From macman Fri Nov 26 10:11:58 1993 Return-Path: Received: from subnet.sub.net by bernina.ethz.ch with SMTP inbound id <2518-0@bernina.ethz.ch>; Fri, 26 Nov 1993 10:11:40 +0100 Received: from flatlin.ka.sub.org by subnet.sub.net with bsmtp id <2046-2>; Fri, 26 Nov 1993 10:10:13 +0100 Received: by flatlin.ka.sub.org id ; 26 Nov 1993 09:53 +0100 Received: by dpsg.sub.org (Linux Smail3.1.28.1 #14) id m0p2zC2-0003EjC; Fri, 26 Nov 93 09:10 GMT Message-Id: Subject: Scouting in Germany (DPSG) To: macman@bernina.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendner) Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1993 10:10:21 +0100 From: Kai.Jendrian@dpsg.sub.org (Kai Jendrian) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL21] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Length: 4197 Status: OR Dear Danny, here is my posting about the DPSG. Perhaps you want to include in your FAQ. Greetings and Gut Pfad, Kai. --- cut here --- Dears Scouts, its a little bit difficult to describe Scouting in Germany, as there is nothing like *the* Scouting here. In Germany there are about 40 different Scout-Organizations. Three of them belong to the WOSM, which are the BdP (Bund der Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder), VCP (Verband Christlicher Pfadfinder) and DPSG (Deutsche Pfadfinderschaft St. Georg). I belong to the DPSG and so I only want to describe the DPSG, as I'm not so well informed about scouting in the other organizations. Please excuse, if you read some German expressions. These are something like "german-scouting-specific", so there is no way to translate them to english (or too difficult for me :) *** T H E D P S G *** (Deutsche Pfadfinderschaft Sankt Georg) 1.) History The DPSG was founded at 7th Oct. 1929. In 1931 the DPSG had 9.000 members. The DPSG worked on the ideals of BP. From 1933 - 1938 the DPSG had to fight against opression through the NS-Regime. Some of their members were killed in KZ. In 1938 the DPSG was forbidden by the government. But some scouts didn't join the HJ (Hitlerjugend) which adaptet the methods and outfit of scouting but had absolutely different goals! These scouts worked in the underground 'til 1945. In 1950 the WOSM made the RdP (Ring deutscher Pfad- finder, which today consists of BdP,VCP,DPSG)a member. Since this time the DPSG works active in scouting and now has about (I guess) 80.000 members and is the largest german Scouting organization. 2.) Structure The DPSG is a catholic organization. You'll find it all over Germany. The DPSG is divided in BUNDESLEITUNG || || || \/ \/ \/ DIOEZESE DIOEZESE DIOEZESE || || || || || || \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ BEZIRK BEZIRK BEZIRK BEZIRK BEZIRK BEZIRK || || || || || || || || || || || || \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ STAMM STAMM STAMM STAMM STAMM STAMM STAMM STAMM STAMM STAMM STAMM STAMM The Stamm normally is located in a town or city. Sometimes there are some Staemme in one town or city. In a Bezirk all the Staemme in a region are working together. Normally there are 5 to 15 Staemme in a Bezirk. The Dioezese is equivalent to the Dioezese in the catholic church. Here normally about 10 - 15 Bezirke are working together. And the Bundesleitung consists of all the scouts in Germany. 3.) Structure in a Stamm Most of the action happens in a Stamm. Here a Scout spends most of his/her time. As you see above, there are a lot of female scouts in the DPSG. Girls and boys are working together. Scouts from 8 - 11 years are called the WOELFLINGE. Scouts from 11 - 13 years are called the JUNGPFADFINDER. Scouts from 13 - 16 years are called the PFADFINDER. Scouts from 16 - 21 years are called the ROVER. Scouts older then 18 can become LEADERS. Normally the groups meet once a week and do some camps in the year. 4.) Questions For official questions please contact: DPSG Bundesleitung Martinstr. 2 41472 Neuss Germany Phone: +49-2131-46990 FAX: +49-2131-469999 For questions and corrections concerning this posting pleases contact me by electronic mail. This posting doesn't describe everything about the DPSG and is only the personal opinion of the writer and not an official description. Comments from Germany scouts are very welcome, and perhaps Scouts of the VCP or BdP or some other Organization can make a description of their organization. Yours in Scouting Gut Pfad Kai. -- Kai Jendrian kai@dpsg.sub.org Phone: +49-721-813291 FAX: +49-721-818126 "Forget about your worries and your strife" from the JUNGLE BOOK