What is Troop 537?
Troop 537 is a non-profit organization and a Boy Scouts Troop, associated with Boy Scouts of America. The troop is scout-led, with assistance from adult leaders. The youth leadership of Troop 537 is dedicated to teaching the younger scouts about everything they need to be prepared in life, and helps them lead and advance in thier skills related to camping, hiking, first-aid, ethics, how to help others and life skills.
Troop 537 was founded back in the summer of 2011. So far, there have been over 20 Eagle scouts!
Why Troop 537?
Our troop makes sure the scouts learn all the life skills to be prepared for any situation. Rather than making it very easy for scouts to advance in ranks, our troop makes sure that scouts understand the skills they have displayed, and through this, scouts are able improve on thier skills and learn from thier mistakes, making them a better person, citizen, and most importantly, a great leader.
What do we do?
Throughout the year, Troop 537’s scout engage in hands-on activities in outdoor campouts, hikes, backpacking trips, snow camping trips, and service projects. Scouts also learn more advanced skills by fulfilling merti badges, which show that a scout has shown merit and thouroughly understand and has mastered a major skill.
What is Scouting?
Scouting America, formerly the Boy Scouts of America, is the largest Scouting organization and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 1 million youth, including nearly 200,000 female participants. Since its founding in 1910, about 130 million Americans have participated in its programs, which are served by more than 400,000 adult volunteers. It is a founding member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. The organization began doing business as Scouting America in 2025.
The stated mission of Scouting America is to “prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law“.[2] Youth are trained in responsible citizenship, character development, and self-reliance through participation in a wide range of outdoor activities, educational programs, and, at older age levels, career-oriented programs in partnership with community organizations. For younger members, the Scout method is part of the program to instill typical Scouting values such as trustworthiness, personal fitness, servant leadership, good citizenship, and outdoors skills through a variety of activities such as camping, aquatics, and hiking.
To further its outdoor activities, Scouting America owns four high adventure bases: Northern Tier (Minnesota, Manitoba, and Ontario), Philmont Scout Ranch (New Mexico), Sea Base (Florida Keys, U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Bahamas), and Summit Bechtel Reserve (West Virginia). Its local councils own hundreds of camps and reservations dedicated to scouts.
The main Scouting programs are Cub Scouts for ages 5 to 10 years, Scouts BSA for ages 11 to 17, Venturing for ages 14 through 20, and Sea Scouts for ages 14 through 20. Scouting America units are operated by chartering local organizations, such as churches, clubs, civic associations, or educational organizations, to implement the Scouting program for youth within their communities. Units are led by volunteers appointed by the chartering organization, who are supported by local councils using both paid professional Scouters and volunteers. Additionally, Learning for Life is an affiliate that provides in-school and career education.[3] All of the organization’s programs have been open to girls since 2019, including its flagship Boy Scouts program, which was renamed to Scouts BSA