"Memberships" on CV?

[glasses]

Hey guys --

I've noticed that academic CVs often list their memberships or affiliations. Are we expected to do this? I'm an MLA and ALSC member, but it seems kind of--well, there's no other word for it--douchey for a gal with just a BA to list memberships. That being said, I don't want my fear of coming off as a douche to prevent me from doing something I should be doing, you know?

[ScreamingHairyArmadillo]

Do it! I listed myself as a student member of a society. But if you pay your dues, you might as well list them.

[peppermint.beatnik]

I put them on, i.e.

AAR (American Academy of Religion)

AAA (American Anthropological Association)

etc

etc

[Liesje]

Always better to risk pretension than risk looking uninvolved. IMO undergraduates who bother to become members are impressive. There's always an obnoxious, douchey period between pretending and achieving that you've gotta fight through, I seem to be perpetually stuck in it though.

[Mathētēs]

I put them on, i.e.

AAR (American Academy of Religion)

AAA (American Anthropological Association)

Did you include your years of membership? Is there a standard format? Thanks!

[glasses]

Thanks, guys. Stuck them on the resume before sending out the first supplementary packet! (Eek!)

Mathētēs, I just put "memberships" as a heading and then listed the full names with the acronyms in parentheses. ("Modern Language Association (MLA)," etc.)