<p>Hi there, I'm curious about this organization and would like some opinions and info on it. My question is mostly directed toward current and active members, but of course, anyone could add in. What are the pros and cons of joining? I've read other threads where most people didn't even join. I want to hear from someone within the society to get the most reliable opinion. Thanks in advance, and shaka brah!</p>
<pre><code>Hello, hope that all is well! Attaining presidency for The National Society of Leadership and Success has been one of the most remarkable, committing, and challenging positions I have ever held. While serving as president, I have experienced many situations which were positive but also negative. The greatest positive experience was the ability to make a change on my school’s campus. Throughout the experience, I would hear member’s say things such as “thank you for providing me with this opportunity,” “thanks for helping me”, and my favorite “thanks for making such a great change”.
Minor negative experiences I have encountered were simply dealing with administration. Specifically pertaining to the number one question “what makes this society so special from the others”? Every time my initial response was not about how potential members could receive assistance with resume’s or tremendous job opportunities. Instead, my response was how members have to complete/attend speaker broadcast events, orientations, leadership training days, and success networking teams before they can be inducted; but throughout this process you unconsciously develop leadership opportunities and principles that you thought you will never have. Unlike other societies or organizations, members must work in order to take advantage of the main benefits. Just remember that you would not be able to please everyone, but you will definitely change the lives of the selected few. Hope that this helps and you take on this opportunity!
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<p>Hello! As a member and also current president for my chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success, I have found that it is truly amazing! The presence of the National Society of Leadership and Success on my campus has done wonders for the students here, myself included. A couple of things that I have enjoyed most from them is the fact that the people who work in the main office want to help out whenever they can and the speaker broadcasts are always a blast to watch. They really do like helping students and want the best out of everyone in order to help them succeed. One good thing that I have liked is the fact that in order to get some of the benefits, you have to do more then just pay the fee, you actually have to be active which is a great thing. Joining is one of the best things you can do and you won’t ever regret it. Hopefully this help and good luck on your future endeavors. </p>
<p>What are the odds that all these brand new members joined CC today to post about this “honors society” that I’ve never heard of before?</p>
<p>Some of the replies from this thread sound a little suspicious.</p>
<p>A friend of mine was invited through e-mail fall quarter. So, since we wanted to beef up our resumes, we showed up to the first meeting. Basically, it turned out to be like a social club with a GPA requirement. They had training days for various things and we had to have a group that we met with to do these “tasks” that would be checked off on the way to becoming a full member or whatever (being inducted). Well, after our leadership training day or whatever, we pretty much said “Yeah, that was a joke.” And we left. </p>
<p>However, on the flipside, they started a chapter at my girlfriend’s private college and she’s the president of it there. I don’t think they do much, but I can’t comment on it really without asking her for more information. </p>
<p>I know you said members only, however it’s a big deal ish on my campus. </p>
<p>I go to a very small unimpressive state school, where “honors” here is a 3.0, and IMHO if you don’t have a 3.0 around here, you probably need to get your act together (unless you are in one of the legitmately hard, yet rare majors we have.) </p>
<p>Those who have been in the program see it as “beneficial” and a “resume booster” however I doubt it. They go to a few training meetings, and if I’m not mistaken have to get in minimal community service hours. Both of these things I feel including without conjunction to a club do just as much if not more for your resume. </p>
<p>I second the belief that it seems like a social club with a GPA requirement. </p>
<p>Some of the most dim witted people I know on campus are members, and the “advisor” is not a professor or an academic in any way. He is part of student affiars and probably wouldn’t know “good resume” if it hit him with a stick. He lacks organizational and communication abilities and hardly interacts with the majority of students on campus. While this is individualized to my campus, I feel like it gives insight to the general structure and hierarchy or the entire club andtheir standards. I think it states something that professors are not backing this in any way, and the students I know that join only join because “it seemed like a good idea I guess…”. </p>
<p>Maybe I’m just not giving it the benefit of the doubt, but when my campus has a more legit honor society that doesn’t cost $80 to join, I’d rather be a member of that, than a club where half the college can join for their supposed great GPAs. </p>
<p>Hi, member and Vice President for my university’s chapter of NSLS. My chapter is 800+ members large. NSLS’s benefits can be found here: <a href=“NSLS Membership Benefits | Mentorship, Awards, Jobs, Events”>http://www.societyleadership.org/memberinfo/benefits.php</a>. This society is a resume booster, of course, but if that’s the only thing you’re looking for then go elsewhere because there are volunteer opportunities everywhere that will do that for you. You have to be looking to expand your mind and take the time to be involved in this. Also, do your research about NSLS for yourself. Only you know what you will like and will want to be a part of. I have put the time and effort into where I am now and the society helped me do it, but NSLS did not force me to be active. You have to be self driven and want something better for yourself before you go out and accomplish anything. “Idle hands are the devil’s workshop.” This society is great because it gives you real world experience of leading a team and the plenty full of challenges you’ll face after college. Simply put: if you want a successful life, you have to work for it. This society gives you hands on experience and allows you to be more prepared for the challenges you will be facing when striving towards a successful life. There are some people who sleep through our broadcasts, fake their way through SNTs, and get absolutely nothing out of the society. It depends on what type of person you are and what type of person you are striving to become. </p>
