Governance

Fall Delegate Council Meeting Recap

Thank you to the 150+ members who attended the meeting on October 7!

If you did not have the opportunity to participate, the updates and news provided by our Board Chair, CEO, and National Council Delegates are now available:

Please see here for the Delegate Council Meeting Powerpoint slides and the Fall Delegate Council Meeting Overview.
We also invite you to view the recording of the meeting here (passcode: 2XF7$@w* ).

If you would like to send any additional thoughts, suggestions or questions about the topics presented, please email governance@gsep.org

Join Us: Winter Delegate Council Meeting

January 25, 2027 from 7:00-8:30pm

There is Still Time to Elect Your Service Unit Delegates!

Please submit your online Election Results form ASAP.

Check out the Service Unit Delegate Election Info tab at the bottom of this page for more information.

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Interested in being a Girl Advisor to the Board or Girl Delegate for MY28?

Please check back in December 2026. Applications will be due in mid-January 2027. Girls must be at least 14 years old as of May 1, 2027, to apply.

This is an excellent time to apply for a governance role, because you will gain experience before you apply to be a Delegate for the 2029 National Council Session (if you are interested). Those applications will be due in MY28.

Know someone who would make an excellent Board member? Interested in serving on the Board Development Committee? 

For each candidate (nominated or self-nominated), please complete this form and it to email governance@gsep.org by January 8, 2027. This timeframe allows the Board Development Committee to consider and vet the candidate(s) for Governance Year 2027-2028.

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Now is the Time to Elect Your Service Unit Delegates for the 2026-2027 Governance Year!  

Service Unit Delegates and Alternates are expected to be elected between April-August. The timeline is important because it allows new Delegates to be trained early in the Governance Year and all Delegates to attend the three Delegate Council meetings.  

To help with the Election, please see this suggested script.

A Powerpoint slide explaining what a Delegate does can be found here.

Check this list to see if your SU should elect 1 or 2 Delegates. Please know that girls, 14 years and older, can also serve as SU Delegates (as long as they are not also current Girl Delegates or Girl Advisors to the Board).   [updated list to be provided!]

Election results should be submitted via this form  by August 31!

As a reminder, Service Unit Delegates are expected to attend the three Delegate Council meetings (Fall, Winter (virtual only), and Spring) and the Annual Meeting (in-person only on the first Saturday in May). 

If you would like the Senior Director of Governance to attend a Service Unit meeting to explain the role in more detail, please email  governance@gsep.org

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Calendar

Governance Calendar

Date	Action Items
April 4-August 31, 2026	Election of Service Unit Delegates & Alternates for the 2026-2027 Governance Year (Please see tab above for more information.)
January 8, 2027	Deadline to submit a (self-)nomination for the Board or BDC. This date allows adequate time for the BDC to consider and vet candidates.
January 25, 2027	Winter Delegate Council Meeting (virtual only) from 7-8:30pm. Please register here.
Mid-January 2027 (exact date TBD)	Deadline to submit applications to be considered for Girl Advisor to the Board and Girl Delegates for GY27-28
March 15, 2027	Spring Delegate Council Meeting, 7-8:30 pm (Shelly Ridge or virtual via Zoom)
April 1, 2027	Official Notice of the 2027 Annual Meeting will be emailed to all identified members of the Delegate Council.
May 1, 2027	2027 Annual Meeting, 10 am – 12:30 pm, in Daisy’s Place at Shelly Ridge, followed by lunch for all attendees.

Documents

Governance Documents

Click the links below to download:

Questions

Please contact Carla Hickey, Senior Director of Governance at chickey@gsep.org with questions.