THE INVESTITURE CEREMONIES

The investiture ceremonies officially accept and make a girl into a Junior Girl Scout.

I. QUALIFICATIONS: For her investiture requirements;

A. The girl must have completed the requirements for her membership above mentioned.
B. She should have the following Girl Scout equipment:
1. The complete Junior Girl Scout Uniform, including the following:
a) the Junior Girl Scout Pin – to be placed on the knot of the scarf.
b) Her local Girl Scout Council Strip – which shall be placed on the left sleeve of the
uniform, about an inch below the shoulder line.
c) The strip of the troop number to which she will belong – to be placed just below the
council strip.
d) Her troop scarf – to be tucked under the collar and tied with a square knot in front.
e) the Junior Girl Scout Cap – which has a cord tied at the back of the cap.

Optional: The World Pin

II. PROCEDURE:
A. Equipment: a table, ten small candles, three bigger candles, one very big candle, a
candle stand (can be improvised), chairs

Optional: The Philippine flag, a flagpole or flag stand, the Troop flag, the World flag.

B. Place: The school lawn, or Troop meeting place or council or DA Headquarters, or any
lawn or the school grounds.

C. Procedure:
1. Assembly
a. The patrols assemble outside the place where the investiture
ceremonies will be held.
b. The Investing Officer, The Troop Committee, and parents will take
seats behind the table facing the horseshoe formation to enacted by the girls.
c. The other guests will be then be seated on each side of the
horseshoe formation.
d. The Presiding Leader (the Troop Leader) stands at the left side of
the table placed in the center, facing the horseshoe formation. The Co-Leader stands
at her left.
2. Entrance
At a signal form the Presiding Leader, the entire troop with the girls to be invested
enters, marching into a horseshoe formation.

3. The Ceremonies Proper

a. The Presiding Leader opens the ceremony, saying:
“ You are about to be taken into Troop No. _______ of the Girl Scout Council”
b. The Presiding Leader then lights the biggest candle, and says: “
This candle which I now light represents the spirit of Scouting which we hope will
light you all throughout our life.”

c. The Presiding Leader then continues:

“ The three candles which I am now about to light represent the parts of the Girl
Scout Promise.”
4. The Presiding Leader next lights the middle candle, and says: This candle shall shine as
a symbol that Girl Scouts are true to God and to their country.”

5. The Presiding Leader then lights the second candle, and says “ May the lights of this
second candle shine as a symbol that a Scouts greatest desire is to be of service.”
6. The Presiding Leader Lights the third, and says: :Lastly, may the light of the third candle
shine as a symbol that Girl Scouts are true to their ideals as represented by the Girl
Scout Laws.”
7. Previously assigned troop members light the remaining ten candles in the order shown
below:

The girl assigned to the first GS law walks to the table, gets a taper and lights it from the
biggest candle. With this she lights candle No.
 After the lighting of the candle, she faces the horseshoe formation, executes the Girl
Scout Sign and then recites the GS Law assigned to her; after which she returns to
her place in the horseshoe formation. The rest of the girls assigned to recite the
other GS laws follow the procedure, and light their respective candles as shown in
the above diagram.
8. The Co-leader leads the troop in singing the Scout Chant.
9. The Presiding Leader calls on the Investing Officer to take her position at the right side
of the table.
10. The Presiding Leader then calls on the Patrol Leaders, thus: “Patrol Leader of
_________________________ Patrol, please present your candidates for investiture.”
11. The Patrol Leader, as called, takes one step forward, makes GS sign after which she
says:
“ I here present _________________, ______________, and ____________etc., who to
my knowledge has/have successfully passed the requirements for Girl Scout
membership, and is/are ready to become full pledged Girl Scouts.”
12. The Investing Officer goes to each candidate and invest them individually as follows:
Step 1. With her right hand at Girl Scout Sign, the girl makes her Promise before the
Investing Officer (any invested person, I, e. troop leader, parent, or local
council officer). She keeps the Sign until after Step 2.
Step 2. The Investing Officer returns the Girl Scout Sign, then she pins the Junior GS
pin on top of the top of the next of the candidates scarf. While pinning she
says, “I trust you, on your honor, to try and keep that promise.”

Step 3. the Investing Officers then gives her hand in the GS handshake and while
holding the new Scout’s hand, she says, “And I welcome you into the
sisterhood of Girl Scouts and girl Guides” Where there are only one or at
most five candidates for investiture, the Patrol leaders advance with their
candidates to the opening of the horseshoe formation and, after presenting
the candidates of the Investing Office, take up their place behind them.
13. After the last girl has been invested, the Patrol Leader and all the newly
invested Girl Scouts return to the original horseshoe formation
14. The Co-Leader leads the Troop in singing “Whenever you make a promise”
Step 4. Exit – At a signal from the Presiding Leader, the troop marches out. Marching
music can be provided, or the girls themselves can sing a Girl Scout
marching song, like the Girl Scout Hymn or Girl Scout Song.

Step 5. Optional Parts:

a. Colors: if desired, can be brought in after 2, and taken out before
b. Speeches: A Guest Speaker who is or has been connected with the
Boy/Girl organization, may be invited to give a talk for 3 or 5 minutes after
3 no. 15.
 c. The Investing Officer: the Troop Leader may also be the Investing Officer,
in which case, omit 3 no. 9

NOTE: There should be no master of ceremonies. Whatever announcements are to be should be done
by the Presiding Leader. The Presiding Leader must concentrate on the Program and not
leave her place beside the center table.

Some Songs (especially mentioned in the ceremonies)

1. SCOUT CHANT
May we be truthful and ever loyal be,
And may we be fruitful to God and all mankind.

May we be courteous and ever kindly be,

And may we be faithful to God and all mankind

May we be obedient and ever kindly be

And may we be faithful to God and all mankind

May we be thrifty and pure in thought, word, deed

And may we be faithful to God and all mankind.

2. GIRL SCOUT SONG

Come Girl Scouts with hopes a brimming,

Let us join the chorus gay –
Lo! For youth the sun is shining,
And the day is ours today –
Now as girls it is our duty
With a purpose to prepare
So that we may all be ready
When do our women share.

Come, ye scouts, brave and true,

Need the Nations stirring nor cry
And our part we will do-
With a faith that ne’er shall die
Ever loyal to truth and right

For our country and home we stand

Come, ye scouts, young and bright,
Hope of our dear fatherland.