<p>Still interested? Try it! The society refunds your money if you decide to not participate anymore before graduating. Can’t hurt to meet people and be a part of something bigger than yourself. Good luck. I hope you make the decision that’s best for you. </p>
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Anyone who has ever done any hiring in any context knows this is a baseless claim. Membership in these kinds of organizations adds zero to a resume, because HR folks know they mean nothing. Note that not one real CC poster has come forward to defend this organization–I say “real”, because all the ones who have offered a defense are first-time posters obviously shilling for NSLS. Someone in the organization monitors CC for mentions and then sends out the troops to do the sales pitch. We’ve seen this time and again with this and other similar groups. As for the claim that your money will be refunded if you decide not to participate anymore before graduation, the website says you have just 90 days to decide if membership is worthwhile: “The National Society of Leadership and Success offers a refund of membership within 90 days from initial payment, minus a $15 enrollment fee.” There is only one person who you can be absolutely certain derives benefits from NSLS–the guy who founded it and runs it.</p>
<p>There is great benefits but it is all about on how you use it. I see most people on here are board members for their chapter. You are in a position to do many great things that you can put on your resume or you can just do nothing and complain. The ones that have advisory issues or some with no advisory at their college gives the board members more of an opportunity for a resume builder. The road is going be harder but when you can go into an interview and tell the interviewer from personal experience how you have overcame the challenges and this is for the chapter presidents how you pulled the team together, is something that is going make you standout.</p>
<p>Just like anything, there will be people that fake it on the board and the SNT’s. That is something that comes with anything in life but those are the people that will complain that they don’t see the benefits because it wasn’t just handed to them. The SNT’s can be a great benefit or a complete waste of time. It comes down to how serious you take it and make connections with people that take it as serious as you do Odd’s are there will be at least one person who does and keep communicating with the person. That is one of the main learning points of the SNT’s.</p>
<p>The benefits and resources that are offered are well worth the fee but it comes down to the theme of what I am saying on here, which is how you apply yourself and seek it out.</p>
<p>How much money are they paying you guys? For the right price I could become a SAP promoter too. 8-> </p>
<p>They don’t pay anybody like that. That is what I have learned from my chapter and other chapters I have interacted with.</p>
<p>My chapter is very boring =/</p>
<p>I agree though. Great benefits.</p>
<p>I’ve been wondering about the NSLS, too. I joined this past semester because my mom thought it would be a good idea and I was attracted by scholarship offerings. The City College Chapter just started up this year and it seems pretty active - I’ve talked to real people and attended some meetings - SNTs and all that. But I’ve got to admit, most of the posts I’ve seen about these honors society stuff are pretty depressing. Too many plugs haha.</p>
<p>I could care less about resume boosting, but I did apply for one of the grants (submitted yesterday, results on May 21st 2014), which I thought were funded by company sponsors (but later found out they were from membership fees). Now I feel kind of bad for joining and applying - the last thing I want to do is take money from other students. The only thing I can do is not spend any more time on this society, but what’s done is done and if I can get some scholarships out of it, I guess that’s okay? I really hope all goes well with my scholarship application, because I did put a lot of time into it and I hope I don’t regret it. All this talk about scam and “sap” has really gotten me down - there’s really nothing I can do about it at this point, but I can say that the activities offered at my chapter weren’t that bad. They were legitimate, but not necessarily worth all my time.</p>
<p>The speaker broadcasts were good though - the guy who started Toms, Blake Mycoskie, was pretty inspiring. I don’t know - it’s all dependent on how much time you want to invest in it. If you’re committed to it, I think you could make some good friends on your campus and learn a little bit more about time management and goal-setting. I’ve only just completed all my steps for induction, and going further, I think the only things I would participate in are the speaker broadcasts.</p>
<p>Hope this helps. Feel free to contact me if you have any specific questions. I haven’t really been active, so I don’t know if there’s some private messaging system, but if you want any more perspective from an architecture student at The City College of New York let me know.</p>
<p>LOL! OP: Buzz marketing at it’s worst! The OP posts in -College “Life”- and then OP comes back as -Leo"life"- 
. So not only an obvious shill, a shill who lacks creativity!</p>
<p>PS: Thanks to the REAL CC members who confirmed what I already knew…throw out the promotion from “Sigma Alpha Pi”, aka NSLS, aka “The National Society of Leadership and Success”.</p>
This would be a much better source for finding information about an Honor Society. People on here seem pretty angry. Ijs…