To become a green hat, "You have to be over 50 and still be willing to still be a Girl Scout."
Bonnie Hamic founded the Green Hat Society as kind of a spoof of the Red Hat Society. When asked, "Why not a Red Hat why a Green Hat?" Bonnie responds, "So I can go to camp and sleep in the tent in the rain."
The Green Hats are all Girl Scouts, were Girl Scout leaders, and now they're mentors to Girl Scout leaders. Rosemary Stewart says, "It's just to go back to those good, basic skills and have fun and camaraderie. They spend so much time with electronics that they don't interact that much."
Just last weekend they spent a cold rainy weekend at Camp Libby teaching the girls how to use a stove, light it, and cook on it. They say a good Girl Scout learns many of things that are important to being a good woman.
"Friendship, independence, we teach the girls how to do leadership and a lot of those things have been important to my life."
The Green Hat Society is a recognized auxiliary group for the Girl Scouts and Girl Scouts can even earn a Green Hat Society badge. The Green Hats have nothing against the Red Hats only.
