A College Buddy is a full-time, registered undergraduate in good standing with the university/ college who is paired in a one-to-one friendship with a person with intellectual disabilities (a Buddy) for one academic school year.
College Buddy Requirements:
� All students who are interested in becoming a College Buddy should attend the chapter�s Organizational Meeting.
� All potential candidates must complete a Membership Application and Matching Survey.
� All potential candidates must be interviewed by the CBD to become a College Buddy.
Once matched with your Buddy, you commit to:
� Make contact with your Buddy on a weekly basis. Contact can include anything from a telephone call to a letter/e-mail or to your one-to-one time together.
� Two to three one-to-one outings per month.
� Be a contributing member of your chapter by attending the chapter meetings and group outings.
You are committing only to become your Buddy�s friend and you are not responsible for becoming a guardian/caseworker. The essence of Best Buddies is to foster natural social friendships between two people. Your role is simply to be a friend to someone whose acquaintance you might not have otherwise had the opportunity to make. Just by being yourself, you will be a positive role model for your Buddy.
You can still be an associate member to the program. An associate member is a college student that is not matched in a one-to-one friendship, but who attends all chapter meetings and group outings.
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