Note to parents:
Items in green can usually be purchased
by the Girl Scout at the Council store or other retailer. Other items are
purchased only by a troop leader.
Note to parents:
Items in green can usually be purchased
by the Girl Scout at the Council store or other retailer. Other items are
purchased only by a troop leader.
Sewing tips: Stapling insignia in place before beginning to sew makes the job of stitching much easier! Using glue, stitch-witchery or heat 'n bond is not recommended, because patches cannot be moved afterward without leaving an ugly glue spot. When sewing by hand, if you use thread to match the vest or nylon thread and just catch the edges, it won't show from the inside or out. If you use a sewing machine, you can use nylon thread so you won't have to keep changing colors.
1.
Girl Scouts U.S.A. identification
strip. Should be placed just below the shoulder seam on
the wearer's right side.
2. Council identification strip (ours is Mid Continent). This goes just below the GSUSA strip.
3. Troop crest should be centered under id strips. (Usually provided by troop. All members of a troop wear the same crest.)
4. Troop number, usually 3 or 4 digits, centered.
5. Membership star pin(s). From left to right Daisy (blue background disc), Brownie (green), then Junior (yellow). Girl Scouts earn one for each year of membership. Can be replaced by a numeral guard after 5 years of membership, but most girls prefer the stars on their official uniform.
6. Rainbow-shaped Bridge to Junior Girl Scouts patch, if earned. On a sash, leave room between the membership stars and the Bridge to Juniors patch for pins like religious recognitions.
7. Junior Aide patch, when earned. Leave space for this one!
8. Brownie wings. If you were ever a registered Brownie Girl Scout, you may wear these.
9. Junior Girl Scout Leadership pin, if earned.
10. Proficiency badges. On a vest, the first row should be on the right side, then move to the left. More badges can be sewn on the right side later, to balance things out. On a sash, these are sewn in rows of three.
11. Insignia tab. The Junior Girl Scout tab is teal and made of felt. Note: When you wear a sash, the insignia tab and membership pins do NOT go on the sash. They go on the girl's left side.
12. World Association pin. Worn above the membership pin. Indicates membership in the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. Often awarded at Thinking Day during a girl's first year of membership.
13. Girl Scout membership pin. Junior Girl Scouts can wear either the traditional gold pin (with an eagle, arrows, etc.) or the contemporary green and gold one (with three faces). Usually awarded at investiture ceremony. Girls are entitled to wear a numeral guard pin after five years of membership, BUT they must remove five membership star pins if they wear it on their vest. (Cannot wear both the numeral guard and the membership stars, as that would indicate 10 years membership!) The numeral guard is a small number 5 with a chain that connects it to the membership pin. The guard is pinned to the vest on the wearer's right of the membership pin.
14. Junior Girl Scout signs. When earned, the Sign of the Rainbow, Sign of the Sun, Sign of the Satellite, and Sign of the World are worn in two rows, with Sign of the Rainbow and Sign of the Satellite on the wearer's right of a vest, or below the Brownie wings on a sash.
15. Religious recognition pin (3/4 inch), if earned. On a vest, this is worn to the right OR left of the Bridge to Junior Girl Scouts patch. If no Bridge to Juniors patch was earned, the pin is centered below the membership stars. On a sash, the pin is centered below the membership stars, above the Bridge to Junior Girl Scouts patch.
16. Cookie pin(s), if earned (not pictured). These are placed just below the Signs on the girl's left side.
ON THE BACK OF THE VEST:
Proficiency badges can be continued from the front of the vest or the bottom of a sash to the back if more room is needed. Start at the bottom.
Girl Scout participation patches should start at the top, below the shoulder line. These are patches from camp, events, cookie sales, and some projects.
Note: Swap patches that you trade with other Girl Scout councils should probably go on a banner or blanket or jacket or somewhere other than your official Girl Scout uniform. You can see Mid-Continent council's swap patch here.