Girl Scout Basics

For parents who didn't do scouting as kids .... 

Girl Scout Handshakes
With their right hands making the Girl Scout Sign (see below), the girls shake left hands - OR (the favored method for our troop) - the girls criss-cross hands while standing in a circle, holding the hand of the girls next to them, and shake twice.

Girl Scout Sign
With the right hand, extend the three middle fingers, crossing the thumb over to hold down the pinkie finger and hold the hand up near your shoulder.

Girl Scout Promise
The Promise is recited at each meeting; learning the promise earns your Daisy the blue promise center of the daisy for her uniform.

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.

** note - the Girl Scouts makes no attempt to interpret or define the word "God" and encourages members to establish for themselves the nature of their beliefs.  It is the policy of Girl Scouts International that when making the Girl Scout Promise, individuals may substitute wording appropriate to their own beliefs (for example, some families might choose to use "my world" or "my faith" or "Allah" or "the creator" - no girl will be singled out for her family choice of term).



Girl Scout Law
The Girl Scout Law is addressed through different activities through the year.  We're working on memorizing it, slowly.  Girls earn petals for their uniform's daisy by participating in various exercises at meetings or events.

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 torespect myself and others,
respect authority,
use resources wisely,
make the world a better place, and
be a sister to every Girl Scout.