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    What is FBLA?

    · FBLA is the largest business career student organization in the world.

    · The goal of FBLA is to prepare members for a career in business or a business-related field.

    · PA is the 3rd largest state chapter with 299 active chapters and over 13,000 members.

    · You will get to learn more about business topics and compete against students from other schools.

    · You will have the opportunity to attend conferences to learn more about business & meet FBLA members from other schools.

     

     
     
     
    Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda is a nonprofit  educational association of student members preparing for careers in business or who are just simply interested in learning more about the free enterprise system. FBLA helps students develop leadership abilities, and prepare for entry into, and advancement within, a business or business-related occupation. Members learn how to engage in business enterprise, how to direct the affairs of a group, and how to compete honorably in competitive events. These activities help prepare students to be better employees and better citizens.
     
     
    Purpose
    FBLA-PBL provides innovative leadership development programs to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship. Participation in FBLA-PBL can have a direct impact on the direction and success of a young person's career. Millions of students have learned through active membership in FBLA-PBL about the world of business and what is expected of them in the workplace. Organizational goals include:
    • develop competent, aggressive business leadership
    • strengthen the confidence of students in themselves and their work
    • create more interest in and understanding of American business enterprise
    • encourage members to develop individual projects that contribute to the home, business, and community
    • develop character, prepare for useful citizenship, and foster patriotism
    • encourage and practice efficient money management
    • encourage scholarship and promote school loyalty
    • assist students in the establishment of occupational goals
    • facilitate the transition from school to work
    Membership
    There are over 270,000 active members in over 12,000 chartered chapters in 50 states, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S. Territories, and Department of Defense Dependent Schools worldwide. In Pennsylvania during the last school year, there were 275 active chapters organized into 28 different regions. There were over 12,331 members during the 2002-03 school year. Membership is open to students in Grades 9-12, and middle-level membership is open to students in Grades 5-8.