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The International Orderof the Rainbow for Girls
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What Is Rainbow?
What Does Rainbow Do?
What Does RainbowTeach?
Who Can Join?
Where Can I Get More Information?
What is the History ofRainbow?
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What isRainbow?
Mollie, 15, Rainbow Girl
T
he International Order of the Rainbow for Girls (IORG), also known as Rainbow
Girls, is a social and service organization for young women. Members learn re-
sponsibility, public speaking, poise, and leadership as they direct the aairs of
the Order and participate in community service and outreach activities. Some
of the most important an inuential women of our time are Rainbow alumni,
including Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O’Connor, NASA Astronaut Dorthy Metcalf-
Lindenburger, and Senator Olympia Snowe.
“Rainbow has
prepared mefor a future ofsuccess”
Ashley, 15, Ra inbow Girl
Video: “What isRainbow?”
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“Rainbowhelped medevelop a skillset I draw uponeach day”
“It’s fun, it’sservice, it’slearning, it’sgrowing”
Pam Hardy, Majority
Member
Hannah, 19, Rainbow Girl
Rainbow Girls participate in a wide variety of
activities focused on business, service, and fel-
lowship. The members collectively decide on
and plan their various activities. Adults are al-
ways close at hand to supervise and assist when
asked, but Rainbow is unique in that the young
women are responsible for making everything
a reality. In their meetings with their local group
(called an Assembly) and traditional ceremo-
nies, members learn the value of organization
and develop public speaking skills and poise.
Community service events allow members to
help organizations and causes they care about
with their time and talents.
What Does Rainbow Do? Meetings andCeremoniesRainbow Girls hold
business meetings
in their local Assem-
bly, where they plan
activities and make
decisions for the
future of the Assem-bly. Rainbow also has
several meaningful
traditional ceremonies
that provide opportu-
nities to learn public
speaking skills
Service
Serving others is atthe heart of every-
thing in Rainbow.
Members participate
in service activities
ranging from charity
fundraisers to com-
munity safety events.
Community service
activities are chosenby the members of the
Assembly
FunThere’s no working
hard without playing
hard! From bowling
parties to sleepovers
to roadtrips, RainbowGirls know how to
have fun!
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Rainbow membership is open to young
women ages 11-21, with “little sister” orga-
nizations for girls ages 3-7 and 8-11. Mem-
bers should have a belief in a Supreme
Being, but Rainbow is open to young
women of all religions. and requires noaliation with any other organizations.
Rainbow has four formal stages of mem-
bership: Sparkle, Pledge, Rainbow Girl,
and Majority Member
Tip!
2Pledges are youngladies ages 8-11
who intend to become
Rainbow Girls. Pledges
have their own meetings
and ocers andpartici-
pate in service and fun
activites with their sister
organizations.
3Rainbow Girl mem-bership is for young
ladies ages 11-21. Rain-
bow Girls hold oces
on local and state levels
and guide the primary
aairs, activities, and
goals for all levels of the
organization.
4Majority member-ship is bestowed
upon Rainbow Girls
when they reach the
age of 21. Majoirty mem-
bers do not hold oces,
but they support current
members as adult vol-
unteers an mentors.
1Sparkles are youngladies aged 3 to 7
years with an interest in
Rainbow. Sparkles have
no formal meetings but
are invited to join Pledg-
es and Rainbow Girls in
many service activities
and fun events.
Who Can Join
Rainbow?
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More aboutSparkles
More aboutPledges
More about
Rainbow Girls
More aboutMajority Mem-bers
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Love and devotion in
all its forms
Love
The practice of love
and service guided by
good teachings
Religion
The beauty of the
natural world and the
importance of spend-
ing time in it
Nature
What doesRainbow teach?All activity in Rainbow is focused
around seven central lessons, each
represented by a color of the Rain-
bow (red, orange, yellow, blue, indigo,
and violet). These principles guide
and unite all Rainbow Girls while
respecting the individual traditions
and backgrounds of each member.
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The understanding
that death is a part of
all life
Immortality
The importance of
honoring the promis-
es we make and being
honest and reliable
Fidelity
The importance ofbeing a good citizen
and appreciatethose
courageous enough
to defend our country
Patriotism
Devoting oneself to
serving others at all
times
Service
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Believe and trust in
those around you
to lead a happy and
peaceful life
Faith
Hope is vital to lifeand helps secure us in
positive thinking and
living
HopeThe greatest treasures
in life can be found
through charity and
compassion for others
Charity
What else doesRainbow teach?In addition to the lessons of the sev-
en colors, Rainbow has a rm base
in three guiding ideas of faith, hope,
and charity. These lessons represent
three of the ocers of each Assem-
bly who are tasked with the preser-
vation of their lessons for the dura-
tion of their term
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The International Order of the Rainbow
for Girls has been around for almost 100
years. Click the button to hear a short au-
dio history of Rainbow or follow the link
for a text version.
AudioVersion
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your speakers are
on
What is thehistory of
Rainbow?
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“I am proud to be a Rainbow Girl.This group instilled in me the val-ues of service, honesty, and leader-ship, among others. I have carriedthese ideals with me throughoutthe years.” Senator Olympia Snowe
Majorit y Member
The butons at the left will take you to more online re-
sources for the International Order of the Rainbow for
Girls. If you would like to talk to someone in the organi-
zation, please ll out this form and a member of a local
Assembly will contact you.
Where can I get
more information?
Your Name
Location (City, State)
I would like more information about:
For:
Email Address OR Phone Number
PledgesSparkles Rainbow
A family memberMy child A friend
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Submit Form!Find
A Rainbow Assembly Near You
Visitthe IORG Information Site
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