Every year, Varsity Vocals produces “BOCA: Best of College A Cappella” and “BOHSA:  Best of High School A Cappella.” These two albums feature the best tracks from groups around the world.

Varsity Vocals receives hundreds of submissions every year and this year Elon’s own Rip_Chord and its track “Beauty and a Beat” have been selected to appear on BOCA 2014.

“We apply for BOCA every year, but have never been chosen until now,” said senior John Molloy, president of Rip_Chord. “BOCA is a highly competitive and selective compilation, and we have worked very hard in the past few years to establish ourselves nationally in the a cappella community.”

Since Varsity Vocals accepts hundreds of submissions from all across the globe, being selected is a huge accomplishment.

“There are tons of applications each year, and this is their first time on BOCA,” said Lindsay Howerton-Hastings, south producer at Varsity Vocals. “This is an international compilation that’s nearly 15 years old, so this will get their song in front of lots of folks.”

A friend of the group arranged Rip_Chord’s version of the Justin Bieber song, and Molloy said it quickly became one of the group’s hits.

“We talked for a while about where in our set the song would be, what kind of feel we wanted it to have and what we could add to make it different than the original,” Molloy said. “I think this track was chosen because we worked hard to make it our own. Not to mention, we have a great time performing this song, and I think you can tell by listening to the track.”

Junior CJ Moore, who recently transferred to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, sings lead and sophomore Eli Kronovet beat boxes and rewrote the rap part.

“Beauty and a Beat” can be found on Rip_Chord’s newest album, “Underscore,” which is currently available at the campus bookstore and will be available on iTunes soon.

As of now, a release date for BOCA 2014 has not been announced, according to Amanda Newman, executive director at Varsity Vocals.

“The album is still in production at the moment,” she said.

Other groups selected to appear on the compilation include: The Loreleis from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Naturally Sharp from Virginia Tech, The Statesmen from Pennsylvania State University and The Harmonics from Stanford University.

“It’s always great to listen to the other tracks on the album and see what other groups around the country have been working on,” Molloy said. “Sometimes when you’re working on an album, it takes up so much time that you forget to keep up with what some of the other groups are working on.”

Previously released BOCA CDs can be found on iTunes, and announcements about the 2014 album can be found at VarsityVocals.com.

“This is a huge honor for Rip_Chord, and we could not be happier. The work we have put into the group in the last few years has paid off tremendously, and I can’t even imagine where we are headed in the future,” Molloy said. “Finally getting recognized for our work is a great feeling. I really feel like this was our time.”