, which you used to
help recruit alumni/ae for a panel.
Be specific and demonstrate your ability to gain different perspectives by working with diverse
student populations in order to accomplish “X” goal/s. With an increasing international pop-
ulation, how did you advocate inclusivity in your organization?
Articulate how you structured chapter activities in order to comply with new policies and pro-
cedures enforced by the university/international organization. Illustrate how you implemented
new strategies to promote membership in your organization. If your chapter developed an
improvement plan, discuss how you created that framework.
Demonstrate how you collaborated with members or different organizations to perform and/or
coordinate community service projects or social and professional development events. Be
descriptive and discuss how you participated in collective efforts, generated ideas together,
delegated tasks, etc.
Convey how you strategized and increased membership enrollment or participation at
organization events. Talk about the ways you helped to increase the chapter budget or create
alternative options to assist members with dues.
Express your ability to communicate or present effectively to a group. How did your experiences
enhance your communication skills when conveying policies and proce- dures, marketing
chapter programs, reporting data from activities, etc? This type of description maximizes your
experiences for your audience rather than simply mentioning that you posted flyers around
campus for events.
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MAXIMIZING YOUR RESUME
Marketing Fraternity & Sorority Life on Your Resume
Sample Stong Action Verbs:
Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Recruitment Chair, Marketing Chair, Technology Chair,
Philanthropy Chair, New Member Chair/Educator, Dean of New Members/New Member Ed-
ucator, Sergeant of Arms, Parliamentarian, Council Representative, Recruitment Counselor,
Academic Chair, Alumni Relations Chair, Equity and Inclusion Chair, etc.
• Put the legal name of your organization, and include the chapter. If your organization is
incorporated, mention that.
• When describing responsibilities, steer clear of pronouns.
• Be specific and detailed in your job description. This helps your audience better under-
stand your strengths and potential contributions. Utilizing action oriented verbs makes
these descriptions more powerful.
• Limit your responsibilities to 1-3 bullets for your responsibilities depending on position
and space.
• Use strong action verbs on your resume.
• Achieve
• Appoint
• Arrange
• Assist
• Attend
• Budget
• Provide
• Publicize
• Serve
• Sponsor
• Train
• Volunteer
• Chair
• Collaborate
• Coordinate
• Create
• Design
• Manage
Sample Positions that could be included on the resume:
• Create
• Organize
• Oversee
• Participate
• Perform
• Plan
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SAMPLE RESUME DESCRIPTIONS
Marketing Fraternity & Sorority Life on Your Resume
Officer
General Member
Direct meetings, correspond with the Fraternity and Sorority Affairs and other university ad-
Complete and submit reports with the assistance of the chapter advisor.
Apply time management, communication, and organizational skills serving as the chapter’s
University of Rochester Rochester, New York President, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. - Mu
Sigma Chapter August 2017 - Present
ministration, and plan chapter events for the calendar year.
leader.
Attend weekly meetings to learn about chapter and national organization news.
Assist the chapter in the decision-making process regarding programs, service activities, and
Participate in 10 hours of community service working in a soup kitchen as part of Xi Mu’s local
Demonstrate communication and relationship building skills while participating in recruitment
University of Rochester Rochester, New York Member, Chi Omega Fraternity - Xi Mu Chapter
October 2017 - Present
sponsorship.
philanthropy project.
events for the chapter.
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Marketing Fraternity & Sorority Life on Your Resume
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Assist with the development of a comprehensive risk management plan for the chapter.
Make certain that all members are knowledgeable about risk management policies and their
Follow and impose the local, state and national organization and applicable policies.
Conduct weekly inspections of the house and perform sporadic fire drills.
Oversaw a budget of $6,000 for recruitment, social, and service events.
Created and planned events by communicating with establishments, vendors, and transporta-
Assisted with the enforcement of risk management policies and campus regulations during
University of Rochester Rochester, New York Risk Management, Psi Upsilon Fraternity - Upsilon
Chapter August 2017 - Present
adherence.
Social Chair, Psi Upsilon Fraternity - Upsilon Chapter August 2015 - May 2017
tion businesses and negotiated deals.
chapter social functions.
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