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The national Order of the Arrow chairman answers your questions on a regular basis. You may contact the chairman, Chris Grove, at @email.

Ask the Chairman - Camping Requirement

Q. Ray, We have recently moved to another city and someone told me that the the camping requirement must be fulfilled...

Ask the Chairman - NOAC 2015

Q. How did the national committee decide on Michigan State University as the site of the 2015 National Order of...

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 - Journey to Excellence Program

Q. Ray, There's been a lot of confusion this year regarding the new Journey to Excellence program. How do we know...

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 - Camp Staff

Q. Dear Ray, I am my Lodge’s Chapter Chief and people have been asking me about how to get one particular...

Ask the Chairman - Journey to Excellence

Q. Hello Ray, In our Lodge Journey to Excellence, does lodge member attendance at national events (such as NOAC) mean just...

Ask the Chairman - Courtesy Letter

Q. Hello Ray, Last night, during our OA election, our OA Lodge Adviser told me that I would not be able...