If you haven't seen it yet, check out this New York Times essay and photos.  Sure, these Scouts are in the older "Troop" program, but the same concepts apply in these younger years ... and current Fifth Graders will be looking at joining a Troop in the late winter/early spring.

The FAQ pages about Pack 631 include a Description of How Dens work and relate to the overall Pack and how events are scheduled and led.

• What’s a “Pack”? What’s a “Den”?
• How Many Scouts in a Den?
• When Do Dens Meet? 
• Where Do Dens Meet?
• When Does the Whole Pack Meet?
• Who Runs the Cub Scout Activities and Events – Who Decides What and When and Where?
• What are the “Every Parent Leads” Rules?

The FAQ pages about Pack 631 include a Description of Den and Pack roles you can do to help your Scout and their fellow Scouts.

• What are the Den Roles, and what do they involve?
• Den Leaders or Den Co-Leaders
• Assistant Den Leaders
  
• Other possible den level roles
• So, if I have a Role helping just my grade, I don’t have to take on a Pack Role, right?
• I have no experience.  So I can’t take on a Pack Role, right?  (Wrong)
• All right, so what are the “Pack Level” Roles? 
• Committee Chair 
• Assistant Chair
• Cubmaster 
• Assistant Cubmaster
• Communications Coordinator
• Advancement Coordinator
• Membership Coordinator
• Activities Coordinator
• Pinewood Derby Commissioner
• Blue and Gold Banquet Coordinator
• Pack Trainer
• Treasurer
  
• Other Roles (School Flags, Outreach/Service, Fundraising, Troop Liaison)
  

Some of you recently received an email asking if you want to remain on this website and email list because your child is not currently registered with the National Scouting America organization, and we advised that we’ll take you off the email list and website Roster on Friday July 31 if you don’t either:

• Email webmaster@atlanta631.mypack.us to say “we’re in” or “we’re still interested”

or

• Register to participate at https://atlanta631.mypack.us/node/4045 (Email webmaster@atlanta631.mypack.us if you need a reminder about the login).

We hope you'll participate!

As announced again in our 2026-27 Youth Local Registration and Pack Dues page, there are two parts of registration and payment to be in Pack 631 annually.  One is our Local Pack Program Fees (a/k/a "Dues") paid by (for) each Scout for the school year -- this can be paid now on this page, and the second is Scouting America National Registration Fee paid by (for) each Scout and each Leader directly to the Scouting America National organization for the next 12 months after your registration or renewal date -- these can only be paid within 60 days of your "Anniversary Date" (more below). 

Many of you are now receiving emails from Scouting America <noreply@scouting.org> entitled "Your Scouting America Membership is up for renewal".  Please follow the instructions in that email to pay that second amount directly to the Scouting America National Organization.  If you have questions after review of that email, contact your temporary interim acting Pack Chair Bert Bender.