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Friendship	501	5	Participate in a Business Professionals of America orientation activity for new chapter members or a chapter activity of providing Business Professionals of America orientation for the student body (identify the involvement, activity, and audience)	2	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	502	5	Attend an official Business Professionals of America local chapter meeting	5	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	503	5	Attend an official Business Professionals of America local chapter social function (identify the type and location)	3	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	504	5	Attend a Business Professionals of America regional leadership conference (identify the region and conference)	3	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	505	5	Attend a Business Professionals of America state leadership conference (identify the conference)	3	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	506	10	Attend a Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference (identify the conference)	3	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	507	10	Attend a Business Professionals of America chapter meeting or function of a Business Professionals of America chapter at a different school (identify the meeting and school)	1	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	508	5	Serve as a host/hostess to a guest at a local, regional, or state function (identify guest, involvement, and function)	3	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	509	5	Attend a function of a different school or organization; does not need to be Business Professionals of America related (identify the function and school)	1	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	510	15	Visit a different school to assist in the establishment or reactivation of a Business Professionals of America chapter (identify the school, group, and your involvement)	2	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	511	5	Volunteer office services for a faculty member (identify services performed and for whom)	3	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	512	10	Participate in a Business Professionals of America recognition activity for school personnel (identify involvement and activity)	1	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	513	5	Participate in a special activity you have planned for your parents/guardian/spouse (identify the involvement, activity, and persons)	1	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	514	10	Prepare and send a minimum of five appreciation letters to businesses for Business Professionals of America support (identify quantity and purpose)	1	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	515	10	Submit a story and photo to the BPA official Facebook and Twitter page promoting BPA (facebook.com/businessprofessionalsofamerica, @National_BPA)	2	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	516	10	Volunteer a friendship service on a one-to-one basis (e.g., babysitting, raking leaves) for a shut-in, homebound, disabled, or similar person; does not need to be a chapter activity (identify person, service, and circumstances)	2	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	517	5	Establish an e-mail acquaintance that lives in another state	1	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	518	5	Establish an e-mail acquaintance that lives in another country	1	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	519	10	Attend a social event with another chapter	2	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	520	10	Attend a Fall Leadership Conference	2	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	521	5	Recruit one new chapter member (identify the new member recruited)	4	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	522	10	Recruit five new chapter members and apply for the national Member Recruiter Award (identify the new members recruited)	1	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	523	20	Visit a school other than yours and exchange ideas with another career/technical student organization (i.e., DECA, FFA, TSA) (identify the school, topics, and organization)	1	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	524	5	Recruit one new alumni division member (identify the new member recruited)	5	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	525	5	Recruit one new middle level member (identify the new member recruited)	5	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	526	15	Exchange ideas with another career/technical student organization (e.g., DECA, FFA, TSA) within your school (identify the topics, and organization)	1	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	527	15	Prepare and send a minimum of five appreciation letters to community members for Business Professionals of America support (identify quantity and purpose)	1	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	528	10	Establish and maintain an email acquaintance with a Business Professionals of America member from a different chapter	1	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	529	10	Participate in the Service Campaign Challenge presented by the National Officer Team	1	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	530	5	Participate in Chapter Social Week and post a picture on Twitter using “#BPASocial” (identify the social activity)	2	(S)(PS)(ML)
Friendship	550	5	Miscellaneous: any Business Professionals of America friendship activity not specified in the above codes (identify the activity completely)	2	(S)(PS)(ML)

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