Sigma Alpha Lamda

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I'm not 100% sure if I should join this organization, anyone in here join them before and can give me a better idea of how this might benefit my chances of getting into pharmacy school, and how much time I need to invest to this org.?
 
tydt said:
I'm not 100% sure if I should join this organization, anyone in here join them before and can give me a better idea of how this might benefit my chances of getting into pharmacy school, and how much time I need to invest to this org.?
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If you have the opportunity to join a non-social fraternity, especially one that is for honors, that will look good on any application whether it be for school or a job. As for how much time you need to invest, I'd talk with someone in your local chapter about that.
 
I am the current president of my (now former) university's chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda... which is an honor society for nontraditional students. I recommend joining any/all honor societies that you are invited to. They are generally require minimal time commitments and it looks good on an application - especially if you are willing to accept a leadership role. My personal experience - applied last year, without honor society involvement and was rejected at both schools I applied to. This year, I joined 2 honor societies (and finished my degree, which certainly helped) and applied to 8 schools. I was invited to 7 interviews, attended 6, accepted at 5 schools - including my top choice that had rejected me the year before.

Bottom line, helps polish your application and lets you stand out a bit from the crowd. It's worth the membership fee 👍
 
How could the person reviewing your application find out whether or not you're actually in the societies that you list?
 
pcproduct said:
How could the person reviewing your application find out whether or not you're actually in the societies that you list?
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How would they know if under life experiences you wrote:

"Climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro"

No one blatantly think people are lying on their applications. But, they might ask you about it in the interview!
 
pr33st said:
If you take a leadership role, it can't hurt. Are the Masons considered a social fraternity? Seems it could go either way.
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The Masons are sort of a social fraternity but there is a great deal that we do under the radar to help our communities. Shriner hospitals that treat for free is a good example as well as Scottish Rite hospitals. Those are a little more visible examples, but that's the kinds of things people under the Masonic umbrella do but without seeking recognition for it. That's part of why I joined.
 
I was a member and I remember only having to do like one or two volunteer things to be considered active the entire time. Think its a good resource to put down with very little effort to put in
 
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