Since the founding of the SPEBSQSA, barbershop has been a hobby full of acronyms. Here are some of the commonly used ones:

A&R

"Analysis and Recommendation," but often called "Aggravation and Ridicule"

AAMBS

Australian Association of Men Barbershop Singers

ACDA

American Choral Directors Association

ACDP

Archives Collection and Display Project

AHSOW

Ancient And Harmonious Society Of Woodshedders—Barbershop Harmony Society subsidiary devoted to preserving the practice of harmonizing without arrangements; see woodshedding.

AHSOWHAT

The Ancient Harmonious Society Of Woodshedders Harboring Apathetic Tendancies :)

AIC

Association of International Champions.

AISQC

Association of International Seniors Quartets Champions

ASCAP

American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers

BABS

British Association of Barbershop Singers

BHS

Barbershop Harmony Society

BinG!

Barbershop in Germany

BMAL

Board Member-At-Large

BMC

Board Management Council

BMI

Broadcast Music, Inc.

BOTM

Month—award presented by many chapters and districts recognizing outstanding efforts.

BOTY

Barbershopper of the Year

C&J

Contest & Judging program, which trains judges for singing competitions.

CAPAC

Canadian Association of Publishers, Arrangers, and Composers

CAR

Cardinal District

CBQC

Bank of America Collegiate Barbershop Quartet Contest.

CDD

Chorus Director Development

CDDC

Chorus Director Development Committee

CDWI

Chorus Director Workshop Intensive

COTS

Chapter Operations Training Seminar —a weekend administrative training session.

CSD

Central States District

CSLT

Chapter Support and Leadership Training

CVP

Chapter Vice President

DABS

Dutch Association of Barbershop Singers

DABS

Dutch Association of Barbershop Singers

DACJC

District Associate Contest and Judging Chairman

DIX

Dixie District

DP

District President

DVP

District Vice President

DVP-CDD

District Vice President for Chorus Director Development

DVP-CJ

District Vice President for Contest and Judging

DVP-CSLT

District Vice President for Chapter Support and Leadership Training

DVP-MP

District Vice President for Music and Performance

DVP-MS

District Vice President for Member Services

DVP-YMH

District Vice President for Youth In Harmony

EVG

Evergreen District

EVP

Executive Vice President

FWD

Far Western District

HEP

Harmony Education Program

HF

Harmony Foundation, the Society’s charitable arm

HI

Harmony Inc

HOD

House of Delegates

HX

Harmony Explosion Camps for high school and college singers.

IABS

Irish Association of Barbershop Singers

ILL

Illinois District

IPP

Immediate Past President

IPT

Integrated Product Team

JAD

Johnny Appleseed District

KIB

Keep It Barbershop! A common rallying cry on the Harmonet among more conservative barbershoppers

L&R

Laws and Regulations

LABBS

Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers

LOL

Land O’Lakes District

M&PR

Marketing and Public Relations

M-AD

Mid-Atlantic District

MENC

Formerly Music Educators National Conference. Now known as MENC__:The National Association for Music Education

MOH

the Masters of Harmony chorus from the Santa Fe Springs, CA, chapter of the BHS

NED

Northeastern District

NZABS

New Zealand Association of Barbershop Singers

ONT

Ontario District

OT

Operations Team

PIO

Pioneer District

PPDG

Planning and Program Development Group

PR

Public Relations

PROBE

A SPEBSQSA subsidiary organization of Public Relations Officers and Bulletin Editors. www.spebsqsa.org/PROBE

RMD

Rocky Mountain District

SAI

Sweet Adelines International

SCJC

Society Contest and Judging Committee

SLD

Seneca Land District

SNOBS

Society of Nordic Barbershop Singers

S.P.

old judging category called Stage Presence and/or a term for choreography

SPATS

Southern Part of Africa Tonsorial Songsters

SPEBSQSA

Legal name for the Barbershop Harmony Society. Stands for Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing In America, Inc.

SUN

Sunshine District

SWD

Southwestern District

VLQ

very large quartet or mini-chorus, if you will

VM

sometimes "the VM," refers to The Vocal Majority chorus from the Dallas Metro, TX chapter

WHC

World Harmony Council

WHJ

World Harmony Jamboree

WP

Work Plan

YIH

Youth in Harmony