How Cub Scouting Works

Scouting is Family Oriented

• Activities are intended for the whole family
• You work with your son on his advancement award requirements
• Many skills he will learn are family oriented

The Cub Scout Den

• Your son is a member of a Cub Scout den
• The den meets once per week
• The den is led by a den leader (usually a parent)
• The den leader usually has an assistant den leader, a den chief (a Boy Scout helper), and a denner (a Cub Scout elected by den members)
• Den meetings have games, crafts, songs, ceremonies, and lots of fun

The Cub Scout Pack

• Your son is a member of a Cub Scout pack
• A pack meets once per month - all Cub Scout families attend
• The pack meeting is led by the Cubmaster
• The pack meeting is the highlight of the month’s den meeting and activities
• Pack meetings have games, song, skits, stunts, ceremonies, and presentations of badges that boys earned during the month

The Pack Meeting

• The pack is run by a committee of volunteer parents
• The pack committee is made up of all den leaders, the Cubmaster, and parents
• The pack committee is led by a chairperson
• The committee plans den and pack meetings around the monthly theme
• The committee selects leaders, performs record keeping, manages finances, finds meeting places, orders badges, maintains pack equipment, helps train leaders, and recognizes leaders

The Chartered Partner

• The pack is "owned" by the chartered partner, usually a school, parent association, religious organization, service club, or other organization interested in helping youth
• The chartered partner approves leaders, provides a meeting place, and operates the pack within their own guidelines and the guidelines of the Boy Scouts of America
• The charted organization selects a representative to serve as liaison between the pack and the organization