Meeting Plans and Ideas for Scout Leaders From Daisies to Ambassadors

Meeting Plans and Ideas for Scout Leaders From Daisies to Ambassadors

The Ultimate Girl Scout Investiture Ceremony Guide

The Ultimate Girl Scout Investiture Ceremony Guide

A Girl Scout Investiture ceremony is a tradition that many troops do welcome new members. If you are a new leader or a leader who has not ever done this ceremony, here this Girl Scout Investiture ceremony guide will help you.

Updated August 2022

If you are looking for a Rededication ceremony as well, please read this Girl Scout Rededication blog post.

One of the things Girl Scouts is known for is their many traditions (and no, I am not talking about selling Girl Scout cookies!). Flag ceremonies, the Pledge and Promise, the Friendship Circle and Friendship Squeeze are just a few of the time honored traditions of the movement. Another one is to have what is known as an Investiture. This ceremony is held when girls first join a troop.

Daisy leaders, do not sweat this! You do not have to have a Girl Scout Investiture ceremony for your first meeting. You should have a few under your belt before you attempt to do this. Girls need to know what scouting is about before they receive their pins. You also need to practice a song or two as well.

The Ultimate Girl Scout Investiture Ceremony Guide for 2020
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Parents are encouraged to attend this simple ceremony, so be sure to give them ample notice of when you are holding it.

At the beginning of the scouting year, many leaders like to have a Rededication Ceremony for the girls who are returning to Girl Scouts. If a new girl is joins your troop, you can combine an Investiture for her (and any other new adult who is joining) with a Rededication ceremony.

This is not meant to be a stage performance, as you can see from the YouTube videos I found (there are more, I just picked a few to highlight different ones from different levels). It is just a fun way to welcome girls to the sisterhood known as Girl Scouts.

Here are resources for leaders of three levels. If there is brand new Junior or Brownie troop, they, too, can have their own Girl Scout Investiture ceremony.

A basic outline of the Girl Scout Investiture Ceremony can be found here on the offical Girl Scouts of the USA website.

Girl Scout Investiture Ceremony Resources for Daisies

Ceremonies Worksheet for planning your event

Girl Scout Daisy Poem for your investiture ceremony

Daisy Investiture Ceremony Outline

Girl Scout Daisy Mom-How one troop leader did her ceremony

Girl Scout Investiture Ceremony Resources for Brownies

Girl Scouts of Western New York

Girl Scout Diamonds of Arkansas

Girl Scout Investiture Ceremony Resources for Juniors

Girl Scouts Overseas

Tripod

Girl Scout Investiture Ceremony for All Levels

Including Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador

Cranford Girl Scouts

Are you doing a Girl Scout Investiture ceremony this year?



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