Welcome to Richfield Cub Scout Pack 157!

1. Bookmark this website.
2. LIKE our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Pack157.CubScouts
3. Fill out Boy Scouts of America Youth Application online (Adults of Tiger are required to fill out Adult Form.)
4. Get in contact with your Cub Master or Den Leader to get you added to Scoutbook.
5. Get your Scout his uniform and rank specific handbook. Below are the required & optional uniform items.
   1. 1. Blue Cub Scout ‘Class A’ Shirt (Required. Recommended is a size or two above what they usually wear. So they can grow into it!)
      2. Unit #157 & Potawatomi Council Patch – Sewn on shirt. (Required.)
      3. Blue Cub Scout Pants/Short (Optional.)
      4. Rank Specific Neckerchief (Required.)
      5. Rank Specific Slide (Optional. Recommended is a BSA slide, so it can be worn for multiple years.)
      6. Rank Specific Hat (Optional. Recommended is a BSA hat, so it can be worn for multiple years.)
6. Attend meetings (den, pack, parent committee) and weekend events like hiking and overnighters.
7. All new Cub Scouts need to complete the Bobcat requirements as early in the year as possible. The Handbook explains all the requirements. Speak with your Den Leader for more information.
8. Have fun with your Scout!

What is the Mission of Boy Scouts?
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.

What Do Scouts Do? 
Some of the best things about Cub Scouting are the activities the boys (and sometimes you) get to do: camping, hiking, racing model cars, going on field trips/overnights, or doing projects that help our community and the people who live here. Cub Scouting means “doing.” All our activities are designed to have the boys doing something and by “doing” they learn some very valuable life lessons.

Do the Parents Have a Role?
Yes. As a program for the entire family, Cub Scouting can teach your boy a wholesome system of values and beliefs while building and strengthening relationships among family members. Scouting gives you the platform to equip your son. We provide other mentors to help your son grow but you are also an important part of his development in Scouting.  Your role decreases as your son gets older.

Your role in the troop can be passive.  We don’t expect a parent to leap right in.  But, be warned, Cub Scouting might touch you as it touches your son and you might eventually get ‘the fever’ that many of our leaders got from Scouting.  But you are encouraged to go at your own pace.

How Old (or young) Can a Boy be to Join?
Cub Scouting is for boys in the first through fifth grades, or 6 to 10 years of age. Boys who are older than 10, or who have completed the fifth grade, can no longer join Cub Scouts, but they are eligible to join a Boy Scout Troop.  There are MANY local Boy Scout Troops in our area.

How do our Scouts Achieve Their Goals?
Activities are used to achieve the aims of Scouting—citizenship training, character development, and personal fitness. Many of the activities happen in the den (with the children in their grade) or with the entire pack (with all the grade levels). There are also opportunities to participate in events held by the Potawatomi Area Council. Your scout’s handbook has all the information about how to achieve their goals.

What Supplies and Equipment are Needed?
At minimum, each boy in Cub Scouting will need a uniform and a handbook. Each year, the handbook changes, as does the cap and neckerchief, but other uniform parts remain the same for at least the first three years. When a boy enters a Webelos den, he may need to obtain a new uniform if the parents in the den opt for the khaki-and-olive uniform.  You can purchase them online or from the local store.

What does it cost join Scouting? 
This will vary from year to year, depending on the operating budget of our Pack, total number of Scouts registered to our Pack, the amount of donations received and the annual cost of registration from the National BSA office. For more information please visit our ‘Pack Dues & Scout Accounts’ page.