I recommend two things.
First, one of the most effective things you can do to spread the message of chastity is to live it. This is because the virtue of purity is more easily caught than taught. Your silent example comes first. If you are in a dating relationship, make sure that you're setting a good example so that your classmates will see what joy a pure relationship can bring. Even if you are not dating anyone, your witness of purity is just as powerful.
The world seriously doubts that chastity can exist in the lives and relationships of modern couples. It refuses to believe that two young people madly in love with one another can resist temptation. What the world does not see is that as long as the couple have a motive—true love—it is very possible. Not only is it possible, but Mary Beth Bonacci observed that couples who live chastity “were having an easier time getting out of bad relationships. They were making better marriage decisions. They were happier.”[1] Therefore, be a light to your school. Your campus needs to see that we do not embrace chastity because we’re afraid of venereal infections or unwanted pregnancy.
Everyone is aware of the sexual messages that bombard us on every television channel and radio station. The message of “sexual liberation” surrounds us. Unfortunately, to curb this permissiveness, the message of purity has often been couched in terms like “Just say no,” “True love waits,” “Abstain.” All of these slogans are good, but they can create the impression that purity is nothing more than a system of restraints. This may not appeal to a person who only knows the immediate “love” and affection of purely physical relationships. Because of this, the message of chastity needs to be rehabilitated so that everyone will be able to see the clear and obvious link between true love, total freedom, and purity. It is not about avoiding STDs. It is about having a better kind of love. It's about wanting what's best for the person you love.
Second, to get this message out, I would recommend starting a Pure Love Club at your high school. This is not an abstinence bereavement group but an organization to spread the message of chastity courageously. You will be provided with a month-to-month activity list to transform your high school or college. Some of the projects involve visiting local high schools or junior highs to spread the message of chastity to younger students. Considering that there are more than sixteen million high school students in America, there is much work to be done.[2] Click here to find the details on how to begin such a club. You know that your school is ready for this. One girl said after hearing a talk on sexual purity, “I agree with everything you say. I know most of my friends would, too. It all makes so much sense. It’s just that no one else I know is actually doing it. I don’t know if I’m strong enough to be the first one. Maybe if a group of us all started together.”[3] This is your job: to create a culture in which it is easy to be good, a climate favorable to purity. If you do this, you may be surprised by how many people follow in your footsteps.
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[1]. Mary Beth Bonacci, “Expressing Love: How to Speak the Language of Permanence,” Be, May–June 2000, 10.
[2]. “Digest of Education Statistics Tables and Figures, 2005,” The National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education.
[3]. Wendy Shalit, A Return to Modesty (New York: Touchstone, 1999), 229.