Luther Gulick Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick founded the Camp Fire Girls in 1910, along with his wife and a small group of educators. A sister organization to the Boy Scouts of America, the Camp Fire Girls were incorporated in 1912. Gulick, an advocate of physical fitnes for young people, also had a role in helping found the Boy Scouts of America and played an important part in the early development of the YMCA. Read More Read Less