Sigma Alpha Pi Leadership Society... Should I join, is it worth it?

I've got one word for you: résumé. You show to prospective employers that you were in a leadership society and they will be begging at your feet to have you work for them.

 

Unfortunately I don't know a lot about grad school and a master's degree in anything is probably impressive enough on its own, but if you want to really maximize your wow factor, I would still check into it.

 

I am part of Sigma Alpha Pi, and it is worth it to join. As someone already noted, it looks good on your resume, and it was actually a conversation starter for two interviews I had. Additionally, you can apply for scholarships, get a reduction in car insurance, and get discounts on other things like certain laptops once you're inducted.

It certainly won't hurt you by joining.

 

Each university has its own requirements to get inducted, but all of them require that you attend a certain amount of meetings with people in your "team." Basically, all you do is hang out with each other for an hour, and share a specific long-term or short-term goal with team members. Each member gives you some advice on accomplishing that goal, and then everyone else shares their goals. Then, you go on the NSLS' site and write a short summary of your meeting, and goals you reached and the obstacles you faced reaching them (or you explain why you didn't reach them). For me, I also had do to some community service, maintain a certain GPA, and some other things. Overall, I didn't find it too difficult, and I was taking four classes in a ten week academic calendar.

Good luck in grad school, though. Planning on attending grad school in about another year.