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I was a Girl Scout from second till sixth grade.

I left in the seventh grade. I NEVER thought they were dorky and I always admired them very much. However, there was no troop at my school- it was through my church. My school was from 7th to 12th grade. And the girls at my school DID think that Girl Scouting was dorky indeed. I do wish they had them at my school- it was a community service activity in a way. And it encouraged self-esteem and personal development. Maybe had they had Girl Scouts, those girls would have talked about something other than boys.

But there was hope left for me. In college I joined Alpha Phi Omega, which IS affiliated with the Boy Scouts.

Maybe that is why GLOs appeal to me so much. I had such a positive experience in the Girl Scouts that I would not have traded it for anything in the world.