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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 - Two-Piece Lodge Flaps
Q. Dear Ray, I was told today by a member of our lodge that the National Order of the Arrow Committee...
Ask the Chairman - Is the “Broken Arrow” ceremony an official ceremony?
Q. Ray, I have heard of a ceremony for deceased Arrowmen called the “Broken Arrow” ceremony. Is this ceremony legitimate or...
Ask the Chairman - Are there national guidelines for conducting lodge officer elections online?
Q. Dear Mr. Capp, I had a question on how lodge leadership elections should be held. My lodge is going to...
Ask the Chairman - Will NOACs return to being held every two years?
Q: Ray, Now that the 100th anniversaries of the BSA and OA have passed, will the Order of the Arrow return...
Ask the Chairman - How do I get the OA program restarted in a troop?
Q: Mr. Capp, We are relatively new to a troop with no current OA program. My OA membership dates back to...
Ask the Chairman - OA and the National Eagle Scout Association
Q. I heard that the OA and the National Eagle Scout Association are merging. True? A. No, while the OA and...
Ask the Chairman - NOAC Staff
Q. Ray, We attended NOAC last year and are already looking ahead to NOAC 2015. We are interested in staffing this...
Ask the Chairman - Life Membership
Q. Ray, Is it possible to purchase a life membership in the Order of the Arrow? Thanks, George A. George, Thanks for your question. Unfortunately,...
Ask the Chairman - Founder's Award Selection Committee
Q. I'm serving as adviser to a youth-led committee charged with selecting Vigil Honor and Founder's Award candidates. We have...
Ask the Chairman - Concerns about Legacy Project wood for the Centennial Fire
Q. Ray, I just read the article in the May/June issue of Scouting Magazine, titled, "The Order of the Arrow at...
Ask the Chairman: New Ordeal members and the Arrowman Service Award
Q. Mr. Capp, I am trying to find out if new ordeal members that have been inducted in the summer of...
Ask the Chairman - Can a unit election be conducted in American Indian regalia?
Q. Dear Ray, A unit has requested that our election team conduct their election in American Indian regalia. I have never...