The biggest Girl Scout adventures are still ahead.
Whether you have a girl in Girl Scouts or are a dedicated volunteer, so much has been accomplished, discovered, and explored over the past year. And there’s even more ahead—more opportunities to try new things and to remain part of something truly special, supportive, and inspiring year after year.
The Girl Scout membership year runs from October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Annual membership dues are $75 for girl members and $30 for adult members.. Learn more.
Financial Aid Is Available
We know families may be financially impacted by current events and want to make sure you know that you can request assistance with membership dues for girls and adults by filling out the Financial Assistance Application. This is a confidential process, all requests remain in our office. If you need any assistance, please contact customer care customercare@girlscoutsneny.org or call 518-489-8110.
Troop cookie proceeds are a great way to cover the cost of membership for your girls as well.
Returning to Girl Scouts After Being a Lapsed Member 
A lapsed member is a person who had a membership in 2023-2024 and did not return for the 2024-2025 membership season.
Lapsed members may choose to purchase an annual membership for $55. This membership will begin October 1, 2025 and is identified as Next Year in the registration process.
It’s important to note the difference between “Current Year - 2025” and “Next Year - 2026” when selecting an annual membership for returning lapsed members. The Current Year - 2025 membership will expire on September 30, 2025. The Next Year - 2026 membership will begin on October 1, 2025, and carry through September 30, 2026.
Remember, Girl Scout memberships are not refundable.
Membership Renewal Tips
Adults can renew memberships for their household members through the My Account portal. To access My Account, visit the council’s website and select MyGS.
From there, you will log in using your email address and password. If you can’t remember your password, you can select “forgot password” to have a reset email sent to you. If you do not receive this email and have confirmed it did not go to your spam/junk folder, please contact a member of our Customer Care team for assistance.
Once you’re logged in, you will select “My Account” in the top right hand corner to access both your household and troop information
Tips for Renewing Family/Household Members
To begin renewing your family, click on “My Household” and select the member(s) you’d like to renew. You will see adults first and girls below. If you’re renewing all members of the household and their troop participation and/or volunteer roles will remain the same, you can use the “Select All” box to simplify this process. You can also use this box to check everything and then uncheck a single option. You also have the option to mark a member as not returning to a troop and to hide any inactive members, making it easier to renew those who are active.
For each member, check any box that you and your family members continue to renew for.
You can also select which household members will not be returning by checking the “Not Returning” box. It may be easier to mark family members who aren’t renewing first. Once you have checked everyone as not returning, be sure to save the return status before beginning to renew the remaining members. You can then choose the option to hide all inactive and not returning members. From there, you will be able to use the “Select All” checkbox to mark all other family members to renew. As long as any household members who aren’t returning are hidden from view, they will be excluded when you opt to “Select All”.
Selecting “Not Returning” will not prevent the member from renewing their membership. If a member is marked as not returning to a troop on accident or their plans change, please contact Customer Care to have this reversed.
Any current member with the status of “time to renew membership” is eligible for renewal, and any lapsed member with the status of “lapsed membership” is eligible for renewal. Once you have all renewing members checked, you will need to scroll back up to the top to click “renew”.
Adding/Changing Volunteer Roles and Troops
Lifetime Members
While lifetime membership renewal is free, active lifetime members must still renew their participation with Girl Scouts from year to year. As you can see below, the membership status for lifetime members remains active but the individual roles are ready for renewal.
Graduating Ambassadors
If a girl is in 12th grade during spring renewal season, her membership status will appear as “Renew as Adult”. When renewing a graduating ambassador, you will have two membership options: an annual adult membership or a discounted young adult lifetime membership.
Any graduating ambassador that does not turn 18 until October 1 or later will not see the option to purchase a young adult lifetime membership until that time. Any girl members that this applies to should complete the purchase of an annual membership if they would like to be eligible for renewal incentives, according to the communicated timeline. They should reach out to our customer care team after October 1 to request support in updating their membership from annual to lifetime.
The renewal process for graduating seniors looks similar, however, a volunteer position must be selected. If a graduating senior will not be volunteering with the troop, leaders should select “graduating senior” under the participation type.
Important Reminders
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Renewal and Registration Guide for Troop Leaders
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Renewal Incentives
Getting Started with Membership Renewal
Troop Leaders can renew memberships for their household members and, in a separate transaction, they can also renew members of their troop. This all happens through the My Account portal. To access My Account, visit the council’s website and select MyGS.
From there, you will log in using your email address and password. If you can’t remember your password, you can select “forgot password” to have a reset email sent to you. If you do not receive this email and have confirmed it did not go to your spam/junk folder, please contact a member of our Customer Care team for assistance.
Once you’re logged in, you will select “My Account” in the top right hand corner to access both your household and troop information.
Renewing Members
To begin renewing Girl Scouts and adults in your troop, click on “My Troop(s)” and select the troop you’d like to renew.
Once you have the correct troop selected, scroll down to view “Member Details”. From here, you will be able to individually select the troop members you’d like to renew.
You can also select which Girl Scouts will not be returning to the troop by checking the “Not Returning” box. It may be easier to mark Girl Scouts who aren’t returning first. Once you have checked Girl Scouts as not returning, be sure to save the return status before beginning to renew members. You can then choose the option to hide all inactive and not returning members.
Selecting “Not Returning” to the troop will not prevent the member from renewing their Girl Scout membership. If a member is marked as not returning to a troop on accident or their plans change, the troop leader will need to contact Customer Care to have this reversed.
Any current member with the status of “time to renew membership” is eligible for renewal, and any lapsed member with the status of “lapsed membership” is eligible for renewal. Once you have all renewing members checked, you will need to scroll back up to the top to click “renew”.
Once you’ve selected the Girl Scouts you’d like to renew, do the same for adults. They will be listed further down on the same screen.
Any current member with the status of “time to renew membership” or “time to renew” is eligible for renewal. Adults can be renewed in the same transaction as Girl Scouts. Once you have all renewing members checked, you will need to scroll back up to the top to click “renew”.
Background Check for Volunteers
*The Girl Scout membership year is October 1–September 30 and must be renewed annually.
Girl Scout Grade Levels
From Kindergarten through high school, Girl Scouts have fun and make friends. Learn about the Girl Scout levels.
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