The national Order of the Arrow chairman answers your questions on a regular basis. You may contact the chairman, Mike Hoffman, at @email.
Ask the Chairman - Legacy Project Lodge History Book
Q. Our Lodge is working on the Legacy Project history book. To whom should we send our lodge history PDF? What will be done with it? Should our lodge bring a hardcopy for display at NOAC? Do we bring it home after the conference or donate it to the museum following NOAC?
Ask the Chairman - Which sash do Arrowmen wear at NOAC?
Q. Ray,
At NOAC, are we to wear the white sash with our Arrowman Service Award or the Centennial Sash?
Ask the Chairman - How do we handle elections for Scouts who may be dual registered?
Ask the Chairman - Why are the JTE gold-level requirements so difficult?
Q: Ray,
Why are some of the gold-level requirements for the Journey to Excellence (JTE) program so unfair? I’m a member of my lodge executive committee, and we look at some of the things you need to do for gold-level JTE and don’t see how that’s even possible.
Ask the Chairman - Lodge/Chapter Chief
Q. Every so often we do see illegal lodge/chapter chief patches being worn. These have been manufactured locally and are not authorized by the BSA Uniform and Insignia Guide.
Ask the Chairman - Vigil Triangle Arrows
Q. Over the years the arrows in the Vigil triangle have been shown going clockwise and counterclockwise. Which way is correct?
Ask the Chairman - Nominating a Lodge Adviser for the DSA
Q. Ray,
What do you recommend to do when a lodge adviser is being nominated for the DSA? Who should sign on the line marked lodge adviser?
Steve
Ask the Chairman - Can Scouts who are 18-20 be elected to the Order?
Q. Ray,
Why can't young Scouters 18-20 be elected/nominated into the OA? How does the OA youth age range effect election to the OA?
Thanks,
Bob