Aspects of Troop Government
in the five Age Levels
  • Daisy Girl Scouts
  • Brownie Girl Scouts
  • Junior Girl Scouts
  • Cadette Girl Scouts
  • Senior Girl Scouts

    • DAISY GIRL SCOUTS

    • Troop sits in circle
    • Formal group decision making process.
    • Leader plays active role in stimulating discussion, helping plan activities and following up on group decisions
    • Meets once a month or more if needed.

     

    BROWNIE GIRL SCOUTS

    BROWNIE RING

    • Troop sits in circle
    • A talking signal is used for taking turns to talk.
    • Formal planning, problem solving and decision making process.
    • Time limit should be set.
    • All girls should be encouraged to participate.
    • Voting, secret ballot
    • Leader provides guidance for girls as they work through their ideas.

    Committees

    • Girls divide into groups called committees to accomplish various tasks upon which the troop has decided.

    Officers

    • Each girl should have a chance to be an officer. This might include president, treasurer, secretary, etc. The leader can choose to select them randomly.
    • When girls have all had a chance to have a leadership experience, they may vote and choose their own officers. Terms of office should be short so that others have a chance.

     

    JUNIOR GIRL SCOUTS

    PATROL SYSTEM
  • Troops divide into small groups, usually five to eight girls.
  • Each patrol chooses a name, a patrol leader & assistant leader.
  • Troop decides length of term.
  • Patrol leaders wear cords on their shoulder as a sign of office. One cord stands for troop, the other for patrol. The cords are received at an installation ceremony.

    • Court Of Honor

    • Troop leader, patrol leader, assistant leader, troop secretary and troop treasurer - all participate.
    • Comes up with ideas and plans for patrols to vote on, and asks for suggestions from patrols
    • Sets up troop kaper chart.

    STEERING COMMITTEE (EXECUTIVE BOARD)

    • A leadership team voted in by the troop to make plans and assign jobs for the entire troop.
    • Length of time served should be limited so everyone has a chance to serve
    • Troop needs to decide ahead of time how suggestions and ideas will be passed n to the committee.

    TOWN MEETING SYSTEM

    • Whole troop is involved in discussions, decisions, plans.
    • A moderator is chosen to guide discussions.

     

    CADETTE GIRL SCOUTS

    PATROL SYSTEM

    STEERING COMMITTEE (EXECUTIVE BOARD)

    TOWN MEETING

    TASK GROUP

    • Formed when girls want to pursue interests or activities that cannot be handled or enjoyed by the total group.
    • May be used to investigate information on a particular question, plan and/or carry out parts of a troop project, carry out routine and/or special task.

     

    SENIOR GIRL SCOUTS

    PATROL SYSTEM

    STEERING COMMITTEE (EXECUTIVE BOARD)

    TOWN MEETING

    TASK GROUP

    OTHER FORM CHOSEN BY TROOP

    • Girls may choose or create any type of troop government system that works for their troop. They may combine various parts of different forms to create their own.