Alum Spotlight: Olivia Hooe

Meet Girl Scout alum and lifetime member Olivia Hooe from Christopher Newport University!

She became involved in Girl Scouts as a Daisy and continued throughout grade school. Olivia now serves as the Girl Scout liason on CNU's campus and helps fellow students reconnect with Girl Scouts.



Girl Scout alum Olivia Hooe (center), a student at Christopher Newport University (CNU), assisted with a class marketing competition hosted by CNU’s distinguished marketing professor Dr. Lisa Spiller, one of GSCCC’s Famous Former Girl Scouts. The project was also supported by Dr. Shannon Sixby, a CNU professor who also serves as a Girl Scout leader in Newport News and is a champion for Girl Scouting on the CNU campus!  

Olivia made many memories along her Girl Scout journey near and far.

"My favorite memory was my international travels and my service there. I was introduced to the GSUSA Destinations program in middle school," Olivia said.

Olivia traveled to Cuernavaca, Mexico, where Our Cabaña is located and got to learn about the history of Girl Scouts, the culture of Mexico, and served at a local home for abused mothers and their children. She also traveled to the California Channel Islands and, for a senior trip, her troop traveled to Puerto Rico. They spent their stay in Rincón, Puerto Rico, and did service in the cities Rincón and Aguada. Olivia's Girl Scout troop made meals for people experiencing homelessness, did a beach cleanup, and helped renovate a horse arena for a program that gives horseback riding lessons to children with disabilities. 

Along with traveling, Olivia found other ways to serve as a Girl Scout. She earned her Silver Award by collecting used instruments and had them refurbished and repaired to later donate to neighborhood school music programs. In high school, she served as the local representative for her service unit. In this role, she compiled pictures and stories for submission to local papers about service projects, events and award projects happening in the community. In college, Olivia led a Daisy troop during her freshman year. 

Olivia highly recommends volunteering with Girl Scouts to other college students looking to make a difference.

She said, "Helping girls grow and being a positive influence in their lives is so rewarding!"

Olivia found many ways to be involved with Girl Scouts over the years. Her community service and go-getter attitude is the perfect example of using Girl Scout spirit to keep doing good no matter where you go.

Interested in getting a Campus Girl Scout program started at your college or university? Contact customercare@gsccc.org!