 In 1977, the DPV was amongst the founding members of the Deutscher Pfadfinderring (DPR); this traditional Scouting federation tried to form a counterweight to the Ring deutscher Pfadfinderverbände and the Ring Deutscher Pfadfinderinnenverbände.The DPR was disbanded in 1995.An application for membership in the Ring deutscher Pfadfinderverbände in May 1985 was rejected.