I started out as a Brownie. They did not have younger scout groups then. Brownies were the youngest group. I believe they have Daisy Scouts now. I found the different age groups and their designations in Wikipedia.
"In 1965 the age structure was rearranged to Brownies (ages 7 and 8, or 2nd and 3rd grades), Juniors (ages 9 through 11, or 4th through 6th grades), Cadettes (ages 11 through 14, or 7th through 9th grades), and Seniors (ages 14 through 18, or 10th through 12th grades).
I might have been in Brownies one year. Then I moved up to Juniors. Each group had their own uniform. They seem quite dorky to me now. I had first 2 uniforms on the left. Yes, go ahead and laugh. I am. haha
Unfortunately, I did not have a great scout leader. That is probably the reason I did not stay in Girl Scouts. I never did earn very many badges. I cannot even tell you which badges I earned. I am going to assume I got one for cooking. Other than that? Who knows.
There are not a lot of things that I remember doing in scouts. I do remember trying to learn to knit. That was a frustration for sure. The other activity I remember doing was going on a camp out.
We went to some ranch close to Friona, TX. There was an old place that seemed to be a bunk house. There was a kitchen of sorts. I know there was a windmill that was pumping water into a stock tank. If there were bathrooms, I can't remember. We may have had to go to an outhouse. There was an older group of scouts there as well. Seems they fixed shish-ka-bobs for their dinner. I've no idea what we ate. Smores were made at the campfire later in the evening.
Another thing we did in Girl Scouts was to sell Girl Scout Cookies. I hated selling, so this was not a fun thing for me. The cookies they had then and that I remember were: Mint Cookies, Butter Flavored Cookies, Fudge Cream Sandwiches, and Coconut Macaroons. I always loved the Mint Cookies best.
I think if I had had a better scout leader, I might have stayed in scouts and enjoyed it more.
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