Kaper is a special Girl Scout word for a responsibility within the troop. Each meeting the girls will rotate through and have a special new job or kaper. We have a kaper for each girl at each meeting, but some troops do not have enough kapers and the girls take turns.

Weekly Kapers

©Promise Keeper: Leads the troop in saying the Girl Scout Promise.
©Grace Leader: Leads the troop in saying grace before snack and assists Snack Hostess in passing out snacks.
©Snack Hostess: Provides a snack for the troop to share.
©Record Keeper: Takes attendance and awards points for wearing uniform and bringing dues.
©Germ Buster: Passes Germ-X before snack time.
©Kaper Captain: Updates our Kaper Chart and reads Kapers for next meeting at closing.
©Troop Treasurer: Collects troop dues, counts them and records them in the book.
©Little Leader: Designated helper for the meeting.
©Princess' Pal: Hosts our mascot at her house for a week.  Brings Princess back along with a few new journal entries and some photos.

Special Ceremony Kapers

©Flag (or Color) Bearer: Holds the American flag during a flag ceremony.
©Troop Flag Bearer: Holds the troop flag during a flag ceremony.
©Color Guard: Stand on either side of the flag bearers during a flag ceremony.
©Pledge Leader: Leads the troop in saying the Pledge of Allegiance during the opening flag ceremony.

Other Kaper Ideas (back up kapers for new members)

©Photographer: Takes photos of the troop during the meeting.
©Ring Leader: Starts Brownie Ring activities.
©Song Leader: Chooses songs for the troop to sing and leads them.
©Game Girl: Picks a game for girls to play and starts things off.