Individual Members | Juliettes

Can I join as an independent Girl Scout?

Yes! Earn badges, go camping, and more on your own schedule.

You can absolutely join Girl Scouts by yourself. This type of membership is known as an Individually Registered Member (IRM). Individually registered members are also known as Juliettes, named after our founder, Juliette Gordon Low. Juliettes choose how to participate based on their schedule and interests.

Joining as a Juliette is great for Girl Scouts without a troop available nearby or who want to enjoy Girl Scout programming with their family. They can get started right away by earning badges independently or attending events to meet other Girl Scouts in their area.

Families who homeschool also find that the Juliette membership gives them access to great program activities and badge work, which aligns with national Common Core Standards and other learning objectives.

Try it out! Join us for a free Discover Girl Scouts event near you to get some hands-on experience with Girl Scouting and make some new friends.

Earn Badges

Complete guided steps to learn a new skill.

Go Camping

Get outdoors and make new friends.

Sell Cookies

Fund your next big adventure.

GSCCC’s Juliettes say...

“As an individually registered Girl Scout, I’ve been able to attend some amazing events and make friends. I traveled to Washington D.C. with a group of Girl Scouts for the unveiling of the Juliette Gordon Low quarter! I am one of the top Cookie Entrepreneurs in my service unit, and I love to work on badges. Sometimes I bring badge work with me to school and focus on it during lunch because I enjoy it so much.” – Kinshaia R.

Get the Guide

Our Juliette Welcome Guide is a quick-start overview of Juliette Girl Scouting, with information and FAQs for parents and caregivers of independently registered Girl Scouts.

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Badges signify that a Girl Scout completed all the steps needed to earn this recognition for the new skills they learned. Each badge takes a Girl Scout through the steps of learning about the skill, practicing, and demonstrating it. Badge topics range from the outdoors to STEM, or art, and even career exploration. They’re a great way to try something new and see if you enjoy it.

Once a badge is earned, it is sewn or ironed onto a sash or vest. A Girl Scout can earn new badges as they progress through each level, with activities becoming more challenging as they move up.

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Love being outdoors? Follow your passion and sign up for weekend camping trips as a Juliette. Camp as often as you want and meet other Girl Scouts who share your enthusiasm for the great outdoors.

Expand your horizons by spending a week at camp in the summer or exploring local state parks. As a Cadette, Senior, or Ambassador (grades 6–12), you can even explore the United States—or the world!—by traveling to other Girl Scout camps.

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Be a boss and start your own business! Juliettes can participate in the Fall Product Program and the Girl Scout Cookie Program to gain business and entrepreneurial skills, while earning money to fund extra Girl Scout activities.

Not only will you earn funds to put toward fun Girl Scout activities, but you’ll also help ensure Girl Scouting is possible for other members just like you.

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Council events are a great way for Juliettes to meet other Girl Scouts from their neighborhood, community, and nearby schools.

Whether you’re ready to earn your next badge, try your hand at archery, or spend the night at a museum, we’ve got an upcoming event to help you do it...and all Girl Scout members are welcome. It’s as simple as checking out our events calendar and registering!

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Girl Scouts who pursue the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Award lead sustainable, large-scale projects that make a lasting impact in the community. Earning higher awards gives you hands-on leadership and project management experience, and can help you stand out on job applications, resumes, and college applications.

Bronze Award – Available to Girl Scout Juniors

It all starts here. Juniors team up with fellow Girl Scouts to explore their community, discover a need or issue they care about, and work together to address it. It’s a chance to create a plan and make an impact on the community they live in.

Silver Award – Available to Girl Scout Cadettes

Ready to help your community and earn one of the highest awards in Girl Scouting? Cadettes can team up with a small group of fellow Girl Scouts or work on their own. To earn the Silver Award, you will research an issue you care about, make a plan to address it, and then take action to improve your community.

Gold Award – Available to Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors

Gold Award Girl Scouts are rock stars, role models, and real-life heroes. How do they do it? By using everything they’ve learned as a Girl Scout to solve a problem in their community or make a lasting change in their world. Seniors and Ambassadors who want to go for the Gold Award build a team of trusted adults, peers, and leaders in their community to guide them through challenges and support their success. As a bonus, the Gold Award opens doors to a variety of scholarships, preferred admission tracks for college, strong networking and amazing career opportunities, and much more.

In addition, there are many other awards and scholarships that are only available to Girl Scouts!

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Individually Registered Members

Can I join as an independent Girl Scout?

Yes! Earn badges, go camping, and more on your own schedule.