 BAPs often later become members of The Girl Friends, Inc. or The Links, Incorporated, and pass in black enclaves of Sag Harbor, New York or Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts.Many BAPs have friends in a variety of organizations, include Sigma Pi Phi fraternity and the National Association of Guardsmen, Inc.

"" () written by Kalyn Johnson, Tracey Lewis, Karla Lightfoot, and Ginger Wilson offers a behind-the-scenes look at BAP speech, style, and history.According to the guide, a black American princess is a pampered female of African-American descent born to upper-middle- or upper-class families.