Boy Scouts of America, as it has been known for 115 years, is now officially Scouting America. The name change went into effect on Saturday.

The organization announced the name change last spring, almost exactly one year after emerging from a three-year bankruptcy tied to the largest child sex abuse case involving a national organization in U.S. history.
The name change coincides with the organization’s aim to be more inclusive − a little more than five years after girls were permitted to join Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts in 2018 and 2019, respectively.

The Boy Scouts program, open to girls and boys ages 11-17, dropped “Boy” from its name in 2018, resulting in Scouts BSA. The most recent name change serves as a rebrand for the national umbrella organization, which has not been done since the organization’s founding in 1910.
While the name change may feel drastic to onlookers, Rhett Hillard, scoutmaster of Scouting America Troop 50 in Fulton, Missouri, said the new name doesn’t appear to be on the minds of people he works with in the organization.

It “doesn’t rank highly” in comparison to the other changes the organization has made over the past six to seven years, he said.
As new handbooks are printed, headquarters change signage and websites are updated, here’s what to know about the Scouting America name change.