Re: Varsity/Venture Scouting

At 12:38 PM 4/14/98, CoopWright wrote:
>Tom
>
>Just a clarification on Tom's aside on Varsity scouting. In 1989, BSA
>introduced the Venture/Varsity option for troops. That is a troop could form
>a Venture crew that would participate in high adventure activities and/or a
>Varsity team that would participate in sports activities. Because of the
>confusion in names with the separately chartered Varsity Team chartered
>usually to a Latter Day Saint (Mormon) church, the Varsity option for the
>troop was dropped by BSA in 1995.

OK, that makes a good deal more sense. Thanks for the clarification. So
Varsity is basically an LDS phenomenon at this point, then? OK -- that
somewhat assuages my concerns about the BSA as a whole trying to spread
itself too thin. There's always a danger in trying to be all things to all
people...

>Venture crews (troop) and Varsity Team
>(separate charter) can do any activity they desire. While most do high
>adventure activities, some participate in sports. Our Venture crew has
>cycled, shot black powder, and skiied, as well as gone backpacking.

Sounds great -- but that brings up another question I have. Remember,
there's been quite a gap between my Scout days and my present Scouter
status... What you describe as your Venture activities sound a great deal
like what we did in my old High Adventure Explorer Post: when, and why, did
Exploring stop being Exploring in the traditional sense, and Venture take
over that role?

Thanks for assistance present and future! :-)

Yours in Scouting,

Tom


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