Tejas Girl Scout Council

The Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. is an organization devoted to furthering the development of girls and young women as productive citizens and individuals. Based on the principles set forth by the Girl Guides Association of England, Juliette Gordon Low brought Girl Scouting to the United States in 1912. Although Mrs. Low's first troop was organized in Savannah, Georgia and had only 18 girl members, news of her Girl Scouting program quickly registered. By the time the Dallas Girl Scout Council was established in 1920, there were over 50,000 Girl Scouts registered nationally.

Inspired by Mrs. Low's Girl Scouting principles and program, Mr. Elmer Scott and members of the Business and Professional Women's Club of Dallas dedicated themselves to building a Girl Scout program for Dallas, Texas. By 1922, the Dallas Girl Scout Council had grown from two troops to 18 troops with 500 girls registered. In 1923, they became a member of the Dallas Community Chest, now known as the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, and received a charter from the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. The Dallas Girl Scout Council was flourishing and by 1963 had merged with the Chisholm Trail Council to form the Tejas Girl Scout Council, Inc. In 1970, Tejas welcomed nine additional counties into their council to create a total of twenty counties represented and over 14,000 Girl Scout members.

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