Renew Your Membership

The biggest Girl Scout adventures are still ahead.

Whether you have a girl in Girl Scouts or are a dedicated volunteer, so much has been accomplished, discovered, and explored over the past year. And there’s even more ahead—more opportunities to try new things and to remain part of something truly special, supportive, and inspiring year after year.

Please follow the instructions below, as the membership renewal process has recently changed. Families can now select financial aid as a payment option during checkout. Please note that the “Renew Now” option on the myGS home screen is a quick checkout and will bypass the financial aid step.

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Log into MyGS. You’ll need the email address and password you used to sign up for Girl Scouts. If you need help accessing your account, reach out—we’re happy to help!
- Do not click "Renew Now" in the upper right corner if you wish to apply for financial aid.
Once you’ve logged into your account, click/tap “My Household” in the left-hand menu.
Check the “Select All” boxes or indicate the girls and adults in your household whom you’d like to renew.
- If you’re not returning to the same troop or volunteer role, check the “Not Returning” box next to the troops or roles you’re not continuing with this year.
- You can continue to renew without choosing a new troop. Contact us to connect with a new opportunity in your area.
Click “Add Renewal.”
Confirm that the details for your household members are correct. Then, choose the membership year and select your desired payment type:
- Credit Card
- Apply for Financial Aid
Review your cart, agree to the Girl Scout Promise and Law, and add the renewed memberships to your cart.
Enter your credit card information for payment and submit.
You’re done! Once your order is processed, you'll receive an email confirmation of your membership renewal(s).

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Log into MyGS. You’ll need the email address and password you used to sign up for Girl Scouts. If you need help accessing your account, reach out—we’re happy to help!
Once you’ve logged into your account, click/tap “My Troops” in the left-hand menu.
Check the “Select All” boxes or indicate the girls and adults in your troop(s) who you’d like to renew.
- If any of your troop members are renewing themselves or requesting financial assistance to renew, please uncheck their boxes.
- If a volunteer isn’t returning to their role in your troop, please uncheck their boxes.
- Check the “Not Returning” box next to any troop members who aren’t continuing with your troop this year.
Click “Add Renewal.”
Confirm that the contact information for each troop member is correct. Then, choose the membership year and select your desired payment type.
Review your cart, agree to the Girl Scout Promise and Law, and add the renewed memberships to your cart.
Enter your credit card information for payment and submit.
You’re done! Once your order is processed, you'll receive an email confirmation of your troop renewal(s).

How-to Resources

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The Benefits of Girl Scouts talking points and flyers will help communicate the value of Girl Scout membership by providing clear, consistent messaging about the benefits girls and families receive. They will explain the dues increase, address questions, and emphasize how membership supports impactful experiences and opportunities for girls.

Benefits of Girl Scouts Talking Points
Use these talking points as a guide with speaking with Girl Scout members. If you would like a document to print as share, please use the flyers below.

Benefits of Girl Scouts Overview for Families (English)
Brownie | Junior | Teen

Benefits of Girl Scouts Overview for Families (Spanish: coming soon)
Brownie | Junior | Teen

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Download a step-by-step guide.

Click the "Renew Now" button above to log into your My GS account.
Click "My Account" and choose "My Household".
Select participation(s).
Confirm member details.
Choose membership year.
Choose payment type.
Submit member details.
Review cart and accept the Girl Scout Promise & Law.
Add payment details and submit payment.

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If your troop is changing leadership next year, the Transitioning to Leadership video will provide expectations and next steps for incoming leaders. If you have any questions or need support, please contact our Customer Care team to be connected with your local volunteer support specialist.

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What is bridging?

Watch or listen to a 20-minute Take 5 episode on what Girl Scout bridging is.

Virtual Bridging Ceremonies

With members staying home to stay safe this spring, we wanted to share some creative ideas to help you celebrate the girls in your troop or service unit bridging to the next Girl Scout level. You can also watch or listen to our 15-minute Take 5 episode on creative virtual bridging ceremony ideas.

Format: Consider hosting a live virtual event (using Zoom or another platform), a pre-recorded video that can be shared among troop members, or postponing your celebration to the fall for a more traditional in-person event.
What you need: Girl Scout bridging ceremonies have a few basic elements:
- Opening: Set the context of what bridging is and why it’s important.
- Main section: Girls, whether physically or symbolically, cross a bridge and are welcomed to the next Girl Scout level.
- Closing: Reflect on what has happened and move forward together as Girl Scouts.
The rest is up to the girls! Let your girls get creative with how they’d like to celebrate—this is the fun part!

Bridging to Brownies

Stepping Up! Daisies to Brownies is a 15-minute video that gives a Daisy Leader who is moving up to Brownies an overview of Brownie meetings, troop year, Brownie program, resources, and support.

Learn more about planning your first bridging ceremony! Daisies can engage with older girls, try fun Girl Scout Brownie activities, and share their favorite things about being a Daisy. They can also be part of the bridging ceremony and receive their Bridge to Brownie Awards!

Bridging to Juniors

Stepping Up! Brownies to Juniors is a 10-minute video that gives a Brownie Leader who is moving up to Juniors an overview of how troop meetings and the girl-led experience shift at this program level.

To help guide your girls’ transition from Brownies to Juniors, your troop can earn the Bridge to Junior Award by completing two steps: Pass It On! and Look Ahead! More information about these steps can be found in the Girl Scout Brownie Handbook, and on page 10 of the Girl Scout Bridging Guide.

Bridging to Cadettes, Seniors or Ambassadors

Girls can take the lead in big ways in the oldest program levels. Share the Girl Scout Bridging Guide with them and let them design their own ceremony!

