Fraternity association on Linkedin?

[jingramm]

I was part of a social fraternity in college and I joined its membership group about 4 years ago.

I started using my profile more actively since 4 years ago and I'm making some changes. Do you think it would be smart to have the membership group badge hidden when people view my profile? I will be turning 30 so I'm not a recent grad. I'm mostly concerned about prospective employers/recruiters who might see this.

 

[TalonStrike]

Yes. Hide it. When employers see that you were in a fraternity, they'll immediately peg you as a drunk college alcoholic.

 

[JS80]

Yes. Hide it. When employers see that you were in a fraternity, they'll immediately peg you as a drunk college alcoholic.

lol...

 

[jingramm]

lol...

if you were interviewing someone and saw it on his profile, any negative impact?

 

[JS80]

if you were interviewing someone and saw it on his profile, any negative impact?

absolutely not.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

The only group badges you should have showing are ones that would benefit you. I don't see a frat doing that unless you worked in an industry that would somehow mane use of that (like working at a university or such).

 

[Nebor]

It can't hurt, and it might help. College greeks like other other college greeks (and jackpot if they were in another chapter of the same frat or sorority.) But non-greeks don't typically have strong feelings one way or the other.

In other words, if I had to choose between two otherwise equal applicants, I'd choose the one that was in a fraternity\sorority. However I don't think that non-greeks choosing between two equal applicants would be predisposed to choose the non-greek applicant.

 

[Fingolfin269]

I doubt that will hurt you but could very well help you. If you really were in a fraternity then you'll know why.

 

[Nebor]

I doubt that will hurt you but could very well help you. If you really were in a fraternity then you'll know why.

This.

 

[Aikouka]

I doubt that will hurt you but could very well help you. If you really were in a fraternity then you'll know why.

Definitely. Fraternities typically keep records or at least a modest idea of where people are at mostly for the networking aspect. Given that you're also a frater of the same organization, they're typically more willing to help you out.

 

[Imp]

On the other end: some frat rejects et al may think "dude is 30 and long out of college, but still hangs on and needs to let everyone know that he was part of a frat... no thank you."

Just a thought.