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Phi Alpha Theta

deletedalmost 11 years

Is anyone a member of Phi Alpha Theta? My history professor told me about it today and said he wants me to attend the meetings until I can apply (I will have finished 3 history courses in late May and I need to finish 4 in order to apply)

I looked into it a little and the scholarship opportunities and connections in the work force look like sweet incentives, but if they don't actually deliver I don't want to waste my time attending the meetings (which include additional history lectures)

UniversalStudios
almost 11 years
If you get what you pay for.
Orly
almost 11 years
wait just a darn second here

"all they're worth"

"all their worth"

wtf this must be the only instance in which both are correct?

pls i need to know if there are more scenarios like this now

also yes, you should always join applied societies. those are GREAT for your resume and even better for your future beyond college (ie networking outside of campus)

whether or not this one in particular is up to code, idk, but i would go yourself and find out and not trust EM's opinion
deletedalmost 11 years
I would tl;dr but I'm on my phone so I'm just gonna mention it's not worth it.
IAmRobik
almost 11 years
@Zedd, it only helps with networking if you're willing to use it as a networking tool. If you're using it as letters to put on a resume, it means very very little.
IAmRobik
almost 11 years
I make grammatical errors all the time. That doesn't make my opinion any less valid (although I can see why you would value it less).
deletedalmost 11 years
I don't want to take advice on the worth of societies from the guy who said I must exploit them for all their worth though.

Did you mean they're, perhaps?

I guess I get your point, but I think you're underselling the benefits.
deletedalmost 11 years

IAmRobik says

What do you want to do with your life? Societies are mostly a waste of time unless you exploit them for all their worth in terms of networking. Besides that, it does nothing for your resume.


This helps with networking.
IAmRobik
almost 11 years
What do you want to do with your life? Societies are mostly a waste of time unless you exploit them for all their worth in terms of networking. Besides that, it does nothing for your resume.