No, it would be splintering off from GSUSA all together. That has actually been discussed in my neck of the woods. The girls in my senior troop think that Studio 2B is the most ridiculous thing they have ever seen. Charms instead of badges? Like was said earlier, if an organization tries to change in order to satisfy people who aren't even a part of the organization, it is in serious trouble. The girls who are in seniors now are there because they liked the program and wanted to stay. The girls who were polled were not in scouts and probably won't become scouts even now that Studio 2B has been invented. Girls stay in scouting when they are older because they were scouts when they were younger. Why is national trying to lure all these girls into a program that was never meant to be? Juliette Low is turning over in her grave right now with all these changes. She wanted girls to be able to compete with men in today's society (or yesterday's society, as the case may be.) But "what's the most important thing in your bag? Lip gloss?" What happened to camping, hiking, science, astronomy, firebuilding, sailing, and then a little child care and cooking tossed in with that? I have been a Girl Scout for 34 years, and a senior advisor for 20 of those years, and now I have two daughters, one in Brownies, and one in Juniors. I am currently the Junior leader as well. But I never thought that one day we might be looking for another organization to belong to, since the one I thought I would stay with for life has obviously gone down the toilet.
Ok, I'm done ranting and raving. But really, we're up in arms here about what to do about all of this. Isn't national there for the Girls? And if the Girls want the old program components, then what?
