Girl Scout Promise 

On my honor, I will try: 
     To serve God and my country,
To help people at all times, 
And to live by the Girl Scout Law.

Girl Scout Law

I Will do my best to be
honest and fair,
friendly and helpful,
considerate and caring, 
courageous and strong, and
responsible for what I say and do, 
and to  
respect myself and others, 
respect authority,
use resources wisely,
make the world a better place, and 
be a sister to every Girl Scout. 

Girl Scout Basics

 --Girl Scout motto: "BePrepared"

-- Girl Scout slogan: "Do a Good Turn Daily"

-- Girl Scout sign: The Girl Scout sign is made by holdingup the middle 3 fingers (the index, middle, and ring fingers) and then foldingin the pinky and the thumb so that they touch (thumb over the pinky if they gothat far). Girl Scouts make the sign when saying the Girl Scout Promise or Lawor giving a Girl Scout handshake.

-- Quiet sign: The quiet sign is made by raising the righthand straight up with the hand open. This sign is used to get everyone'sattention. Upon seeing the sign, a Girl Scout should immediately stop whatshe'd doing(including talking!) and make the quiet sign. The quiet sign istypically held until everyone is making the sign and giving their attention tothe leader.

-- Girl Scout handshake: The Girl Scout handshake consistsof making the Girl Scout sign with the right hand and shaking with the left.

-- Friendship Circle: To make a friendship circle, GirlScouts form a circle then cross their arms--right over left--and take the handof the person son either side. Girl Scouts typically use the friendship circleto reflect on something (e.g., the best part of an event). One girl leads byproviding her answer, putting her right foot in towards the center of thecircle, and then squeezing the hand of one of the persons on either side. It isnow the turn of the Girl Scout who got her hand squeezed. After each Girl Scouthas an opportunity to speak (i.e., all right feet are in towards the center andthe hand squeezes made it back around to the starting point), Girl Scouts raisetheir arms and turn outward. Girls drop hands and are, usually, dismissed. Friendshipcircles are typically used to close activities.

-- SWAPS: Special Whatamacallits Affectionally PinnedSomewhere (SWAPS) are keepsakes the girls exchange at Girl Scout events. Theytypically will tell something about the giver. For example, at Thinking Day, girlsusually make a SWAP representing their country and attach a tag with theirtroop number. The tradition of exchanging souvenir pins started at the GirlScout Senior Roundups.