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Girl Scouts

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Being a Girl Scout is a wonderful opportunity for every girl. Girl Scouts learn, grow and most of all have fun while doing so. Girls who join the Scouts have a chance to be well-rounded and broaden their horizons.

From Daisy Scouts to Senior Scouts, the fun, learning, growing and challenges are just what girls need! The fun doesn't stop when you've graduated from high school, either. There are many opportunities for women of all ages to be involved in Scouting.

Girl Scouts learn about everything from camping to cooking to other cultures. The scope is wide in Girl Scouting. It's an awesome place to be yourself and find your passion.

Daisy Scouts

A guide to the Daisy Girl Scout uniform

by Lisa Putnam

The Girl Scouts began in 1912 when Juliette 'Daisy' Gordon Law organized the first meeting in Georgia, but the Daisy Girl Scouts were created much later in 1984. The group is named after the founder's nickname 'Daisy'. The Girl Scout Daisies meet in... More>

Daisy Girl Scout craft ideas for SWAPS

by Rachel Stacey

Being a Girl Scout is all about friendship, sharing and sisterhood. The youngest Girl Scout group that girls can be involved with is the Daisy troop for girls in Kindergarten and 1st grade. Girl Scouts call other Girl Scouts sisters and although mos... More>

Brownies

Advantages of joining the Brownie Girl Scouts

by Alanna Rose

Brownie Girl Scouts can be such an amazing experience for girls in second and third grades. There are many new things and valuable lessons that the girls will learn while having new experiences. Teamwork One very important thing that a girl ge... More>

How to become a Girl Scout Brownie leader

by Alanna Rose

Becoming a Brownie Girl Scout leader is a relatively simple process if you are starting a new troop or there is a current troop with an opening for a leader. Since Brownies is the second level of Girl Scouts, many of the troops have already fo... More>

Juniors

Junior Girl Scout badge activities: Looking Your Best

by Alanna Rose

Your Junior Girls Scouts will do many fun things and learn a lot while earning cute patches for their uniform. One of these patches is called the “Looking Your Best” Junior badge and can be earned by completing at least six of the ... More>

Advice for Junior Girl Scout leaders

by Kat Apf

It takes a special person to lead a Junior Girl Scout troop. Juniors are in fourth, fifth or sixth grade and hormones are beginning to rage. Patience is a must and a sense of humor will be needed more than ever. If you take the leap and ... More>

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Girl Scouts facts

* Juliette Low started the first Girl Scout troop on March 12, 1912 in Savannah Georgia

* There are approximately 3.3 million girls and women involved in Girl Scouts

* In 1975, Girl Scout member's elected the first African American National Girl Scout President, Gloria D. Scott

* Daisy Scouts were created in the 1980s for girls entering Kindergarten

* The Girl Scout organization partners with A, T & T, Motorola, MetLife and many others to make Girl Scouting a possibility for as many girls as possible