Good question! BBYO stands for the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization! It is the largest Jewish youth organization in the world. Members are teenagers in high school. The girls' part of the organization is called BBG, or B'nai B'rith Girls. The first BBG chapter is San Fransisco #1, in Central Region West. The guys' group is called AZA, or Aleph Zadik Aleph. The first AZA chapter is Mother Chapter #1 in Omaha, Nebraska, in Mid-America Region. There are mainly five levels to BBYO. They are International, Regional, Council, Chapter, and Member. The member is most important!!! There are also areas called Districts. BBYO is located throughout Europe, Scandinavia, Israel, the United States, Canada, and even a few more countries!!! BBYO is a fun way to experience Judaism, fraternity, and community service.

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WHAT ARE SUMMER PROGRAMS?"

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Summer programs are BBYO programs offered between June and August. These include:

• Kallah, a month long Judaism Institute that takes place at Perlman Camp in Starlight, Pennsylvania
• International Leadership Training Conference (ILTC), a three week leadership training conference at Perlman Camp
• International Convention (IC), a one week convention at Perlman Camp where new international officers are elected, AND
• CHAPTER LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONFERENCE (CLTC), a two week leadership training conference that originally takes place at its own camp next to B'nai B'rith Beber Camp in Mukwonago Wisconsin, California, Canada, and Perlman Camp
• Israeli Summer Institute (ISI), a 36 day trip to Israel
• International Leadership Study in Israel (ILSI), leadership training in Israel
• Israeli Summer Institute-Eastern Europe, one week is spent in Poland, and four in Israel, similar to March of the Living, but longer
• Outdoor Adventures in Europe, offered in Paris, France and other places (more info on Europe and Israel trips soon)

CLTC is Chapter Leadership Training Conference. There were four sessions in Mukwonago, Wisconsin, and on in Starlight, Pennsylvania, Canada, and California. This page is about Session 4 1998. Participants are put into mock chapters. The object is to make the chapters ideal and have them run smoothly with no problems. There were officers in the chapters. Our session had six awesome chapters, 3 per gender. We attended ten leadership sessions with our chapter. They were led by our advisor. We participated in activities such as Judaism seminars, Avodah (work) projects, Group Dynamics, Yoga, Shira (songs), and Rikudim (ISRAELI DANCING!!!)! The people are great, the program is excellent, and it is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I definitely recommend CLTC to all BBYOers entering Sophomore or Junior year. It is the best program!