Posted by Rebecca H

Program Host	Chapter
Host Region and Chapter	Cotton States MUSIC CITY BBG
Program Type	Education Havdalah Member-in-Training (MIT) Mind / Body / Attitude (MBA) Separates Sisterhood Women's Issues
Time Required	2-5 hours
Target Population(s)	Girls (BBG) Members-in-Training Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors
People Participating	10-30

Program Summary:

The Inner Beauty program is where the girls of Music City BBG learned that it's what's on the inside that matters, no the materialistic things that people see on the outside.

Full Description:

Overview:
Who- All of Music City BBG
Where- A BBG's house
When- March 28, 2009

The program started out with a Havdalah service. The participants got motivational quotes to read see attachment for quotes

Then the girls moved into a large room to start the activities.
The girls gave each other "make unders" by putting ugly makeup on one another to show that it doesn't matter what you look like on the outside, what's important is what's on the inside.

Then everyone got into a big circle. The leaders read statistics about issues that affect many girls, such as eating disorders and body image issues. Then the leaders asked questions, such as "Do you wear makeup everyday?" and body image questions. The participants would stand up if they answered yes. see attachment for specific questions The girls realized that so many of their peers feel the same way about their bodies and the way they feel is completely normal.

Next everyone wrote their name three times on sheets of paper and put them in a bag. The bag was passed around and the girls picked three names out of the bag. Each girl wrote down compliments for the three girls they picked and shared them with the group.

Then every girl got a small mirror. They took the nice things people said about them and wrote it down on the mirror. They also decorated the mirrors with feathers, stickers, jewels, and markers. The next time the girls look in the mirror, they won't see the negative, they'll see what's great and unique about them.

The program ended with everyone sitting in a circle, turning the lights off, and having a good and welfare.

Supplies:
-Motivational quotes
-Statistics
-Mirrors
-Makeup
-Candles
-Mirror decorations (feathers, stickers, jewels)
-Markers
-Snacks
-Basket

Logistics:
-A few snacks
-We had one advisor

Submitter's Suggestions:

This program is not hard to plan, just make sure that you have the motivational quotes and the statistics prepared ahead of time and enough mirror decorations for everyone.