Judy Kravitz BBG #1219

Letter from Jessica Orechet:

My Sister B’nai Brith Girls,

         This is just my first paper as your spring term Orechet, but so far I love this position.  Being on board has been a great experience for me so far, even though it has just been a little over a month.  I am so excited for our upcoming projects, retreat, and any time that we get to spend together as a chapter.  I love all of you girls like the sisters that I never had! (and I really, really wanted a sister)

         Thanks to everyone who helped me out with this, wrote an article, and to Emily A. for this adorable clipart.  I love you ALL!

With UNDYING love for Kravitz girls (oh so mighty fine), Lions, orange and white, Morgan N’siah, all of the spring term exec board, Abby big sis, Greg><, Emily sweetheart, Kiki sweetheart, and Jen sweetheart, our super new members: Margot Konig and Sarah Rohan (we love them very much!), and to EVERY SINGLE Kravitz girl

Jessica Lynn Petrocchi Orechet

Officer Reports:

N’siah: Morgan “PPP Cord” Fine

GOALS: (1) I want to help Zoe S’ganit begin to utilize our folds.  It should not just be the board planning programs, it should be the chapter also. (2) I want to be able to look back and be proud of all that Kravitz has accomplished. (3) My most important goal would be to inspire people becuase without inspiration no one would be here.        

CELEB: Face of Mishca Barton with a body like Paris Hilton        

QUOTE: “Live each day like it’s your birthday” -Paris Hilton

S’ganit: Zoe “MLG Honker” Bernbaum

GOALS:  This term I would like to focus on letting the Folds be able to plan a wide varity of projects and for me to be there to oversee that the projects are the best they can be. To inspire as many girls as I possibly can.                                              

CELEB: Dakota Fanning, because she is probably rich and she is starting her fame early

QUOTE: “Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. And if you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away “ –Alex Hitchens (from the movie Hitch)

Mit Mom: Elizabeth “ETB Fall” Weinstein

GOALS: I really want to plan an spectacular retreat. make sure all the MITS stay active, recruit some old members that  we have lost, and, of course, keep the active members active.

CELEB: Katherine Hiegel (Izzy on Grey's Anatomy) because she is my favorite character on Grey's and she is absolutely gorgeous!        

QUOTE: “Never let the fear of striking out get in your way." -Babe Ruth

Mit Mom: Emily “MBA Prettier” Cohen

GOALS:  I want to make sure that all of the members feel appreciated every time they go and I want to get the old members who have stopped coming back to come to even just a few projects.     

CELEB: Angelina Jolie because she’s gorgeous...and married to Brad Pitt

QUOTE: "As long as you have memories, yesterday remains. As long as you have hope, tomorrow awaits.  As you have friendship today is beautiful.”

Mazkirah: Abby “DHT Thursdays” Tarlo

GOALS: To get attendance up at services, to keep attendance up at projects and to get attendace up at chapter dinners (we're having some of those this term)      

 CELEB: Jennifer Aniston

 QUOTE: “When you’re down, I may not be able to pick you back up, but I promise I’ll be willing to lay right next to you.”                                                       

Shlicha: Jackie “DOC Bike” Peiser

GOALS: I would really like to get everyone excited about Judaism and have really fun services. We already accomplished one of my goals, which was to have a good community service project, and it turned out great! But I would also love to have another one. (maybe a little more hands on)

CELEB: Meryl Streep because she is such an amazing actress and is highly respected in the acting community.

QUOTE: "Sometimes the hardest things and the right things are the same."

-The Fray

Gizborit: Natalie “SBD Strut” Taub

GOALS: To make sure that everyone is aware of ISF,  tomaintain a balanced budget throughout the year, and make sure that every person, on exec board or not, gets her ideas out.

CELEB: Jennifer Aniston, because I really like her hair!!

QUOTE: "Loose one friend, loose all friends, loose yourself"-boy meets world

Orechet: Jessica “TWP Cleaners” Petrocchi

GOALS: I want to get out 3 newspapers, keep the new Kravitz website going, and to get all of the girls involved.

CELEB: Willa Holland (Kaitlin on the O.C.), because she is just 13 days younger than me and already has her goals set, also she’s gorgeous.

QUOTE: “You gotta push it…to the limit” –Corbin Bleu

Greg >< “SAW Rude” Ehrlich

GOALS: In this term, I hope to get, and keep, as many active members as possible. Along with that I would like to have an amazing retreat.

