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Ask the Chairman

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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 - 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,...

Ask the Chairman - Dual Membership

Q. Seems like there are a lot of opinions out there about the policy concerning membership in more than one...

Ask the Chairman - Unable to Attend the Ordeal

Q. Does a scout have to be elected again if he is unable to attend the Ordeal? Does he have...

Ask the Chairman - A Popularity Contest

Q. How do you keep the elections from being a popularity contest? Some scouts who meet the requirements and definitely...