I can see your high academic standards.

[madbaker]

I got a mailer invitation to Beta Gamma Sigma - "Recognizing the outstanding academic achievements of students enrolled in business programs." They invite the top 20%, which is not exactly exclusive. (Don't get me wrong: I would rather be in the top 20%. I may give them my $70 for the privilege of putting it on my resume.)

However, their explanation of the Greek letters is, well...
"Sigma: Sigma signifies earnestness. Earnestness is enthusiasm measured by acheivement, disciplined by reason..."

And they spell "achievement" correctly later on in the paragraph.

What I'm reading: Elizabeth Bear, Dust

Comments

[goldenstag.livejournal.com]

Snicker ... having just been the guest speaker out our version (PTK) of that (probably not the same people), that's pretty funny.

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

Does it seem worthwhile to you? I hadn't heard of them before this.

[goldenstag.livejournal.com]

If they are an Honors society, then it can't hurt to put it on the resume, and all that. I know that PTK is international, and requires a minimum of a 3.5 GPA (and you have to maintain it) to join -- if you blow it after joining, you are put on probation (not an active member) until ... I don't know much else. In general any kind of Honors Society that shows you were a "good student" looks great on the resume.

[serendipity17.livejournal.com]

I always wonder whether to put my Alpha Zeta membership on resumes. That's an agriculture honors frat; I pledged my fifth year just to see what pledging was like. My university was way casual about it, but one grad school I toured was all "You're an AZ? Nice!"

[goldenstag.livejournal.com]

On the resume, you put memberships in Honors Societies and such under the education, typically. Something like:
   Name of Degree (Year earned)
   School, City/State
    * Member of ...
    * 3.5 GPA (Four Semesters)
and so on ...