The Investiture Ceremony is the time in which a new Girl Scout receives her pin, makes her Promise, and becomes a member of the troop/group and the Girl Scout movement.

The Promise and the Girl Scout Law state the ideals of Girl Scouting. They form a code which is easily understood, one that expresses attitudes and beliefs that are basic, not only of good Girl Scouting, but of good citizenship throughout the world. It is important to give each girl full opportunity during the meetings preceding the ceremony to learn and understand the Promise and Law so that when she is invested, she realizes their full significance.

A girl becomes eligible to be invested when she has paid her annual national membership dues, knows the Girl Scout Promise and Law, and is willing to live by them.

The investiture is a troop/group ceremony. It can be planned for a regular meeting, at a separate time other than the meeting, or out of doors. The actual investiture is the making of the Promise and being welcomed into Girl Scouts by the leader. If they wish, the girls may invite parents, grandparents, or guardians.

Each investiture ceremony should be planned with the girls. Therefore, each one will be different. Each of the ceremonies, however, should include these basic elements:

• Opening - Singing a Song/Flag Ceremony
• Welcome by the leader
• Saying the Girl Scout Promise and Law
• Presentation of Girl Scout Pins
• Closing - Song or Poem