Girl Scout Juliettes
Girl Scout Juliettes are a different way to participate; individually registered Girl Scouts (non-troop affiliated).
Why Do Girls Become Girl Scout Juliettes?
Girls may live in towns or neighborhoods where there are no troops, or there is no additional room left in a troop so you become a Juliette until you can be placed in a troop.
Or maybe you have been a troop member at one time, but your troop no longer meets. Perhaps your previous troop leader moved away or chose not to volunteer for another year.
Or you--or your parents--may have other activities that make it difficult to attend troop meetings such as other extra curricular activities and school functions.
Regardless of why a girl chooses to become a Girl Scout Juliette, there are still many fun things to do as a Girl Scout, such as:
- Attend Events—Girl Scout Juliettes can attend any Girl Scout activity for their grade level. Many fun events are available to choose from. Whether these events are at a council level or service unit. Please look through your event guide or refer to our Program at a Glance sheet, where you can look at all of the events going on in our council.
- Go to Girl Scout Camp — Girl Scout Juliettes can explore the world around them through a summer adventure. Choose from our four wonderful camps in our council: Camp Tahigwa, Little Cloud, Conestoga and L-Kee-Ta. If you have any questions about camp please contact 1-800-798-0833.
- Cookie Sale Program and Much, Much More — Did you know that Girl Scout Juliettes can still participate in product sales; Fall Sale Program and the Cookie Sale Program? It is not too late to be a part of the Cookie Sale Program. Contact Marilyn Askelson at MarilynA@GSEIWI.org or at the Cedar Rapids Leadership Center to get the information that you need to participate.
- Wear the Girl Scout Uniform — Girl Scout Juliettes can choose to wear the Girl Scout uniform appropriate for their grade level. Instead of troop numbers, Girl Scout Juliettes can wear a special purple Girl Scout Juliette Patch on their sash or vest.
- Earn Awards — Juliettes can earn the appropriate official Girl Scout recognitions for their grade level—the Journey Awards, Try-Its, Badges, Interest Project Awards, STUDIO 2B Focus Charms, etc. and display them on the front of their sash or vest. Girl Scout Juliettes can also earn other unofficial recognitions, such as council patches, which are to be worn on the back of the sash or vest.
- Stay Connected — At the Service Unit level they do have in place someone called Juliette Coordinators this is to help keep local Juliettes and their families informed, involved, and connected to the fun of Girl Scouting. Not all service units have Juliette Coordinators, that is why we have to put a Juliette Coordinator in place at the council level to help track Juliettes.
- Get the News — Girl Scout Juliettes receive council publications as well such as the Program Resource Guide (once a year), Momentum (five times a year), and Girlfriends for grades 6-12 (four times a year). The Juliette Coordinator at the council level will also be keeping Juliettes and families informed with emails, postcards and mailings of updates on a regular basis.
