Special Days

October 31    - Juliette Gordon Low’s Birthday [also known as
                        Founder’s Day]
February 22  - Thinking Day - is the birthday of both Lord and Lady
                        Baden-Powell.  This is the day to "think about" Girl
                        Guides and Girl Scouts everywhere.
March 12      - Girl Scout Birthday, the date in 1912 when the first 18
                        Girl Scout members were officially registered.  The
                        week in which March 12 falls is know as Girl Scout
                        Week.
April 22        - Girl Scout Leader’s Day, a day to honor Girl Scout
                        leaders all over the world.
 

Types of Ceremonies

Flag - used at the beginning & end of troop meeting and/or ceremonies.
Investiture - a ceremony in which the girl becomes an official Girl
                    Scout.
Rededication - a ceremony in which the girl rededicates herself to the
                        Girl Scout Promise & Law.
Bridging - moving from one level to another by completing the
                patch work [optional].
Flying Up - moving from Brownies to Juniors [no patch work is
                   required].
Court of Awards - awarding of try-its, badges, or patches to girls as
                            earned [can be done anytime of the year and as often
                            as the troop decides.]
Scouts Own - a ceremony that can be about anything that the girls
                      decide.
 

Other Traditions

The Girl Scout Motto - "Be Prepared"
The Girl Scout Slogan - "Do a good turn daily"
Girl Scout Sign - the three raised fingers with the right hand stand for
        the three parts of the Promise.
Girl Scout Handshake - with the right hand do the Girl Scout Sign &
        with the left hand shake.
Quiet Sign - raising your right hand and as people notice you are raising
        the right hand they raise theirs and be quite.
Friendship Circle - everyone forms a circle and crosses right hand over
        left holding hands with the person standing next to you.
Friendship Squeeze - standing in the Friendship Circle everyone is
        silent as one person squeezes another hand gently after another
        until the person that starts it receives a squeeze.
Brownie Girl Scout Ring - Brownie Girl Scouts get together to make
        their group decisions.
Daisy Circle - Simplest form of troop government, designed to allow
        Daisies to explore decisions.
Patrols, Executive Steering Committee and Town Hall - Forms of
        Troop government fundamental to Girl Scouting and Girl/Adult
        Planning
 

Levels

Daisy Girl Scout -   ages 5-6, or grades K, 1
Brownie Girl Scout -  ages 6-8 or grades 1-3
Junior Girl Scout -   ages 8-11 or grades 3-6
Cadette Girls Scout -  ages 11-14 or grades 6-9
Senior Girl Scout -   ages 14-17 or grades 9-12

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