PBL Chapter Directory
In preparation for an active leadership role, todays classroom instruction is not enough to develop strong, assertive leaders. Through Future Business Leaders of Amercia (FBLA), members learn how to lead and participate in group discussions, preside at meetings and conferences, work effectively within committees and engage in practical problem solving and decision making. Members learn the value of competition on local, district, state and national levels by experiencing the responsibility of success as well as the challenge of defeat.
Phi Beta Lambda, Inc, is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational association of student members preparing for careers in business. Membership is open to all students interested in pursuing a business or business-related career. PBL membership consists of approximately 13,000 members, 600 chapters and 1,000 advisers nationally chartered throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S. Territories and Department of Defense Schools worldwide.
PBL members participate in local, state and national competitions and conferences; develop skills for the business world; and participate in a broad range of projects for the community both on and off campus. Colorado PBL has approximately 600 members. Through contact with teachers, advisers, employers and interested business people, PBL members gain confidence in themselves and in their abilities. At the same time, they learn that to develop these abilities to the fullest is a personal responsibility as well as an organizational goal.
PBL is officially endorsed by the American Management Association, Association for Career and Technical Education, Career College Association, March of Dimes, National Association of Parlimentarians, National Association of Secondary School Principals, National Business Ed
GENERAL INFORMATION
Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) is the national organization for postsecondary and college students who are enrolled in business careers or in business education programs to develop career and technical supportive competencies and who accept the purpose of PBL and subscribe to the creed.
The purpose of PBL is to provide opportunities for postsecondary and college students to develop career and technical supportive competencies for business careers and business teacher education. PBL is an integral part of the instrucional program and promotes a sense of civic and personal responsibility.