<p>First things first, I see that most of these posts are from parents. Well, as a college student myself (who actually pays for my schooling), I hope that you are allowing your children to make their own decisions in their scholastic careers. </p>
<p>With that said, I encourage everyone to research this society outside of the forums to determine the ultimate decision of either accepting or declining the invitation. I personally have a GPA of a 4.0 and I am also a member of Beta Alpha Psi (an academic accounting society). BAP has an expense of $75.00 per semester to help fund the academic activities that are provided. However, that $75.00 per member does not even cover all the costs, which requires each member to help raise funds of an additional $60.00 as well as having large accounting firms donate monies. Therefore, the pitiful $75.00 lifetime membership is nothing to complain about. </p>
<p>The crucial point to any activity a college student partakes in, is its ability to help the student. If that particular chapter of The National Society of Leadership and Success offers beneficial seminars and activities for a student, then by all means do not hesitate to join. However, if the student feels that these activities are worthless, then don’t join. If the student is unsure, then join! If many of you actually did research properly, which I doubt you did, then you would know that The National Society of Leadership and Success has a 45 day return policy. That means that you can pay the $75.00 to join, go to a seminar, and if you do not like it then simply request for your money back. Additionally, if you are afraid that they will not refund you, then simply know that you are paying on a credit card. By paying on a credit card, it only takes one phone call to the bank to contest the charge. </p>
<p>I recently got an invitation to The National Society of Leadership and Success and chose to join. I noticed that the faculty adviser happens to be one of my business professor (which does legitimize the society). I am still unsure if I want to maintain my membership, but I am willing to try it. If all else fails, the worst that can happen is that you put it on your resume or application to graduate school. Even if it is not a “prestige” institute, it shows that the college student was willing to go above and beyond his basic learning and get active in school.</p>
<p>Here we go. MichaelJA is a first time CC poster joining this thread to promote an organization that has nothing to do with the subject at hand–this thread concerns the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, not The National Society of Leadership and Success which, from the info on its website, is not an honor society, but a purveyor of motivational materials.</p>
<p>I will state that like everyone else, I was getting notices in the mail about joining. I did not do my research and joined anyway. However, I did not attend any meetings and I cannot say in all certainly that it is worth to join. I will state this, I am an untraditional student. I am completing my 2nd graduate degree and I am still getting notices to attend. Although I am employed, I am yet to see any employer valuing this National society organization. I am not trying to be conceded however, I believe that I have more to offer to this organization than what I can get out it. I am in living in a state that has been plagued by high unemployment regardless of college education. So, my conclusion is to be passive on this organization for now.</p>
<p>Sorry mommaJ, part of my research keeps landing to this website, i suspect like others. I do believe what you have stated and I did not create either similar named organizations.</p>
<p>well National Society of leadership and success is not a scam. I am a member and it is really helpful. but she will have to do some activities in order to be intiated to become a full member. there is a on time fee of $75 to just NSLS. there shouldn’t be one to the school at all. The society has helped me out a lot. the program will also give her a personalized reference letter from the founder of NSLS for whatever she may need later whether it is for a job or graduate college. I would reccomend anyone to join if they have gotten a letter from them. I am really glad i recieved one. Also they don’t give out a letter to just anyone in the college. They make choices based off of grades and progress in their school work. So for future reference NSLS is not a scam at all. the $75 fee is to help build up the scholarships the students can recieve later. You won’t have to pay $75 every so often, JUST THE ONE TIME.</p>
<p>yes i am a first time poster but just so you know i lost my laptop so i’m borrowing one. i wanted to watch one of the videos on the NSLS website i had heard about from a fellow member and i can’t rember the website address. I happened across this on google when i looked up the website. If you want to treat NSLS as a scam then go ahead but I have already gotten quite a few job interviews since joining and i haven’t been initiated yet or have i put that i’m a full member. just a pending member. That a lone has gotten me interviews where i haven’t had a single one in over a year. So go ahead and treat these societies as scams if you want but so you know there is google and it will pop up with related sites. I just hate how you people who are talking bad about these societies don’t do any of your research. You have all had the oppertunities as i have seen going through this thread and I can tell you still haven’t been to any of them. I can tell because no one has posted about going to them.</p>
<p>I also have to say to those who keep posting about how this thread is not about NSLS…look again at the thread in the beginning…someone does ask about NSLS. They asked if anyone knew about it and if it was worth it. Also to those who have asked about it building thier resume…look at my last post. It has helped me by just putting i’m a pending member. I get to become a full member this friday as I have finished all of the activities needed to become one. If no one wants to do the research of the societies themsleves then i say you souldn’t be posting all this trash talk about the societies. I happen to live in a town where most every employer is on a hiring freeze. when i say this i mean well over 60% of the town. That I have gotten calls for interviews this week means something helped and it definately wasn’t my past job experience.</p>
<p>also if anyone is interested to talk to some students and such with the NSLS here’s is the facebook page. I found out about the facebook page from the NSLS website.
