(October 21, 2015 at 1:45 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: These things do not appeal to me unless they confer some sort of benefit. I do not plan to be active, but to use it for resume fodder.
But if "Invited to join Phi Kappa Phi" looks marginally the same as "Member of Phi Kappa Phi" on a resume, then no sense in giving them $80 bucks a year.
Also, there is the added benefit of networking at events if I do go. Good job opportunities come from that.
Invitations to join Phi Kappa Phi appears to be based solely on your ranking amongst the smarty-pants of your university so unless you're future employer values your GPA over everything else I don't know how much of an incentive it would be to join.
If your goal is to use it as mere resume fodder, you might consider joining for the $80/year until you get a good job, then drop your membership because who gives a shit what clubs you belong to if you've got work experience?
Teenaged X-Files obsession + Bermuda Triangle episode + Self-led school research project = Atheist.
