More than 400 Girl Scouts filled Atlanta Metropolitan State College this weekend for Girl Scout Con, an annual convention put on by Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta that turned a college campus into a day of badge-earning, skill-building and pin-swapping. The gathering carried the theme “Girl Scouts Making Waves,” and organizers packed the day with hands-on activities and community partner booths designed to expose young scouts to opportunities well beyond cookie sales.
A Campus Turned Convention Floor
According to WSB-TV, scouts spent the day earning badges, learning new skills and making memories at booths staffed by community partners and businesses. Girl Scouts also traded swaps, the small handmade trinkets scouts exchange with each other at gatherings, a tradition that has long been part of scouting culture nationwide. The event also included education on healthy eating habits and menstruation, part of the broader life-skills focus that runs through Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta programming.
Delta Community Credit Union held a workshop for scouts and their parents during the event, one of several partner activations woven into the day. Reina Jones, describing the value of the gathering, explained that the event exposes scouts to many opportunities, per the station's report.
Leadership Behind the Badge Table
Girl Scout Con is led by Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta, whose CEO is Jai Ferrell. Ferrell is the first Black woman to lead the organization, and her own path through scouting began back in 1989, according to WABE. The station reports that the council's programming focuses on STEM, leadership development, community service, entrepreneurship and outdoor experiences, a mix that mirrors what showed up on the convention floor at Atlanta Metropolitan State College.
Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta organizes its work around four program pillars — STEM, life skills, outdoors and entrepreneurship — according to the council's own corporate engagement page. That page notes the council runs an annual STEM Expo and maintains nearly 1,500 acres of greenspace across three camp properties, giving scouts room for the outdoor stewardship activities that are part of its programming.
A Long-Running Local Tradition
This is not the convention's first run. A prior Girl Scout Con was held September 14, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., billed by the council as a chance to explore Girl Scouts, meet fellow scouts and earn a new patch just for showing up, according to the event listing on girlscoutsatl.org. That earlier edition also promised new partners and new programs for troops and individual scouts each year, a pattern that appears to have carried into this year's event with Delta Community Credit Union and other community partners.
The council's membership figures vary depending on the source: girlscoutsatl.org states the organization serves more than 33,000 girl and adult members across 34 counties, while WABE reports the council, established in 1921, now serves more than 35,000 members across 35 Georgia counties. Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta also says it helped more than 24,000 Girl Scouts make a difference in their communities in 2025, per the council's corporate engagement page.
