The national Boy Scouts of America program for children ages 11-17 formerly known as Boy Scouts was renamed Scouts BSA when it began accepting female members in early 2019.
The program consists of all-boy and all-girl troops using the same curriculum, earning the same merit badges and achieving the same ranks that have been in place for decades.
Scoutmaster Linda Porras-Pirtle oversees Troop 1277, which began recruiting female members in January and will continue doing so until it has at least five members—the minimum required before a charter is authorized, she said. She said this is only the fourth all-girl troop in the Cy-Fair area.
“I am very excited about this opportunity for girls to learn the same leadership skills that boys have had available to them for over 100 years,” she said. “The BSA program is a great way to teach youth how to be good citizens and stewards of our environment.”
