According to the Girl Scouts of the USA web site, over 70% of women serving in Congress are Girl Scout alumnae.
They were girl scouts.
The Boy Scouts of America was incorporated on February 8, 1910, and chartered by Congress in 1916.The Girl Scouts of the USA were chartered by Congress on March 16, 1950.
Depending on the organization, the terms Girl Guides or Girl Scouts are used for member organizations of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). In the US, Juliette Gordon Low originally named the organization American Girl Guides. In 1913, the organization was renamed Girl Scouts of America and, in 1915, it was changed to Girl Scouts, Inc. Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) was chartered by the U.S. Congress on March 16, 1950.
The letters WAGGGS stand for the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts which is the the largest voluntary movement dedicated to girls and young women in the world.
As of September 2021, at least 74 women who served in the U.S. Senate have been Girl Scouts. This number includes current and former senators. Girl Scouts has a long history of fostering leadership skills in young women who go on to hold various positions of influence.
There are 8 Girl Scout Councils in the US state of Texas: Girl Scouts of Central Texas Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest Girl Scouts - Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains
Robert Baden-Powell thought that girls should have their own organizations so he chose the name "Girl Guides" and thought that an organization for girls should be run by women so he asked his elder sister, Agnes, to help and, in 1910, the Girl Guide movement was formally founded. Juliette Gordon Low organized the first American Girl Guide troop meeting in the USA on March 12, 1912 in Savannah, Georgia. A year later, the name was changed to Girl Scouts of the United States (GSUS), and, in 1915, was changed to Girl Scouts, Inc. Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) was chartered by the U.S. Congress on March 16, 1950.
The Girl Scouts and Girl Guides share the same motto as the Boy Scouts. This motto from 1907 is 'Be Prepared."
Girl Scout Girl Scouts in Hawaii are members of Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), so they use English for Girl Scouts.
Girl Scouts, of course!
Girl Scouts, definitely Girl Scouts!
No, boys should not participate in girl scouts.