In a few years I'll be in college, I'll be done with BBYO, going to conventions, and on BBYO summer.  

But BBYO isn't really done when you get to college. Even though it's two years away, as I am looking at colleges, I still see how BBYO lives on.  A few weeks ago, I was visiting IU-Bloomington when I spent the day with one of my friends who was formerly on my region's board and the person who really encouraged me to do BBYO, and not to just do it, but live it. As we walked around campus, ate food, and visited dorms, it always felt like BBYO was implemented in some way. Sometimes it was "Hey, our former RAG actually goes here too" or "Yea, a few of those guys did BBYO" but it felt like even in a place where there aren't any chapters, no conventions or events there was still BBYO. 

Because BBYO is the people who are in it, the brothers and sisters who scream at the top of their lungs during rituals and who make lasting memories. In a few years, I don’t know exactly where I want to be but I do know that I want to continue to surround myself with the same supportive and meaningful relationships that I have made in BBYO.