IL HR0646

Recognizes Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) and its members and leaders in Illinois on the occasion of the organization's 112th birthday on March 12, 2024

Acknowledges GSUSA's founding by Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low in Savannah, Georgia on March 16, 1912, with the first troop consisting of 18 girls

Notes GSUSA's six membership ranks: Daisies (K-1st grade), Brownies (2nd-3rd grade), Juniors (4th-5th grade), Cadettes (6th-8th grade), Seniors (9th-10th grade), and Ambassadors (11th-12th grade)

Highlights GSUSA's expansion into STEM education, including robotics and space science badges, Digital Cookie online sales platform launched in 2014, and partnership with Google's Made with Code program

Identifies five regional Girl Scout councils operating in Illinois: Central Illinois, Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois, Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, Northern Illinois, and Southern Illinois