The reason I did the Brownie thing was because of my daughter. She wanted in a troop and they didn't have room for her. So I signed up and got all the stragglers ...which is why the age variations.
At the end of the year... we had our banquet with all the other troops and got our award for selling the most cookies and various other things. I found that most of the troops only had 3 to 6 girls each (by their own choice).....so we won all the awards. *chuckle*
Superior numbers and superior tactics will always take the battlefield!