Pack Meeting Resources

The Pack Meeting is a time to build positive relationships among the families in the pack. The Cubmaster is the lead in organizing pack meetings and utilizes Assistant Cubmasters, Pack Committee Members, and parents in the pack. Pack meetings should be fun for parents, leaders, and Cub Scouts. Pack meetings can be a special event, based on a Cub Scout Adventure, a time to celebrate, or a time to build your pack community.

Conducting a Pack Meeting

Pack meetings are conducted at a date, time, and location that is best for the families in the Pack. How often and for how long a pack meets is also up to the families in the pack. Den meetings are the most important part of Cub Scouting, pack meetings should supplement and enhance the Cub Scout experience for parents and Cub Scouts. The pack should meet several times a year but not as frequently as den meetings. Each pack meeting should have a clear purpose and be fun and interactive.

Preparing for a Pack Meeting

Before you conduct a pack meeting, the Cubmaster is to complete the online training for Cubmaster found at my.scouting.org.

Pack meetings are planned at the Pack’s annual program planning conference. This annual event plans the pack activities month by month, if your pack has not conducted one you should do so as soon as possible to plan out the rest of the program year and then plan to conduct it annually during the summer.

The 4 types of Pack Meetings

Adventure-based

These pack meetings take a Cub Scout Adventure topic available for all grades/ranks and are completed together as a pack.

Special Events

These pack meetings include traditional events like Pinewood Derby, Raingutter Regatta, and the Blue and Gold. They also include local pack traditions like a pack picnic or attending a sporting event together.

Recognition

It is important to recognize Cub Scouts for their accomplishments and if they are completing Adventures in their den meeting, they should be recognized at the den meeting. Larger achievements like earning their badge of rank or Arrow of Light Scouts crossing over into Scouts BSA deserve a ceremony at a pack meeting.

Outdoor / Camping

Outdoor activities that take place away from and/or at a different day and time as your regular pack meetings require extra planning and if camping requires at least one registered adult leader who is attending the campout complete Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO) training.

Parts of a Pack Meeting

Depending on the type of pack meeting you are planning will determine the details, however, there are some basics that every good pack meeting has. There are three parts to a pack meeting. Before the meeting, during the meeting, and after the meeting.

Before the Meeting

Identify what type of pack meeting and the purpose of the pack meeting.
Identify the specific presentations/ceremonies, games, and activities you will do during the pack meeting including setting up and cleaning up.
Review each part of ‘during the meeting” and make assignments to Assistant Cubmasters, Pack Committee Members, or other parents.
Gather the necessary supplies for presentations/ceremonies, games, and activities.

During the Meeting

Gathering and Welcome – Welcome everyone as they arrive and have an activity that parents and Cub Scouts can start with right away.
Opening – Conduct an opening ceremony that includes the pledge of allegiance, the Scout Oath, and the Scout Law.
Activities – These may include activities to earn Cub Scout Adventures.
Fun and Games – Pick a fun game or activity from the Cub Scout Fun and Games page.
Recognition – If Cub Scouts earned an Adventure during the pack meeting distribute them with a simple presentation.
Closing – Close the meeting with a leader’s minute to reflect on the activities and lessons learned while earning Adventures.

After the Meeting

Clean Up - Clean up the meeting location.
Review - At the next Pack Committee Meeting conduct a stop, start, and continue evaluation of the pack meeting. What should you stop doing at pack meetings, what should you start doing, and what went well and you should continue to do at pack meetings?
Thank You – Cubmaster sends thank you notes to those adults who helped with the meeting.
Record – The den leaders record any requirements completed during the pack meeting in Scoutbook.