What is the mission of BPO?

• A. Provide supportive brotherhood for students pursuing the biological sciences and advance biology
• B. Promote sports among science majors
• C. Fund biotech startups
• D. Publish journals

Answer: (A)

BPO’s mission is about building a supportive brotherhood for students pursuing the biological sciences and advancing biology. This wording emphasizes two things: a sense of community and mentorship among biology students, and a commitment to moving the field of biology forward—through collaboration, learning, and service. Those elements together define the purpose of a student organization centered on a discipline.

Events like promoting sports, funding biotech startups, or publishing journals can be activities a biology-focused group might participate in, but they aren’t what fundamentally describes the organization’s purpose. The mission centers on supporting members and advancing biology itself, not on extracurricular athletics, venture funding, or scholarly publishing as the core aim.