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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

Please make sure

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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 A Rainbow Assembly Near You 

Visitthe IORG Information Site 

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