Vintage 15th Anniversary Golden Girl Scout Leader's Pin

We're glad to see the Girl Scouts are still going strong. So many of us over the years have learned service and leadership.

When I moved back to Donora, I discovered some of the Brownies that I had led as an older scout. What fun! And we became fast friends as were now all grown up.

This golden metal leader's pin was from a Donora Girl Scout Leader's lapel back in the late 1950s or 1960s. It proudly indicated 15 years of service. The recognizable emblem base pin holds a small chain with the Roman numerals XV (15) in honor of the wearer's 15 years of leadership. The emblem measures about 7/8 inch by 7/8 inch.

Just as the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts' motto is "Be Prepared."

The Girl Scout Handbook in 1947, "Be Prepared" was described as such: