<p>My university sent me an invitation in the mail to the National Society of Leadership and Success. Before I pay $85, I would like to know if it is really the honor that they are making it out to me. Will it really look good on a resume if I list it?</p>
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<p>No. It’s a scam, much like the National Society of High School (or College) Scholars. It doesn’t mean anything. Think about it – if it were truly merit based, why would you have to pay to join? They would pay you.</p>
<p>Or if you did pay, it’d be a much lower amount.</p>
<p>I got invited to that, I didn’t bother.</p>
<p>I got invited to that but didn’t bother. I think it would be better to get accepted to one of those greek letter honor societies like Phi Kappa Phi or whatever they are.</p>
<p>“Honor societies” are self-congratulatory nonsense. If you’ve achieved something important enough to be “honored,” then it’s the achievement that matters, not the “honor.”</p>
<p>Worse than just nonsense, many are designed as money-making schemes; this sounds like such a group.</p>
<p>This is my third year as a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success and I don’t regret a penny or a second that I have put into getting involved with this Society. There are a lot of Honors Societies that charge dues. NSLS charges dues ONCE while others charge them annually. Plus, those other honors societies don’t require anything of their members other than to sign up and spend their money. NSLS encourages members to attend events, speakers, workshops, etc. that contribute to their leadership development prior to actually being inducted. It requires participation and this participation HAS helped me to become a better leader AND a better student. </p>
<p>I’m a student and I pay for my education so I am very careful about what I spend my money on. I have been invited to a number of honors societies and this is the only one that I joined because of the substance that it has. If you are interested in boosting your resume without learning anything then this is not for you. If you actually want to develop skills that will benefit you throughout your educational and professional careers then you might want to look a little farther into what NSLS has to offer before assuming it has no worth. Get some feedback from actual members because they are the ones who know what it is really like. It’s not your average “honors society” and I always encourage students to join. I support NSLS because my accomplishments are proof that they are dedicated to student leadership development and NOT to scamming us out of our money.</p>
<p>You can get out of it what you put into it. This is how most honor societies are. If al you do is pay the fee and don’t participate, then it might be a waste and all you will have is a location on your resume (which might not be bad), but again, you get out of it what you put in.</p>
<p>Lots charge money. PI Tau Sigma was a one time fee of $90 and it’s a legit one. </p>
<p>I honestly would do that one unless you’ve got nothing else and you plan on being really involved</p>
<p>National Society of Collegiate Scholars isn’t a scam - I was a member of my undergraduate chapter. Different chapters have different levels of activity, but my undergrad chapter was pretty active - we did community service activities, hangouts together. And NSCS has a national conference and scholarships. I did have to pay a one-time $75 fee. It’s to cover the cost of the things the org gives you, like the ceremony at the school, the national conference, etc. However, if I had to do it all over again, I would save my $75. After sophomore year I didn’t get involved, and now I don’t even list it on my CV.</p>
<p>But there are many copycat orgs that are scams, and this sounds like one.</p>