CELEB: Brad Pitt

QUOTE: “There’s no crying in baseball.”

Letter from Morgan N’siah:

To the amazing, super cool, really pretty girls of JK BBG,

 “I think we miss that touch so much, that we crash into each other, just so we can feel something."—Crash

What happens when the spirit runs out, the inspiration goes flat, and the desire goes missing. I wish I could say that I knew exactly what would happen but whatever it is, it wouldn’t be good. I am here to make sure that nothing like that EVER happens.          

In case you don’t know me that well (which I hope you all do) let me give you some insight. I was born in Los Angeles, California and someday I will get back there. I go to Greenhill School and sometimes I love it, and other times I hate it. I have a strange obsession with the O.C. and vicariously live through that show, drink way to much Starbucks, and love hanging out with my friends. Although you wouldn’t think it, I am interested in politics and hope to eventually work in that field. So basically, I am just your typically Jewish teenage girl.  

This is the first chance that I have had to formally thank all of you. Thank you for allowing me this opportunity to lead, serve, and give back to this chapter I have been so lucky to call my home. Know that each decision the board and myself has and will continue to make are done with the best of intentions. This brings me to the exec board…

These girls are fantastic. This will be my third time to serve on exec board and I have NEVER seen a group of girls more dedicated and passionate about what they do. If you need anything at all they are your go to gals!!!

If you ever do miss that touch and feel like you need to “crash into each other” don’t hesitate. Occasionally we all feel like that, and all we need is a little help. If there is ANYTHING I can do for you…and really anything…please, please, please don’t hesitate to call, IM, facebook (etc.) me. I would love to hear from you.

 With that…

Submitted with undying love for: Judy Kravitz BBG #1219, Lev V’nefesh BBG #143, BBG, CLTC 1 2006, W.A “WAA” Dysfunctions, Inspiration, Passion, NTO BBYO, and each and every girl in JK BBG.

 I remain

M o r g a n   S a r a h   F i n e

PROUD N’siah of Judy Kravitz BBG

The Magic of CLTC:

People are not lying when they say that CLTC is the best two weeks of your life.  People do not joke that the others you meet will become your best friends for life.  People are 100% serious when they say that you get so much out of CLTC and learn the ways of BBYO.

Kravitz, CLTC changed me as a person, as a member of Kravitz, as a member of BBYO, and as a Jew.  CLTC (Chapter Leadership Training Conference) is approximately two weeks of Judaism, laughter, friendship, creativity, education and leadership.  At CLTC, a day feels like a week, but a week feels like a day. 

It is at this summer program where you will find your BBG passion and live amongst BBYOers who have the same goals and aspirations as you do.  You will meet people from across the country and you will bounce ideas off each other, learning how to plan the perfect program or hold your executive board together. 

I attended CLTC 1 2006 at Camp Beber in Wisconsin. I went with two other Kravitz girls: Morgan Fine and Sara Greenberg.  I was put in a dorm with the most amazing group of girls in the entire world.  My dorm became my CLTC chapter, Magniv BBG #114.  Even though these chapters are just CLTC chapters, we each had a job to do in some way or another.  I was elected MIT MOM, but other jobs were the other exec positions, banner making, cheer making, shirt designing, etc.

CLTC is a hands on learning experience that will mold and shape you into a true leader.  You will truly get to see why this organization is so amazing; you will see how awesome it is for us to be youth lead because you and your peers are the leaders at CLTC.  If there is one summer program that I would recommend each and every person to attend, it would be CLTC, hands down.  CLTC is an opportunity for you to grow and mature into the BBYO leader you never imagined you could become. 

