Has anyone ever heard of a Brownie or Girl Scout being a "Juliette"? I do know that the girl isn't associated with a particular troop and that her mother (or other adult) and her are their own troop. They can do things to earn badges but can't sell cookies on their own. (I do know that Juliette Lowe is the woman who founded Girl Scouts though!!)

My DD is interested in this and I can't find any info on the girl scout webpage. If you have specific info or a place where I can get info I would so appreciate it!! TIA

By Kaye on Monday, June 13, 2005 - 09:43 am:

All you do to sign is up is go through your local girl scout council. They will have a rally sometime in september to add new girls, but you can join at any time. When you join you get a choice to be in a troop or to be a juliette. You can sell cookies, but the paperwork has to go through a troop. Your service unit would have to set that up for you.

So specifics, call your council and tell them where you live and ask what your service unit is, then ask who the registrar or service team contact is. Then you would call them and find out where to pick up new memeber registration forms. On this form there is a place on top that says troop # and right next to is a place to mark juliette. Make sure you tell the registar that, just to save them time from trying to place you in a troop. We are just finishing up early bird registration here, so it is a great time to join.

You will need to know your service unit and your area to fill out the form, the registrar or council can tell you that info

So is there a particular reason you don't want to be in a troop?

I am a troop leader, my daughter really enjoys the interaction and it isn't that much more trouble than just doing stuff with her myself. We are a LOW key troop though. They are all different, depending on the leader.

By Livvy on Monday, June 13, 2005 - 12:45 pm:

Thanks so much Kaye!!

My DD has been in a troop for 2 years and there was some tension at the end of the year trip this year. The girls were all present to hear it go down between the leader and some mothers. It was a pretty bad situation and my DD decided that she doesn't want to be in a troop next year. A friend told me about Juliettes but she didn't have the details so I am looking into them.

My DD and I both did early registration already for next year (I was the co-leader of her troop) just in case she does decide to have us go back to the troop. I also wanted to have some info on Juliettes in case she decides to have us go solo!

I am torn about which way to go, troop or Juliettes, so I am letting my DD have the summer to think about what she wants to do. I am just going to be prepared for whichever she decides!!

By Kaye on Monday, June 13, 2005 - 12:51 pm:

Since she is already registered, if you decide to switch all you do is call the registar and tell her that you want to be a juliette. It really is no big deal, you get placed differently on the role.

I am on our service team here and we had a similar situation, a troop split and at least one girl doesn't want a troop. It happens.

Another option is to find a new troop, it depends on your area if that would really work out. Ours is small and it is hard to "jump ship" and not have hurt feelings.

The juliette thing is nice, but very different, there aren't troop camping ops, but you can really immerse her with other girls by signing her up for the area activities (here we get something called the golden link), also she can do summer camps.

If you go juliette, make sure you go to the service unit meetings, you will find out about all the local events that way (like father/daughter dances, etc)

Good luck!

By Livvy on Monday, June 13, 2005 - 01:02 pm:

The hurt feelings would happen here if she went to another troop!! She really doesn't want to though. She is much more interested in the juliette thing than getting together weekly with a troop!!

I have a feeling she may be pulling away from the Girl Scout thing altogether and Juliettes may be the first step away....we'll see.

Thanks for the advice on going to the service unit meetings. I hadn't thought of that!!

Thanks again Kaye!!