AZA & BBG
Change The World
Do you have a knack for motivating and inspiring others? There are more than 250,000 alumni around the world – including politicians, corporate CEO's, movie directors, college professors, rabbis and entrepreneurs – who all got their start in BBYO's renowned Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA) and B'nai B'rith Girls (BBG) leadership development programs. In AZA and BBG, you are in charge. YOU – not your parents or other adults – plan local, national and even international programs. With more than 600 chapters worldwide, BBYO provides a place for you to meet people and learn important skills such as public speaking, event planning, and time, project and budget management. BBYO also provides leadership development program throughout the year and major leadership training conferences during the summer to help you develop important skills for leadership within BBYO and beyond. Find a chapter near you today.
Aleph Zadik Aleph
The Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA) is the fraternity component of BBYO. Since its establishment in 1924, AZA has provided Jewish and personal enrichment to hundreds of thousands of young men throughout the world. It's Hebrew letters - Aleph, Zadik, Aleph - stand for Ahava, Tzedakah, Ahdoot, which symbolize fraternal love, benevolence and harmony.
With emphasis on the importance of the well-rounded individual, AZA's unique programming includes social programming with B'nai B'rith Girls and other AZA chapters, community service projects, athletic tournaments and Judiac enrichment programs. The diversity of programming, coupled with the sense of camaraderie and leadership training, provided by AZA simply cannot be paralleled by any other youth organization. Often, AZA chapters plan events jointly with local BBG (B'nai B'rith Girls) chapters.
B’nai B’rith Girls
For more than 60 years, the B'nai B'rith Girls (BBG), the sorority component of BBYO, has helped teenage girls build leadership potential and self-improvement, develop a positive Jewish identity and form friendships that last a lifetime.
Like AZA, BBG offers young women the opportunity to enjoy social, athletic, community service and Judaic programming. BBG is a place where all Jewish teenage girls can have fun, develop relationships, embrace tradition and community, and find something inside themselves that only the B'nai B'rith Girls can bring out. It is no wonder why so many BBG members say they feel at home in BBG. Often, BBG chapters plan events jointly with local AZA (Aleph Zadik Aleph) chapters.
AZA and BBG members also have access to an exclusive Teen Dashboard filled with leadership, marketing and membership resources. Become a member today and check it out!
AZA and BBG Teen Leadership
Every year over Presidents’ Day Weekend, BBYO holds its International Convention. At this convention, participants elect a new International Executive Board. The “I-Board” helps chart the organization’s vision for the coming year, and provides leadership and support to teen leaders in local communities throughout the BBYO system. They work to strengthen regions and chapters by enhancing the Judaic, social, educational, and community service programming throughout the system.
Boards are elected to the same positions for both AZA and BBG, with male and female counterparts working together to fulfill their responsibilities.
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Questions about AZA and BBG?
Contact connect@bbyo.org today!