Scouting for Boys

Ask anyone to describe a Boy Scout and they will probably tell you that Boy Scouts are socially awkward kids who play with knifes, fire and guns. Stereotypes are oversimplifications about groups or individuals. What makes up a stereotype is that a bit of truth is blown completely out of proportion. When stereotyping, society will see a small section of a group, and assume that the entire group fits within what has been observed. There are many different stereotypes regarding members of the Boy Scouts of America, but the most common involve cutting, destruction, fire and acting crazy. Most non-scouters also believe that Scouts are also very cliquey and don 't take kindly to outsiders. What those who hold on to the above stereotypes miss out…

thusly delivering the corny punchline. Once again the duty fell upon me to explain our next skit. I was the mysterious and uncharacteristic fortune teller. One of my “customers” would walk up to me and ask for their fortune. I would then tell them to remove their shoe and hand it to me. At that point I was to inspect the shoe and tell the something like you will be the president when you grow up, or you will become rich and famous. After doing this twice I would take the next person's shoe,…

This year, GSP2P will launch a new customer support initiative, CEI, to better support our girl and adult members. CEI will streamline the process to register for Girl Scouting and, ultimately, for programs, trainings and events, and will provide resources for troop management. The three phases of our CEI implementation taking place over the next year are: 1) membership registration, 2) Volunteer Toolkit, and 3) program registration. 1. What is CEI? CEI, which stands for Customer Engagement…

Why is It Beneficial to Provide Portable Sink Stations on Girl Scout Trips? Becoming a girl scout can help to prepare a young girl to become a well-rounded and functional adult. While girl scouts participate in a number of different activities, such as selling their famous cookies, one of the most celebrated functions are the periodic camping trips in which they spend several nights out in an open and natural environment. Although very little consideration is given to hygiene when discussing…

4-H has played a large role in creating who I am today. I am a first generation camper for my family, so my older friends were the people to bring me into 4-H. They welcomed me and many others into the program with open arms and created an accepting environment for those that wanted to join. When I joined, I had no idea of the impact this club in Madison would take on my life. My first camping experience is something I will never forget. I had no prior knowledge of how camp worked before that…

Troop 1019 is transitioning to Cadettes and we are making many changes in our troop dynamic. Some of the girls felt that the way we run our meetings should be different because we have been doing them the same way since we were in Kindergarten, and we wanted to try something new to keep it interesting and exciting so girls will want to stay in our troop. At one of our meetings, our troop leader made up a survey about what we would like to change or keep the same about how we run our meetings. …

When I start looking for work and the application says “job experience’’ or volunteer work also community service work. On the application, I can list a lot of people, activities, special events, dates, location, hours had working in the shop. If in college there might be classes that I have to take in sales marketing, commutations, speech, retail, or job experience. I am already. I have the background since I worked in the shop. From this I can apply for retail work, management work, supervisor…

I’ve lived in Junction City my whole life and my journey started when I was eight years old after my parents divorced. Since there was only one parent to carry the burden of taking care of me and my sister, I became more independent because I felt that I needed to help my Mom with household chores and meal preparations. She appreciated my contributions as it helped take the extra burden off of her and made her less stressed. In fourth grade, my friend Lacey asked me if I wanted to attend a…

Heever and the Camping Trip of Troop 129 There once was a boy. His name was Heever, a boy scout that was around 10 and very close to 11. His troop 129 was going on a camping trip. He was very excited for the camping trip. However, Heever was a very clumsy boy. All the troop said that he shouldn’t go to the trip because he always brakes stuff. He is very scared of sharp objects, so he couldn’t help half of the time. Heever ignored his troop, but since he ignored them, that is where the trouble …

backlash at the failure to nominate a single actor of color in the 2016 Academy Awards (LA Times, 2016), the ongoing controversy surrounding immigration into the US and so on (Davis, 2016). Extracurricular activities are costly both in a financial sense but also in a time sense, which for some is more costly than money. The Girl Scouts are not exception to this, there are both financial and time costs associated with participation in the Scouts. This is a big factor in why some populations do…