As taken from the Girl Scouts Brownie handbook...

In 1912, a woman named Juliette Gordon Low, called her cousin Nina, the principal of a girls' school in Savannah, Georgia.  Juliette invited her over.  Juliette, nicknamed Daisy by her family, had a great idea.  She wanted to start an organization just for girls.  Daisy got this idea from her friend Robert Baden-Powell.  In 1910, he and his sister Agnes started Boy Scouts and Girl Guides in England.

The first group of Girl Scouts met on March 12, 1912.  There were 18 members, divided into two group.  Daisy wanted her Girl Scouts to go camping, enjoy nature, and play sports - things many girls and women were not supposed to do back then.  And they did!

In the first Girl Scout handbook, girls could find instructions for how to stop a runaway horse and hot to tie up a burglar with eight inches of cord.

Ever since, Girl Scouts have been having great adventures while helping others, learning amazing skills, and making the world a better place.  Not it's you turn!

GIRL SCOUT SLOGAN = "Do a good turn daily" meaning - do something for someone else without being asked.

GIRL SCOUT MOTTO = "Be Prepared" means to be ready.

QUIET SIGN - Someone raises their right hand with the Girl Scout Sign - and even lowers their voice.

GIRL SCOUT FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE = At the end of a meeting,  scouts stand in a cirle, arms interlocked.

GIRL SCOUT FRIENDSHIP SQUEEZE = While in a Friendship Circle, one girl squeeze the had of another, and it goes around the cirle.

KAPER CHART - List of activities or chorer that needs to be done before end of day, as well as who is going to try them.

SWAPs = "Special Whatchamacallits Affectionately Pinned Somewhere" or "Shared With A Pal" - small tokens of friendships to exchange with other Girl Scouts they meet.

TROOP CRESTS = Symbol that represents what the troop means to you.  Troop 902 selected the Lei many years ago.  Scroll down to see a list of all crests.

SCOUT'S OWN = Special ceremony where Girl Scouts get together to share their ideas and feelings about a theme.  The ceremony might take place at a group meeting, or at camp. It's called a Scout's Own, because it is all your own - you choose theme, and how you get to express it.

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