Who are Girl Scouts?
Girl Scout Troop 741 is a troop of local girls from Chapel Hill who began this project when they were Cadettes. Cadette Girl Scouts are in middle school, grades 6-8. The Silver Award is the highest award a Cadette Girl Scout can achieve. We are a mixed age troop, and many of our girls are now in high school and are Girl Scout Seniors. We hope they will choose to pursue individual Gold Awards in the future, the highest award a Senior Girl Scout can achieve. Many of you may think of Girl Scouting as camping and outdoor activities, and we do some of those things too, but the main emphasis is on building leadership skills and a commitment to service beginning with Daisy Girl Scouts in kindergarten, and proceding through Brownie Girl Scouts, Junior Girl Scouts, Cadette Girl Scouts, Senior Girl Scouts and Girl Scout Ambassadors to produce women who will make the world a better place.
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Facts
Girl Scout Mission
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.More Than 90 Years
Founder Juliette Gordon Low organized the first Girl Scout Troop on March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Georgia.An American Institution
Girl Scouts of the USA was chartered by the U.S. Congress on March 16, 1950.Still Growing Strong
Today, there are 3.3 million Girl Scouts—2.4 million girl members and 928,000 adult members working primarily as volunteers.Empowering Girls
In Girl Scouts, girls discover the fun, friendship, and power of girls together. Through a myriad of enriching experiences, such as extraordinary field trips, sports skill-building clinics, community service projects, cultural exchanges, and environmental stewardships, girls grow courageous and strong. Girl Scouting helps girls develop their full individual potential; relate to others with increasing understanding, skill, and respect; develop values to guide their actions and provide the foundation for sound decision-making; and contribute to the improvement of society through their abilities, leadership skills, and cooperation with others.At Home and Abroad
Girls at home and abroad participate in troops and groups in more than 90 countries through USA Girl Scouts Overseas, and over 100 local Girl Scout councils offer girls the opportunity for membership across the United States.An International Family
Through its membership in the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), Girl Scouts of the USA is part of a worldwide family of 10 million girls and adults in 145 countries.A Pivotal Part of Women's History
More than 50 million American women enjoyed Girl Scouting during their childhood—and that number continues to grow as Girl Scouts of the USA continues to inspire, challenge, and empower girls everywhere.Annual Report
We are acutely aware of girls' changing needs. That's why in 2009 we embarked on a journey to develop strategies which will ensure that the Girl Scout Movement is perfectly situated to honor the legacy and promise of the next 50 million Girl Scouts. Learn more about these crucial objectives and goals in our Annual Report.
Girl Scout Promise and Law
The Girl Scout Promise and Law are shared by every member of Girl Scouting. The Girl Scout Promise is the way Girl Scouts agree to act every day toward one another and other people, and the Girl Scout Law outlines a way to act towards one another and the world.The Girl Scout Promise
On my honor, I will try:To serve God* and my country,
To help people at all times,
And to live by the Girl Scout Law.
The Girl Scout Law
I will do my best to behonest and fair,
friendly and helpful,
considerate and caring,
courageous and strong, and
responsible for what I say and do,
and to
respect myself and others,
respect authority,
use resources wisely,
make the world a better place, and
be a sister to every Girl Scout.