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Lodge Ledger: Centennial Blaze #1 - Centennial Challenge

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Order of the Arrow in 2015, plans are being made to host the...

Ask the Chairman - Membership Records

Q. Ray, My friend is being nominated for an award. We would like to put some of her accomplishments in the...

Ask the Chairman - Brotherhood Letter

Q. Ray, Our lodge's Vigil selection committee is considering candidates and their accomplishments. Should we use the letter they wrote for...

Ask the Chairman - Military Commitments

Q. Ray, Due to military commitments, a member of our lodge is unable to keep his Vigil with us. Can he...

Ask the Chairman - Vigil Honor

Q. Ray, We have encountered some confusion as to when someone can be awarded the Vigil Honor. Are the two years...

Ask the Chairman - Renew my Membership

Q. Good morning Ray. After many years away from Scouting and OA, the time has come for my son to join....

Ask the Chairman - Women and the Order

Q. Dear Ray, Why does the Order of the Arrow, i.e. the BROTHERHOOD, allow WOMEN to be members? I strongly disagree...

Ask the Chairman - Call-Outs

Q. Our lodge is telling us we cannot do call-outs in our district until the first of June. Is this...

Ask the Chairman - Unit Elections

Q. Does a Scout need to be present during the unit elections to have his name on the OA ballot,...