The organization known as the Girl Scouts will turn 100 years old on March 12, 2012. Juliette Gordon Low organized the first Girl Scout Troop in Savannah, Ga.
Girl Scouts of the USA was chartered by the U.S. Congress on March 16, 1950.
Today, there are 3.2 million Girl Scouts—2.3 million girl members and 880,000 adult members working primarily as volunteers.
