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.

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.

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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 by participating in the Girl Scout Cookie Program. Juliettes can sell cookies in a structure supported by our council.

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.

Girl Scout Juliette Family Resources

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As a Juliette’s parent/caregiver, guardian, or mentor, you will participate in guiding your girl’s Girl-led experiences, and:

Register online as a Juliette and pay the annual $65 national membership dues. This membership fee provides insurance coverage when she is involved in Girl Scout activities.
Add yourself as an adult Girl Scout member or choose a volunteer role and pay the annual $30 membership dues (criminal background check included), take our online training, and attend Girl Scout activities with your girl.
Support your girl’s commitment to Girl Scouting. This means guiding her through the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, earning badges and awards, taking her to events, supporting Take Action projects, and more.
Help your girl participate in Girl Scout product programs by helping her set goals, practicing her pitch, following safety guidelines, checking over her orders, and assisting with product delivery.
Provide funds for special events and activities, earn funds through product program participation, or request financial assistance from council.

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Our council is divided into geographic areas called service units. Your service unit consists of girls and adults from your neighborhood and surrounding schools. It is led by volunteers who support local Girl Scout members in delivering the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. Service units organize local meetings and provide support to volunteers as well as give your Juliette opportunities to interact with other girls in the community.

Each service unit is led by a volunteer service team that works in partnership with a regional Community Membership Executive (CME), a GSNEO employee. If you ever have questions or need help navigating her Girl Scout experience – or she decides to join a troop – please contact Customer Care by phone at 800-852-4474, by email at customercare@gsneo.org, or by Live Chat.

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Juliette Girl Scouts can do anything Girl Scouts in a troop can do. As a Juliette, you have the same opportunities as girls in traditional troops, and are able to pick and choose the way you want to participate in Girl Scouts.

Complete Girl Scout Badges & Awards
Juliettes can earn badges, which include a variety of skill-building activities, and complete Leadership Awards that help them flex their leadership muscles.

Attend Girl Scout Events + Activities
Juliettes can meet other girls in their area while completing Journeys, earning badges, or learning more about the outdoors at council-sponsored events. Service Units also offer many events and service opportunities, which are great for Juliettes to meet other Girl Scouts in their area.

Help Others Through Community Service
Part of the Girl Scout Law is to “make the world a better place.” Juliettes can work on their own or with their Girl Scout community to carry out this Girl Scout tradition. Juliettes can also pass along what they’ve learned, gain leadership skills, and earn special mentoring awards by helping younger Girl Scouts at troop meetings, events, camp, and more.

Participate in the Cookie Program and Fall Product Program
Juliettes can fund their Girl Scout activities while learning great business skills including goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics. Learn more about Cookies and the Fall Product Program.

Earn Girl Scouting’s Highest Awards
The Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards are the highest awards in Girl Scouting. Juliettes can earn these awards by leading a take-action project to improve their local community.

Travel with Girl Scout Destinations
Juliettes can experience leadership opportunities and cross-cultural understanding through regional, national, and international travel.

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A typical Girl Scout year is made up of a blend of experiences and opportunities as the Girl Scout Leadership Experience is different for every girl, based on her needs and interests. Below are the tools and resources to help Juliettes and their mentors plan a great year:

Juliette Resource Guide:
Here is your guide to do anything a Girl Scouts in a troop can do.

Facebook:
Connect with other Juliette's in your area and across our council!

Volunteer Toolkit:
The Volunteer Toolkit will assist you in planning your Juliettes program year. It's a one-stop shop for all Badge and Award materials.
>>VTK User Guide: Caregiver of an Individually Registered Girl

Online Training:
Learn about the different parts of Girl Scouting.

Event Calendar:
Find a list of the events planned specifically for the Juliettes so you can connect with other Girl Scouts.

Resource Partners:
Resource Partners is a great way to find non-council-sponsored events and activities.

Juliette Funds Request:
Need to request Juliette Funds to use for Membership, Program Registration, Local Service Unit events, and Gold Award projects? This form can be submitted more than once, up to the amount the Juliette is qualified for based on available funds.

If you have any questions, please contact our Customer Care team at 800-852-4474, customercare@gsneo.org, or use our Live Chat feature during business hours.

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Juliette Chaperone	Juliette Chaperones participate with their Girl Scout Juliettes by chaperoning field trips and events.

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Can Juliettes participate in the Cookie Program and the Fall Product Program?

Yes! Juliette Girl Scouts can do anything Girl Scouts in a troop can do. As a Juliette, you have the same opportunities as girls in traditional troops, and are able to pick and choose the way you want to participate in Girl Scouts.

2026 Fall Product Program resources for Juliette families:

Program begins August 26, 2026.
Juliette Product Program Guide 2026

2027 Cookie Program resources for Juliette families: (Resources for the 2027 Cookie Program will begin being uploaded late October 2026)

Juliette Cookie Program Family Guide 2027 - coming soon

Want to participate in GSNEO's Product Sales program? Fill out the Juliette Product Sales Financial Responsibility Form to get started. For more resources for Girl Scouts and Families, check out our For Cookie Sellers page!

Looking for Pathway Pass program credits? They are already loaded in your ActiveNet account with GSNEO. You can view them from your My Account screen, under Payment and Order Management, then by selecting Pathway Pass Program Credits. (The section only shows if a member of your family has available program credit funds.) If you need help locating them, please contact Customer Care.

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The Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards are the highest awards in Girl Scouting. Juliettes can earn these awards by leading a Take Action project to improve their local community.

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Girl Scout Juliettes (and their caregivers) are some of the most inspiring people in the world! Share your story or memory with GSNEO for a chance to be featured in an upcoming issue of the Juliette Gazette, GSNEO social media, or other GSNEO publication!

Have additional questions? Contact our Customer Care team at 800-852-4474, customercare@gsneo.org, or use our Live Chat feature during business hours.

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Can I join as an independent Girl Scout?

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

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