2016 - 2017 Early Bird Re-Registration:

April 1 - May 15

Early Bird Re-Registration Begins Friday, April 1st!

Can't wait to start planning next year's Girl Scout adventures? There's a special time during the spring to re-register girls and adults for the next Girl Scout Membership year. Here's how You Tou-Can Be an Early Bird!

Early Bird 2016 - 2017 FAQ's

Who can participate in Early Bird Re-Registration?

All girls and troops registered by MARCH 31^st are eligible to participate in Early Bird re-registration. The annual registration fee for the 2016 - 2017 membership year, October 1 - September 30, is $30 for girls and $15 for adults.

What are the Early Bird Guidelines?

All individually registered girls and troops must submit their online re-registration with payment by 11:59 p.m. on May 15 to be considered an Early Bird.
Troops must re-register 80% of their currently registered girls to be eligible for the 2016 - 2017 Early Bird incentives.
All Troop Leaders will receive an email on April 1 with a "click here" link to the GSSEF membership database, e-Council, to view their roster and complete the re-registration transaction.
Can't remember your e-Council login? That's ok...just email mjoseph@gssef.org and Mileneda will follow up with you.
A step-by-step instruction guide to access e-Council to complete your Early Bird Re-Registration is available here.

Why should I be an Early Bird?

Early Bird re-registration ensures girls a place in the troop and allows the Leader to know how many new girls she can add throughout the year.
Troops may utilize funds from the Troop Treasury to re-register girls easily with the money earned together all year long.
For families that do pay for their girl to be re-registered as an individual or with her troop, we find there are fewer financial burdens in the Spring than in the Fall. (i.e. school supplies, uniforms, etc.)
Best of all, there are incentives.

Early Bird Re-Registration Flier

Early Bird Re-Registration Flier

2016 - 2017 Early Bird Incentives

This year's incentives include something for Troop Leaders too. Troops participating in Early Bird and re-registering 80% of their currently registered girls BETWEEN April 1 - 30 will be eligible for the following incentives:

2016-17 Early Bird Patch (all girls, leaders and co-leaders)
Additional 3-cents per box of cookies sold during the 2017 cookie sale
1 - Troop Leader re-registration ($15 value)
1 - Troop Co-Leader re-registration ($15 value)
Troop Leaders and Co-Leaders SHOULD NOT process and pay for their registration with the girls.
Upon confirming that the troop's 80% benchmark has been met, Troop Leaders will be sent an email with a link to identify the leader and co-leader names for the complimentary re-registrations. GSSEF staff will then process the re-registrations for the leader and co-leader identified.

Troops participating in Early Bird and re-registering 80% of their currently registered girls BETWEEN May 1- 15 will be eligible for the following incentives:

2016-17 Early Bird Patch (all girls, leaders and co-leaders)
Additional 1-cent per box of cookies sold during the 2017 cookie sale
1 - Troop Leader re-registration ($15 value)
1 - Troop Co-Leader re-registration ($15 value)
Troop Leaders and Co-Leaders SHOULD NOT process and pay for their registration with the girls.
Upon confirming that the troop's 80% benchmark has been met, Troop Leaders will be sent an email with a link to identify the leader and co-leader names for the complimentary re-registrations. GSSEF staff will then process the re-registrations for the leader and co-leader identified.

Questions

For additional information, contact Rhonda Netzel, director of membership at rnetzel@gssef.org.

Need your e-Council user ID or password information?

No problem! Contact Mileneda Joseph, council registrar, at mjoseph@gssef.org or LaSwan Dinson, troop development coordinator at ldinson@gssef.org
and you will be sent your e-Council login information.