Become a Girl Scout

Girl Scouts...Where Girls Can Be Girls!

Girl Scouting is about learning new skills and developing new interests. It's about having fun and making new friends. Within the family of Girl Scouts, you discover your personal best; connect with others, locally and globally; and take action to improve the lives of people within your community.

What can you do in Girl Scouts?

• visit a veterinarian and learn about animal care
• create art or jewelry from recycled materials
• learn to shoot a bow and arrow
• plant trees and a community garden
• make lifelong best friends
• travel to Europe
• scale a mountain or go white water rafting
• sing songs or perform a play for the elderly
• teach a young child or adult to read
• go horseback riding
• sleep over in a science museu
• attend a Broadway play on a trip to New York City
• build your own robot
• earn community service awards for college transcripts
• advocate for a community issue that is important to you

You do want you want to do! That's the fun of being a Girl Scout!

What level of Girl Scout would you be?

• Girl Scout Daisy, Grades K - 1
• Girl Scout Brownie, Grades 2-3
• Girl Scout Junior, Grades 4-5
• Girl Scout Cadette, Grades 6-8
• Girl Scout Senior, Grades 9-10
• Girl Scout Ambassador, Grades 11-12

Girl Scouts is not just about being part of a troop. You've got options!*

• Events~ Spend Earth Day at the Zoo or participate in Girls Go Extreme Events.
• Special Interest Groups~ Got a passion? Share it with other Girls Scouts.
• Travel- Road trip anyone? Backpacking in Europe?
• Virtual~ Girl Scouts online! IM and surf your hearts out.
• Summer Camp~ Spend a week or two in the great outdoors. Next step...Survivor!
• Troops~ Groups of girls who meet together every month to hang.

* Girl Scout Juliettes are Girl Scout nomads...they participate in whatever works for their busy schedule and are not usually part of regularly meeting troops. They might participate in all of the above.