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<p>Probably like every poster on this site, my daughter got a landfill’s worth of invitations from various Who’s Who and “Honor” societies in high school. She also got many invitations that said she had been chosen to go to _______(name the country) and if I paid the xthousand of dollars, they would sign her up.</p>
<p>These mailings all went exactly where they belonged - in the garbage. </p>
<p>Last week when I received the latest (nsls), I filed it in the same manner. If her future employer doesn’t give her a job because she doesn’t have the “personalized reference from the founder of nsls”, it probably isn’t a very good place to work anyway - lol!</p>
<p>“I’m sorry, but the position at Microsoft has been filled by a more qualified candidate.” “Are you mad? I had a personalized reference letter from the president of MSLS!”</p>
<p>“You have unfortunately not been admitted to Harvard Law School.” “Apparently my personalized reference letter from the president of MSLS slipped out of my application materials. I’ve enclosed another copy and await your acceptance letter.”</p>
<p>And it’s so much nicer than those non-personalized reference letters. Bless mail-merge.</p>
<p>It is a scam in the sense that you would NOT put this “organization” on your graduate application. And no my children who did graduate with high gpa’s from various institutions (including ivies) and are now matriculating into med school would NEVER, EVER do this.</p>
<p>If you have to pay, NO WAY.</p>
<p>I am a senior member, have been on CC for over 10 years and this is a scam.</p>
<p>Goldwater, Rhodes, Fulbright…not a scam. This is a scam.</p>
<p>I have been a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success for 4 years. I had to pay the fee which paid for my leadership retreat, the ability to have the speakers I saw and taught me many things, (some are very interesting one was the editor of Elle Magazine) and after all of my qualifications were completed, which took time because it is a process to make sure you WANT this honor. I was officially inducted into the society and at graduation will be able to wear a stole signifying that I am a member of this organization. THAT IS NOT A SCAM. Also, if you would take a moment to look at the website, which I’m sure you wouldn’t because you would all rather be bashing us on a forum like children in high school, you would take notice that we are affiliated with over 200 universities nation wide.</p>
<p>This is not an HONORS society for GRADES, this is a society of people who show some type of interest in one day becoming a LEADER and wanting to be SUCCESSFUL. which I am one of those people. I am the Programming Director of our Radio Station, I work for our Football Team, I work in the Dean’s office (yes all 3 jobs at the same time while taking a full load of classes) and I have a 3.0 GPA. I have interned at major places in my field, mainly because I am not lazy and want to be successful and I am a leader. THAT is why I was invited to join this society, because I work hard outside of the classroom, not just in it. </p>
<p>One last thing, I specifically joined this forum to post this thread, because I was going to look up something for my chapter and saw this badmouthing. I almost never write in forums and that is because they are mainly childish and a way to waste time because you’re not busy doing REAL work. Yes, I am a first timer, no it’s not fishy, I just became irate reading what you people are writing about something that you are obviously unfamiliar with.</p>
<p>Also I realize the main point of this was about the national collegiate scholars, however, you have all been badmouthing NSLS as well, I do not know about NSCS but the Society of Leadership and success is not a scam and if you or your son or daughter has the ability to join they should. Who knows they may even get one of the many scholarships offered and then you’ll have made a profit on your 75$ that you all seem to be complaining about. And the student article from Deminson if you would read through that, that student apologized for making those accusations because he like all of you who are misinformed didn’t do the proper research.</p>
<p>Well Iron Maiden, you’re obviously an ignorant person then. Which would be why you’re on a forum badmouthing an educational program for students.</p>
<p>NSLS seems to have existed for about 2 years, how could you be a 4 years member? Doing some googling, this was founded by a motivational speaker that used to have societyofsuccess.com website. Now it is a “.org” for college students. It feels like one of those success infomercial that runs late at night on TV. Whether or not it is scam, having these new posters pushing a sales job saying you get job interview even before initiation or you get to go to leadership retreat for the fee is very questionable and feels really sleazy.</p>
<p>Sorry Temple, I stand by my statement. NSLS is a scam in that you are buying your way into a “credential” that means absolutely nothing to an employer. Trust me, I am one.</p>
<p>If it makes you feel better then fine. And I still think you are a plant to shill it.</p>