Supporters of Camp Archbald (SoCA) is an association of Girl Scouts that seeks to support and conserve Camp Archbald for Girl Scouting. As an organization we have two main focuses: hosting outdoor education programming for girls and families in NEPA at Camp Archbald and helping to preserve and maintain the camp for generations to come.

No. SoCA is independent of Girl Scouts of the USA and Girl Scouts in the Heart of PA. We are an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

We work together to plan activities and events at Camp Archbald. Members of the group are all registered Girl Scouts, and all members who are supervising girls have clearances through GSHPA.

You can learn more on our website page here!

SoCA helps to maintain a list of volunteers who have certifications in the following areas:

Animal Tracks

Archery

Backpacking

Basic Outdoor Cooking

Botany Identity

Fire building

High Ropes

Hikes

History of Camp Archbald

Knots

Lifeguarding

Low Ropes

Watercraft

Please contact us at socamparchbald@gmail.com and note what type of certification you are looking for and we can help. If you would like to be added to our list of facilitators please e-mail mediaforsoca@gmail.com your name, certification organization, expiry date and contact information and we will add it to our list of Facilitator and Mentor Certifications

SoCA provided an engineer free of cost who completed an engineering study of the structures. The study was completed in fall of 2018 and shared with the administration at GSHPA.

Donations given to SoCA are used for a number of things in and around camp like maintenance, improvements, programming, resident camp, printing costs, hosting events and mailings to name a few things!

Yes! You can sign up here.