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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]GS is generally drop off unless you are the leader or volunteering at the meeting.  [/quote]

Really? Why is GS drop off while Scouts requires a parent? [/quote]

GS requires 2 adults for the troop meetings (which are typically 12 or fewer girls). Sometimes an extra parent is needed, but usually yes the meetings are drop-off.

That said ... in addition to 2 leaders each troop needs an adult money manager and a cookie/products parent, plus chaperones for camping and events. And the daycamps are all volunteer run. So GS is not zero commitment from parents.[/quote]

The ethos in GS is girl led from the beginning and encouraging independence.  With BSA, that doesn’t really start until 6th grade when there is a very abrupt transition from total parent involvement to having very little adult supervision.  
For GS, there are established adult-child ratios that vary by age and activity.  For instance for a meeting of 13 first graders, you need 3 unrelated background checked adults.   But for 5th graders, you would only need 2.  
Troops do need at least 3 adults as they need a separate money manager (to ensure fiduciary management of troop assets)—you don’t need a cookie parent unless you will be selling cookies.  
I did Cub Scouts for 5 years, then boy scouts for 4 (and I’m a merit badge counselor), and have led GS troops for about 9 years.  Somehow I found cub scouts (where I was not a leader) more draining than leading my GS troop!  The all troop meetings had so many boys and were such a mad house that I always felt like I needed R   &  R after them.  And there were a lot of requirements to keep track of for advancement even in cub scouts.  GS is less bureaucratic.[/quote]

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