BBYO is the leading worldwide organization "aspiring to involve more Jewish teens in more meaningful Jewish experiences." Under the supervision of trained adult advisors, teens have the opportunity to develop their Jewish identity, leadership skills, and foster a strong community.
The organization emphasizes its youth leadership model, in which teen leaders are elected by their peers on a local, regional, and international level, and are given the opportunity to make their own programmatic decisions. Membership to BBYO is open to any high school or 2nd semester 8th grade student who identifies as a Jew. Many local programs also may have programs for teens in grades 6th-8th, called BBYO Connect. BBYO is unique amongst its peers in being organized into local fraternity- and sorority-like chapters. Male chapters are known as AZA chapters and their members are known as Alephs, and female chapters as BBG chapters, their members known as BBGs. AZA and BBG were independent organizations (beginning in 1924 and 1944 respectively) before becoming brother and sister organizations under B'nai B'rith. In some communities, there are co-ed BBYO chapters which borrow traditions from both organizations.
As you begin your way through high school, we encourage you to join BBYO, where you will find the opportunity for life-long friendships as well as ways to better your confidence, courage, and Saturday nights.
For more information, please visit BBYO's website.
HERE is a resource for how BBYO is conducted in Argentina and Bulgaria and how their traditions differ from ours (:
The organization emphasizes its youth leadership model, in which teen leaders are elected by their peers on a local, regional, and international level, and are given the opportunity to make their own programmatic decisions. Membership to BBYO is open to any high school or 2nd semester 8th grade student who identifies as a Jew. Many local programs also may have programs for teens in grades 6th-8th, called BBYO Connect. BBYO is unique amongst its peers in being organized into local fraternity- and sorority-like chapters. Male chapters are known as AZA chapters and their members are known as Alephs, and female chapters as BBG chapters, their members known as BBGs. AZA and BBG were independent organizations (beginning in 1924 and 1944 respectively) before becoming brother and sister organizations under B'nai B'rith. In some communities, there are co-ed BBYO chapters which borrow traditions from both organizations.
As you begin your way through high school, we encourage you to join BBYO, where you will find the opportunity for life-long friendships as well as ways to better your confidence, courage, and Saturday nights.
For more information, please visit BBYO's website.
HERE is a resource for how BBYO is conducted in Argentina and Bulgaria and how their traditions differ from ours (: