Girl Scouting is an nonformal and experiential educational program promoting girls� personal growth and leadership development within a national and global sisterhood. Grounded in the values of the Girl Scout Promise and Law, it offers girls a safe, supportive environment. Girls partner with caring adults to create a wide range of fun and challenging activities that empower girls to grow, lead and engage in service.

Girl Scouts is the preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls � all girls. Girl Scouting cultivates values, social conscience and self-esteem in young girls, while teaching them critical life skills to later succeed as adults. In Girl Scouting�s special girls-only environment, girls discover the fun, friendship and power of girls together.

Juliette (Daisy) Gordon Low held this country�s first Girl Scout meeting in Savannah, Georgia on March 12, 1912. Four years later Girl Scouting was introduced in the Mid-South.

Girl Scout Council of the Mid-South�s membership today is nearly 9,000 girls between the ages of 5-17 and 2,000 adults within the council�s three-state, 10-county jurisdiction. Our members are part of Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) � an international organization with over 3.7 million members � and are also part of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).

The Girl Scout Promise, the Girl Scout Law and the Girl Scout Program Goals guide girls, council staff and volunteers throughout their work and lives. The Council�s Goals provide additional direction.

A professional staff is employed by our council to support adult leadership. The volunteer board of directors is responsible for the governance of our council and the stewardship of its assets.

Girl Scout Council of the Mid-South maintains the Girl Scout Service Center, Council Shop, Girl Scout Program/Training Center and four camp sites. A variety of trainings and events take place around the area to accommodate and needs and interests of girls and adults.