By Emily Ackerman Berger Sweetheart

Hottie of the Month:

GREG ><

Gregory Ehrlich was born on March 19, 1990.  He was recently voted hottie of the month by a record breaking 99% of Kravitz’s members.  On weekends, Greg enjoys attending amazing Kravitz projects, hooking up with the famous A.R. and chilling with his newest girlfriend, “it’s complicated”.  Greg is funny, caring, ambitious, and good-looking.  He attends Plano West Senior high school and is Kravitz beau.  He is such an amazing role model.  Greg also loves University of Texas football, Friday night lights, Desperate Housewives, the Dallas Cowboys and many more interesting things.  Someone who recently hung out with Greg posted on his Facebook wall, "last night was fun, we should hang out more often".  This describes all of our feelings after a night with Greg.  Some people even call this bundle of love “stuff Muffin” this is what Abby Tarlo calls Greg.  Greg also gets pleasure in driving many girls around, "Greg is a pretty good driver," says Freshman Jessica Petrocchi.  A very special girl to Greg, Megan, his girlfriend, said, “He's really funny and he cracks me up all the time and he's just as obsessed with Texas as I am.”  We all love to be around Greg because of his amazing personality and his funny jokes and that’s why he is this month’s hottie of the month.

-Edie Margolis

Darfur:

Darfur., a name that most Americans today have heard of, but do not really know its meaning.  Maybe you have seen those bright green shirts, or saw something about a Darfur rally in the news, but are not really able to explain the situation to someone else.  What’s happening in Darfur now is said to be the equivalent of a second holocaust, and it is important for us to be informed and make a difference. 

Located in the western region of Sudan, Darfur was the home to over two million citizens that were raped, murdered, or driven from their homes by the militarily run government, the Janjaweed.  What is called genocide, or the systematic killing of all the people from a national, ethnic, or religious group.  The Arabic Africans are in control, and have taken upon themselves the duty of wiping out Africa’s original ethnic groups.  Because of the harsh conditions thrown upon them, thousand of Africans are dying each month from malnutrition, lack of proper heath care, poor shelters, and violence.  Some of the atrocities the Janjaweed have committed upon the black Africans are: bombing, raping, pillaging, inflaming, and murdering.  These acts happened every single day in Darfur, and are not stopping anytime soon.

It is very important that we do all that we can to help those suffering in Darfur.  A few ways that we can make a difference are:

1. CONTACT THE MEDIA:  The more the media covers the story, the faster the knowledge of the situation will spread, the more people will take action.  It is important for even the average person to show that they care, because the media aims to appeal to the U.S. and we need to show THEM what’s really important and that we care about Darfur. 

2. SUPPORT RELIEF EFFORTS: There are tons of organizations you can donate money to in order to show that you care.  Being that the citizens of Darfur can not even afford proper shelter, financial contributions are greatly needed.  One fun way to donate your money is by buying a SAVE DARFUR t-shirt.  Many different organizations have come up with different designs, including Yavneh’s HELP.  Activism is cool, and showing that you care is even cooler. 

3.  TELL EVERYONE YOU KNOW: By teaching others about Darfur and getting more people involved, the situation is bound to improve, and hopefully, we will soon see an end to the Janjaweed’s harsh rule. 

         By Daley Epstein

Life on the Exec Board:

For many people, standing in front of 30 plus girls telling them why they should vote for you is extremely nerve racking. For others, it is an adrenaline rush. For me, it was a combination of both. This being my second term on the exec board as your MIT mom, I have felt both: that nausea at the pit of my stomach, and the adrenaline rush.

But the feelings do not stop here. They have constantly reoccurred throughout my term as MIT mom, and they still do. I have felt butterflies right before beginning a project that I have helped plan for weeks, and once it ends with much success, I have felt that adrenaline rush once again.

With these feelings and even more, being on the board of this absolutely amazing chapter has been one of the most memorable experiences in my life so far. I have learned how to be much more responsible, I have learned my duties not only as a board member but also a member just like you girls, and I have been inspired.

Being on board is not about the title, it is about the action. The exec board puts hours of effort into this chapter. We have a minimum of one meeting per month, we set dates, confirm projects, and spend hours doing endless amounts of work for you girls. Without a functioning executive board, the chapter cannot excel. This can only happen with an exec board that cooperates with each other, and a chapter that wants to be the best it can be. This terms board is very young, and with our lack of an advisor added to that, we have to put forth that much more effort than in the past.

Don’t get me wrong, being on board is not just work. We have our fun too. The eight of us have already become inseparable. With our exec board overnight we spent hours bonding and discussing where the chapter is now and where we want it to be when we give up our positions and welcome in the next board. We go to dinner during the week, whether it is to discuss BBYO, or just for fun. We talk all the time, send out unreasonable amounts of emails, call to laugh or cry, and so much more. Being on board is an amazing experience, one that everyone should have the opportunity to experience.

By Emily Cohen MIT Mom