[15228] in APO-L
Re: As an Eagle must fly, so must we.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Cindy Strawbridge)
Mon Nov 4 18:06:10 1996
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 18:04:21 EST
Reply-To: Cindy Strawbridge <CSTRAWBRIDGE@YSI.COM>
From: Cindy Strawbridge <CSTRAWBRIDGE@YSI.COM>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
> all the way from Brownies to Seniors. And yes, I am one of the few who
> have earned the Gold and Silver Awards. Having said that.........
Congratulations!!!!!
> > I would remind many of you who are Girl Scouts, such as my sister, that the
> > Girl Scouts actually have similar clauses in their creeds, mottos, and
> > handbooks.
> As a matter of fact we do. I only wish that I had my book with
> me. However, our oath says that we will serve god (left up to your
> interpretation of who god is), mankind and to live by the girl scout law.
Oath:
On my honor I will try to serve God & my country, to help people at
all times & to live by the Girl Scout Law.
Law:
I will do my best:
to be honest
to be fair
to help where I am needed
to be cheerful
to be friendly & considerate
to use resources wisely
to be a sister to every Girl Scout
to show respect for myself and others through my words and
actions
to protect & improve the world around me
I think that's it... probably not in the right order.
The Boy Scout and Girl Scout versions are very similar (but then
again, they were both started within a few years of each other and -
if I remember correctly - Baden Powell & Juliette Gordon Lowe shared
ideas - or mooched them from each other).
Ok... I think that I may have a point to this...
Deb suggested creating stronger ties to the Girl Scouts... I strongly
agree with this. It does happen to be a bit harder because we are a
fraternity and the girl scouts have far fewer men (at least where I
have been) involved that the boy scouts have women.
As for the Gold & Silver Awards, they are EXTREMELY difficult to
attain. Part of this is because of the lack of former recipients
compared to the Eagle Scout recipients - there are fewer to look up
to. Most girl scout leaders have never recieved this award and,
therefore, have a harder time advising the girls. (As a girl scout
leader, I am becoming painfully aware of how little I know about how
to go about encouraging 12 year olds to go for the award). Also,
society in general doesn't know what these awards are & mean. In
general the Girl Scouts don't get the recognition they deserve
because the public is not well informed... when most people think of
Boy Scouts, they think of boys helping little old ladies across the
street. When they think of Girl Scouts, they think of cookies.
Cookies are such a small part of it all... how big of a part of Boy
Scouts is popcorn?
> Anyway, feel free to reply as I am sure I have ruffeled several
>feathers, but these are my opinions and it's what I have been seeing and
>feeling since I pledged alomost 2 years ago.
I would say that in MOST chapters, the emphasis is on Boy Scouting &
that the other half of scouting is being left out.
*Off my soapbox* & off to my meeting...
Cindy
Advisor & Cadette Girl Scout Leader
(How many Eagles know what a Cadette is?)
