Organizations of which we are a part:
Boy Scouts of America National Home Page
Greater Pittsburgh Council Home Page
Unofficial Japeechen District Home Page
Camping
GPCCamping Facilities - Info about Guyasuta, Heritage, Anawanna...
Campership Application
GPC Main Camping Page
Boy Scouts of America National Home Page
Greater Pittsburgh Council Home Page
Unofficial Japeechen District Home Page
Scout Stuff - Online Store
Flag Plaza - Downtown Pittsburgh, Scout Shop info (412) 642-7695Camping
GPCCamping Facilities - Info about Guyasuta, Heritage, Anawanna...
Campership Application
GPC Main Camping Page
What happens to a Scout?
For every 100 boys who join Scouting, records indicate that:
- RARELY will one be
brought before the juvenile court system
- 2 will become Eagle Scouts
- 17 will become future Scout volunteers
- 12 will have their first contact with a church
- 1 will enter the clergy
- 5 will earn their church award
- 18 will develop a hobby that will last through their adult life
- 8 will enter a vocation that was learned through the merit badge system
- 1 will use his Scouting skills to save his own life
- 1 will use his Scouting skills to save the life of another person
Scouting's alumni record is equally impressive. A recent nation-wide survey of
high schools revealed the following information:
- 85% of student council presidents were Scouts
- 89% of senior class presidents were Scouts
- 80% of junior class presidents were Scouts
- 75% of school publication editors were Scouts
- 71% of football captains were Scouts
Scouts also account
for:
- 64% of Air Force Academy graduates
- 68% of West Point graduates
- 70% of Annapolis graduates
- 72% of Rhodes Scholars
- 85% of F.B.I. agents
- 26 of the first 29 astronauts