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Ceremonies play an important
part in Girl
Scouting. They are used to help celebrate special occasions, such as
the welcoming of new members to your troop/group, the presentation of
awards, or the Girl Scout
Birthday. They can be used to open or close a meeting. They can
be short or long, formal or informal. They may include girls in your
troop/group, other girls in Girl Scouting, Girl Scout leaders or other
adults, and special guests like parents/guardians, relatives, and
friends. They can be held by large groups or small groups, outdoors or
indoors, and can include anything you choose.
Below are some ceremonies
that are common in Girl
Scouting:
- An Investiture Ceremony is
to welcome someone
into Girl Scouting for the first time. The new girl receives her
pin, makes her Promise, and becomes a member of the troop/group and of
the Girl Scout movement.
- A Rededication Ceremony is
for special times
when Girl Scouts want to renew their Girl Scout Promise and review what
the Girl Scout Law means to them. Troops/groups usually hold one at the
beginning of each troop/group year. A Girl Scout member can take part
in many rededication ceremonies. Girls who have been Girl Scouts at any
time
in the past will "rededicate" themselves.
- A Court of Awards Ceremony
is one at which girls
receive recognitions they have earned.
- A Bridging Ceremony is one
at which Girl Scouts
"cross the bridge" to the next level in Girl Scouting. (A Bridging
Ceremony where Brownie Girl Scouts
receive their Brownie Wings and become Junior Girl Scouts is called
a "Fly-up Ceremony.")
- A Flag Ceremony honors the
American flag as the
symbol of our country.
Source: Council
Program Girl Scout
Meetings: Hints, Help! and How To's
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