Investiture? What's that?

Girl Scouts encourages leaders to plan Investitures for the 3rd or 4th meeting. This is when the Girl Scout is official 'vested' or pinned as a scout. I always thought the timing of the investiture was awkward because the girls want to start wearing their new uniform (tunic or vest) as soon as possible. In fact when I started in leading, we were told that uniforms were absolutely required for meetings (they are 5 yrs old-not so easy in reality!). So, if you can, save the tunics to hand out for this ceremony, but if not, then you can give them the official Girl Scout pin (trefoil) during the ceremony as well as their first badge, the blue Promise circle, for the center of the Daisy flower.

Part of the reason why Investitures are not held at the first meeting is that the girls need the time to learn the Girl Scout Promise! In my experience,