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Girl Scouts is a wonderful experience for girls and adults!

Come experience the fun, friendship and power of girls together! All girls ages 5-17 are welcome. Make new friends participate in arts and crafts; learn high adventure activities like rock climbing, mountain biking and windsurfing; and learn about the world.

Purpose and Mission of Girl Scouting

Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

The Girl Scouts are are open to all girl and adults who accept the Girl Scout Promise and Law and meet membership requirements

The Promise

The Law

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.

I will do my best to be
    honest and fair,
    friendly and helpful,
    considerate and caring,
    courageous and strong, and
    responsible for what I say and do,
and to
    respect myself and others,
    respect authority,
    use resources wisely,
    make the world a better place, and
    be a sister to every Girl Scout.

Membership Requirements

Membership as a Girl Scout is granted to any girl who:

has made the Girl Scout Promise and accepted the Girl Scout Law,
has paid annual membership dues,
meets applicable membership standards.

Membership as a Girl Scout adult is granted to any person who:

accepts the principles and beliefs as stated in the Preamble of the Constitution,
has paid annual or lifetime membership dues,
meets applicable membership standards.

Lifetime membership as a Girl Scout adult is granted to any person (18 years of age or older or a high school graduate or equivalent) who:
accepts the principles and beliefs as stated in the Preamble of the Constitution

has paid lifetime membership dues of 25 times the annual membership dues; lifetime membership dues of 13 times the annual membership dues shall be offered to any girl who is a registered Senior Girl Scout a the time of her high school graduation or equivalent, and be available to her before the girl's current membership expires;
meets applicable membership standards.

New Members of Girl Scout troop/groups, both girl and adults, pay $10 when they initially become members.

Continuing Members of Girl Scout troops/groups both girls and adults, pay $10 when they renew their membership at the beginning of each membership year.

Girls in Girl Scouts have the opportunity to make new friends, go camping, do science experiments, help others, learn about careers, travel, mentor younger girls, canoe, hang out with other Girl Scouts, etc. You can dream, plan and carry out almost any adventure.If you’re ready to start your Girl Scout adventure right now, or if you want to learn more, contact Beth Fellenstien at BFellenstien@comgirlscouts.org. Girl Scout Commonwealth Council of Virginia's membership department.