The Girl Scout Promise

The 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.

The 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.

New Law Ceremony/10 ribbon Colors

Use 3 large white candles for each part of the promise.

On my honor I will try
To serve God and my country
(light the candle to the girl's left)
To help people at all times,)
(light the middle candle)
and to live by the Girl Scout Law.
(light the candle to the girl's right)

Sing "Whene'er You Make A Promise" (Found on page 6 of the Girl Scout Pocket Handbook)

(Use 10 white candles, each tied with specified color ribbon as noted. Each girl reads her line then lights the candle)

I will do my best to be: (all the girls say together)

Honest and fair (girl #1)
The purple ribbon on this candle represents a Girl Scout's sense of honesty and fairness. A Girl Scout works honestly and keeps her promise. She is fair in all she does and those she meets.

Friendly and helpful (girl #2)
The blue ribbon on this candle represents a Girl Scout's sense of friendship and thoughtfulness. A Girl Scout is amiable and loyal to her friends. She helps others wherever and whenever she can.

Considerate and caring (girl #3)
The orange ribbon on this candle represents a Girl Scout's sense of kindness and warmth. A Girl Scout works well with others and looks out for the well-being of others.

Courageous and strong (girl #4)
The red ribbon on this candle represents a Girl Scout's sense of adventure and independence. A Girl Scout attempts new tasks and braves new endeavors. She is confident and self-assured in her actions.

Responsible for what I say and do (girl #5)
The gold ribbon on this candle represents a Girl Scout's sense of ownership and pride in her work. She readily admits her strengths and weakness and is aware of the consequences of her actions. A Girl Scout is up front with her intentions.

And to: (all the girls say together)
Respect myself and others (girl #6)
The white ribbon on this candle represents a Girl Scout's sense of integrity. A Girl Scout directs her thoughts and deeds to encompass her won beliefs and to be sensitive to, and respectful of the beliefs of those around her.

Respect authority (girl #7)
The yellow ribbon on this candle represents a Girl Scout's sense of regard for another's position. A Girl Scout understands the importance of having a leader of a group to make final decisions. She works with that leader to make the best decisions for the good of the group.

Use resources wisely (girl #8)
The green ribbon on this candle represents a Girl Scout's sense of being careful with resources. She uses her materials, money, time, and energy wisely. A Girl Scout does not wasted the Earth's resources.

Make the world a better place (girl #9)
The brown ribbon on this candle represents a Girl Scout's sense of improvement. A Girl Scout strives to be clean, conserve, and enrich the world around her. She believes it is important to leave a better place than when she found it.

Be a sister to every Girl Scout (girl #10)
The silver ribbon on this candle represents a Girl Scout's loyalty to sisters all over the world. A Girl Scout is always ready to accept more friends into her ever widening circle. She treats all of her sisters with kindness, acceptance, and warmth.

Sing "Make New Friends"

Girl Scout Law Skit

NARRATOR: In Girl Scouting we have one Law with ten parts.

I will do my best to be honest and fair (Three girls enter with each holding a glass and one holding a bottle of opened pop. She pours a little into each glass making sure they are equal and says "Now let's be as fair as we can about this")

I will do my best to be friendly and helpful (A Brownie enters with a lop-sided cake and proudly announces that she helped her mother make this lovely cake. Mother enters with flour all over her and her hair a mess and a general disheveled appearance)

I will do my best to be considerate and caring (Two girls appear in archway and take turns saying "You go first - No you go first" Repeat about four times then both crowd through archway together)

I will do my best to be courageous and strong (Two girls enter, one wielding a whip and a chair, like she is taming a lion, the other lifting a "heavy" object over her head)

I will do my best to be responsible for what I say and do (One or two girls enter carrying stuffed "pets", pretending that they are real. They are feeding, watering, brushing and walking them. They also talk to them lovingly.)

I will do my best to respect myself and others (Three girls enter, each holding a small hand mirror. Looking into the mirror, they say to themselves "I respect you, I respect you, I respect you". They then turn to each other and repeat the same thing.)

I will do my best to respect authority (Three girls and an older scout. The girls form a straight line. The older girl gives orders such as "About face" "Left face" "Right face". Each girl turns in opposite direction for general confusion)

I will do my best to use resources wisely (A Scout dressed VERY outlandishly such as purple socks, green skirt, red sweater, blue blouse, etc., with everything fitting very poorly.) She says: My mother sent me shopping, now wasn't that very nice I got all these lovely bargains at half their normal price

I will do my best to make the world a better place (Some girls enter with pet rocks and potted plants. One shows others the new house she just made for her pet rock. Others talk to their plants, etc.)

I will do my best to be a sister to every Girl Scout (Two girls enter wearing outfits with the sleeves and skirts sewn together) They then say (in unison) "Some people say sisters argue. I'm sure this you've heard. But the thing that describes us best, you'll find, inseperable's the word."

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