enjoy while you can

I'm sorry it didn't work out for you, but to be blunt, I'm a senior with a job. The majority of my PC has jobs or grad school already lined up. All of the girls who graduated from my house last year either got great jobs or grad school (many Ivy League). Greek life doesn't define or determine a person's ability for achievement - as I said, as long as you learn something from the experience and can talk to it in interviews you're good. Being Greek only helped me.

The only way Greek life will hurt you is if you make it about the wrong things. Living with great people, being involved with philanthropies, and still caring about other aspects of life will not hurt you. However, joining a house where you can't be yourself, feel pressure to go out every night and never make real connections probably can. Nobody should be going on an interview leading with what sorority or frat thy were in--that's lame!

OP needs to grow a pair

You're claiming you have it all figured out now that you've graduated and dropped references to your organization on your resume, yet you're trolling greek rank in the middle of a work day; something seems off. Either you're not actually an alum and are just trying to make yourself feel better about not getting into the organization you wanted as a current student, or you are an alum and are incorrectly blaming your mediocre job that allots you enough free time for this BS website on your prior affiliation.

That "networking" trope is a myth promoted by the frats. Your frat might get you into a country club but not a Fortune 500. But, hey, your frat will host great parties when you come back for alumni weekend and relive the glory days.

Clearly you don't know how networking works. Especially at a school like Cornell where there are tons of successful alums, being Greek is a great way to make connections. All of my internships were secured or at least helped by the alumni I reached out to at great companies.

the person who wrote this is clearly trolling. It's pathetic and misleading.

well I got my junior year internship through a fraternity alumni connection, and it led to my full time offer. I don't know where you're getting this stuff from but its wrong haha

Let's get it straight. If you're a vapid loser who thinks your frat or sorority makes you who you are, then that's going to come across in an interview. Sorry to tell some of you, but that whole "tier" thing, doesn't matter later. What matters is you growing, making great friends and becoming confident. An insecure person who only cares about shallow things will do poorly wether they have a frat or sorority in their resume or not. Can't blame Greek life

It's the Cornell pedigree that will open doors...unless you are mediocre. When you are working 60-80 hour weeks in Silicon Valley, Wall Street, etc no one needs you to be "social". You'll be working like a dog.

they do need, or want, you to be social. trust me, they want people who seem natural and cool to be around. speaking about banks by the way, I don't know much about tech

Love the Greeks, glad I rushed, and having fun but I am not deluding myself that it will help on the job market. Apart from a cruise line, what employer would value a leadership role in a sorority or frat? Thank "Legally Blonde" for perceptions.

bashing cruise lines is kind of a weird tactic considering we've got the best hotel school in the country, and cruise lines absolutely are a fine place to work for a hotelier...

Uh... any job that has you deal with people.

To the person who bashed the cruise line job...is that a dig to hotel students? That major is one of the most competitive to get into this school, and fairly well paid once out of school. Now you're just being silly. Plenty of jobs value leadership in Greek life, on the sports field, etc. you have misinformation. Additionally, one of the hardest parts of finding a position is knowing about openings...connections through brothers and sisters are a great way to find out about those openings.