Qualifications When I first entered BBYO, I was doing it for all the

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my mom and
When I first enteredBBYO,I was doingit for all the wrong reasons.Basically,
brothertold me to join, and I thought l'd be lettingthem down if I didn't go becausemy
brotherwasvery involved.Butthen it happened;
that momentwhen an alephrealizes
that this
is not just any organization,but a home filledwith brothers,brotherswho sharea bondthat is
incomparableand not to.be broken.lt wabat a separatesprogramwith the pastGAGBrandon
Rattiner.I don't know what it was about it, but at that moment I realizedthat there was no
placel'd rather be in the world.As soonasthis happened,I got as involvedas I possiblycould.I
was electedthe YoungMembershipChairon my chapterboard,and helpedrecruitabout20
new membersfor my chapterwhile I was only a freshman.Thefollowingyear I ranfor Chapter
Moreh and won, and eventuallyfinishedthe yearwith 64 rnembers.Thencamethe yearthat
definedmy AZAexperiencethus far. I hadto makea decision:run for RegionalGodolor
ChapterGodol;the RAGelectioncamefirst. I caucused,
went throughmeet the candidates,
and when they calledmy nameto ensurethat if I waselectedlhat I would serve;,
I responded,
thazak is my home,and they needme most...fornow that is where I shallstay."Thiswasthe
bestdecisionI haveevermade.As a chaptergodolthis year, I am ableto rnosteffectivelyhelp
my chapter,the most intimatesectof MA, and the root of all membership,I alsohavethe
opportunityto helpchapterssurrounding
me who were not doingaswell in termsof
membership,
suchas LongBeachAZAand M
l'm currentlya Juniorat
Oceanside
HighSchool,and
when l'm not doingBBYOstuff,
l'm usuallydoingwork for the
O-ceanside
Recycling
Club,
hangingout with friends,
'playing
lacrosseand basketball,
and listeningto music.l'm on
the VarsityLacrosse
Teamat
Oceanside
Highand l'm an AP
HonorRollStudent.I lovethe
movies,"The Replacements,"
"StepBrothersr"and "GoodWill
Hunting,"and my favorite
musicians
are Bruce
Springsteen,
Dispatch,and
KanyeWest {althoughthe new
albumis iffu). I alsotry to visit
my CLTC/ItTC/Kallah
friendsas
muchaslcan {Cherry
Hill/Columbus/CRE)
andgo into
NYCpretty often with my
friendsbackhome.And.ifyou
BvA asadaAZA.My experiencegaveme regionalexperiencebecauseI workedwith several
chapters,but more importantly,it gaveme the apexof membershipexperience;for a second
year,I was ableto reallyget a goodgraspon how membersare recruitedand retained.I
witnessedfirsthandwhat workedand what didn't, and as a chapterleaderstill obtained
substantial
regionalexperience.
I personally
went to a JCCand handedout flyersto parentsat
a basketballgame.I personallywrote lettersto 40 8thgradeprospects.I havelearnedone
importantthingin my experience:
is not obtainedthroughthe region,but
membership
throughthe chapter.Currently,with half a yearstill to go, my chapteris 57 membersstrong,
about45 of which arevery involved.l'm continuingto work with the strugglingchapters
lounterparts
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variouschapters
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regionalcheckups
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Increasedincentivesfor thosewho meetgoalssuchas
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for variouskeytimes duringthe programmingyear.
Goals=Greatness
makemembersl
focuson chapters-chapters
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Work with eachregional/chapterMorehto creategoals
and a planthat fits for their specificregion/chapter.
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