Sweet Briar College wrapped up Brownie Science Try-It Day 2006 on Saturday, Jan. 21, hosting 91 Brownie Girl Scouts working toward their Try-It badges. The girls represented seven troops from Lynchburg, Fincastle and Amherst County.

Try-It Day is a service project of the local chapter of Iota Sigma Pi, a national honor society for women chemists. Volunteers from SBC, Lynchburg College and Randolph-Macon Woman’s College organized and led hands-on science activities based on the Girl Scout handbook.

“We had 36 volunteers — a terrific mix of folks this year,” said program coordinator Jill Granger, SBC professor of chemistry. “We’ve always had nominal participation from all three colleges, but [this year] was record-breaking in the extent to which we had tri-college participation. This was the first time that we had a one-third, one-third, one-third split among the volunteers. Which was great!”

For more information on Brownie Science Try-It Day, please visit the web site or contact Granger at (434) 381-6166 or granger@sbc.edu.

In addition to Brownie Science Try-It Day, Sweet Briar College offers programs for Girl Scouts of all ages on topics such as career exploration, arts, civics and more. Many activities may be applied toward badges, and participation patches are available.

For program descriptions and registration information, see the Virginia Skyline Council “Grow and Go” activities book.