How to Include Your Sorority on Your Resume
Crafting your resume for the job market can be overwhelming—especially when deciding what experiences to include and how to highlight your skills effectively. Your sorority involvement is a great place to start. Being a member of a sorority often provides real-world experience in leadership, public speaking, collaboration, budgeting, networking and so much more. Below are several tips to help you showcase your involvement in a way that makes your resume standout!
1. Brainstorm relevant skills and experiences.
Reflecting on your sorority experience is a great way to identify your strengths, transferable skills and experiences to highlight on a resume. Did you hold a leadership position in your chapter? What events did you help plan or participate in? Did you receive any awards? Consider what helped you grow personally or professionally to also help determine the best skills to include like time management, communication, conflict resolution and more.2. Determine where to include your experience.
Rather than placing your sorority involvement all under one section, first consider where each experience would fit best. For example, if you served as Chapter President, consider highlighting that role under your “professional experience” section. If you participated in a philanthropy event and helped fundraise for a notable cause, that could fit well under a “volunteer work” or “activities” section. This demonstrates clarity and intentionality to a potential employer.3. Use professional language.
Utilizing strong, clear language can transform a resume from good to exceptional. Avoid vague terms like “Helped with social media,” and instead use confident and specific phrasing like “Managed the chapter’s social media account to boost member engagement and promote events.” Providing details can also ensure a potential employer understands organization-specific language and the value of your role or experience.4. Use metrics and concrete details.
When possible, using metrics to describe your sorority involvement helps quantify the success of a role, project or event. For example, if you served in a recruitment leadership position, how many New Members did you help onboard? How many recruitment events did you plan and what was the average attendance? For example, “onboarded 100 New Members through leadership training, workshops and courses with a 100% success rate.” Showing rather than telling paints a clear and impactful picture to a potential employer.
5. Tailor your experience to each role you apply for.
Aligning your experience to the specific role you’re pursuing is essential to creating a standout resume. If you’re applying for a role at a nonprofit organization, focus on including your community service or fundraising efforts. If you’re applying for a sales-related job, consider highlighting leadership experience or recruitment success. Tailoring your experience as a sorority member is key to demonstrating confidence and capability!
Looking for networking opportunities? Consider joining an alumnae club to meet sisters from different backgrounds and careers! Visit pibetaphi.org/club-locator to find a club near you.
Published May 31, 2025