Why Girl Scouts? What's the big deal anyways? What makes Girl Scouts so different from other groups?
GSUSA says this:
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.
Who do you want the girl in your life to become? Whether she is 5 or 17, you want her to become self-confident, strong, and compassionate. You want her to respect herself and others, make good decisions, be open to new challenges, and use her skills and talents to make her world a better place. You want her to build strong friendships, be a leader, and put her values into practice in her everyday life.
You want her to become her best self.
Social pressure, image issues, and uncertain security—there are so many potential hurdles to girls' well-being. For over 100 years, Girl Scouts has been helping girls realize their full potential and everything that the Girl Scout Leadership Experience provides.
What Do Girl Scouts Do?
Girl Scouting provides girls with opportunities to address the important issues in their lives. Girl Scouts do almost anything girls like to do! Girl Scout activities are open to all girls who are members of Girl Scouting, are based on the Girl Scout Promise and Law, and the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, follow health and safety standards, and are done with the support of caring, trained adults.
Girls in grades K-12 enjoy experiences based on the progression of activities available in Girl Scout journey books, awards, and other resources.
Based on expert research and developed through years of experience, Girl Scouting provides engaging and worthwhile activities that respond to the needs of today's girls, with flexibility that respects their busy lives—and yours!
Wow, Girl Scouts can do all that? That's some serious stuff. If Girl Scouts can do all that then why not Girl Scouts? Why not give the girls in our homes, our communities, our world the opportunity to grow into the best version of themselves? Why not give them the skills they need to take on the world, stand up for themselves and teach future generations to do the same?
You're here because you realize the importance of the Girl Scout program, so the next time someone asks you, "Why Girl Scouts?" ask them, "Why not?"
You're here because you realize the importance of the Girl Scout program, so the next time someone asks you, "Why Girl Scouts?" ask them, "Why not?"