Do your girls want to do big things and improve their community in the process? Girl Scout Highest Awards show future colleges, employers, and the community that your girls are changing the world. Learn more about how you can help them earn the Silver Award or Gold Award!

Bridging to Adults

Her adventure as a Girl Scout alum begins now! Check out our Graduating Girl Scouts page for regalia, certificates of completion, and ways to stay connected to the movement.

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If your troop plans to disband next year or you are unsure about continuing, please let us know. Our volunteer support team would love to talk with you about options for the troop, opportunities for individual girls who wish to continue in Girl Scouts, and alternative membership pathways. Please review the Disbanding Troop Checklist below, and contact Customer Care to be connected with your local volunteer support specialist.

Disbanding Troop Checklist for Volunteers

If your troop is considering not continuing in Girl Scouts, we want to help talk you through all the options available before you disband. Your volunteer support specialist can provide alternatives for keeping the troop together under new leadership, adjust the troop's schedule or activities to better fit troop members' needs, or share other opportunities for Girl Scouts to continue independently.

Talk with the Girl Scouts and their families. Share options and provide resources for those that want to continue.

Stay together. Have a troop formation meeting to discuss staying together as a troop with new adult leadership. Share the Transitioning to Leadership video with adults who are interested in leading the troop. For help organizing a troop formation meeting, contact your volunteer support specialist.

Continue independently. Girl Scouts can choose to transfer to other troops, participate independently in the service unit, or attend camp and program events. For more information, contact your volunteer support specialist.

Spend down the troop bank account. If the troop is not going to continue, encourage Girl Scouts to celebrate their time together using troop bank account funds they have earned. For strategies on brainstorming, planning, and spending money as a troop, watch the short Financing the Fun! video in gsLearn.

Remaining funds? Follow the Disbanded Troop Funds Procedures, Volunteer Policies and Procedures. As a guideline:

If some troop members remain in Girl Scouts and are placed in new troops, the money left in the disbanded troop treasury should be divided proportionately among the new troop(s) based on the number of Girl Scouts remaining and moving to new troop(s).

If all the troop members leave Girl Scouts, the remaining troop funds will be disbursed to the service unit treasury or GSEMA to be used for new troop start-up funds.

Close the troop bank account and complete a final Annual Troop Financial Report. Completing the Annual Troop Financial Report ensures that GSEMA has a final record of troop monies.

Retire the troop number. Notify Customer Care when steps 1-4 are complete so GSEMA can retire your troop's number.

For additional assistance, please contact your volunteer support specialist or or email Customer Care.

2026-27 Membership Options

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The Girl Scout membership year runs from October 1 to September 30. The annual Girl Scout membership fee is $90 for youth and $30 for adults; financial aid is available. The membership fee for youth comprises a $65 GSUSA membership fee and $25 GSEMA Council Service Fee. The Council Service Fee helps GSEMA provide exceptional Girl Scout programming and outstanding volunteer support. There is no service fee for adult members.

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A Girl Scout Lifetime Membership costs $400 or, for alums under age 30 and currently registered volunteers with ten or more years of service, the cost is $200. Your lifetime membership donation is tax-deductible as allowed by law. For more information about the benefits of Lifetime Membership, please visit GSUSA’s Lifetime Membership page.

To purchase a Lifetime Membership for yourself or someone in your household, select Lifetime Membership during your registration or renewal process. To gift Lifetime Membership to someone not in your household, please contact us.

Need Help Renewing Memberships?

Technical Support

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If you need technical support to renew your Girl Scout, family, or troop in our updated membership system, please refer to the videos and step-by-step guides below.

Family Renewal
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Troop Renewal
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Adding a new troop member? Send them a one-time custom link to register directly into your troop!

Log into MyGS
Select My Account
Select your troop from the Menu on the left-hand side of the screen
Scroll to the very bottom of the troop roster
Select “Invite a friend to join your troop”
Enter email address of parent/guardian

Once they complete the registration process, the new troop member will be registered and active on your troop roster!

Why isn’t my username working?
Your username is typically your email address. If you have more than one email address, try each. You can also use the “Forgot Your Password?” link to send a reset email to your email address. If you’re still having trouble, contact our Customer Care team.

Why am I not receiving the password reset emails?
The password reset emails come from gsusacustomercare@girlscouts.org, so please make sure it’s added to your safe senders list. If you requested the reset email before marking our email address as safe, check your spam folder. If you’re still not receiving the email, contact our Customer Care team to verify that your username/email address is correct.

How do I reset my password when I no longer have access to the email address associated with my account?
Our Customer Care team can easily change your username/email address without requiring you to recreate your account. Contact us to get started.

Why can’t I see my family when I log in?
There are a couple reasons this could happen:

Another adult family member may be listed as the preferred contact on the account. That person must log in to renew. Contact our Customer Care team if you’d like to be listed as your household’s preferred contact.

You may have a second or duplicate account with a different email address. Try a different username. If that works, be sure to contact our Customer Care team to merge the two accounts into one.

Why can’t I see my troop(s) when I log in?
There are several reasons this could happen:

Troops are listed on a separate tab from your family. If you have more than one troop, look for the pull-down menu to change between them.
Check your member profile to make sure you’re listed as a volunteer in the troop.
Not all troop volunteers can access the troop tab. Contact us to see which volunteer roles they allow to access the tab.

If your background check has expired, you may lose access until it is up-to-date.

Our Customer Care team can provide additional support.

*The Girl Scout membership year is October 1–September 30 and must be renewed annually.

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Year Plans  for All Troops

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Girl Scout Experience Box for Bridging Troops

Brand new and bridging Daisy (Grades K–1) and Brownie (Grades 2–3) troops can receive complimentary monthly meeting supplies delivered right to their door!

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