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Ask the Chairman - Members of the National Order of the Arrow Committee

Q. It seems like the members of the National Order of the Arrow Committee are a bunch of old men...

Ask the Chairman - Key Volunteer

Q. What is a Key Volunteer in the Order of the Arrow national structure? A. A Key Volunteer is an adult...

Ask the Chairman - April Fools

Q. I was talking with an Arrowman who had seen some seemingly real policy announcements posted on the Internet from...

Ask the Chairman - Task Forces

Q. I heard that the National Committee has created a bunch of Task Forces. What do they do and how...

Ask the Chairman - National Order of the Arrow Committee

Q. Mr. Chairman, How do you become part of a national committee? Samuel A. Hello Samuel, Thank you for your question. The appointment to the...

Ask the Chairman - Lodge Assistance Program

Q. Ray, The 2012 National Officers reports suggest that the Lodge Assistance Program has been discontinued, and I have heard rumors...

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...

Thoughts on Camping and the Outdoor Experience

Some of my fondest memories in Scouting and as a young man have been directly related to the times I...

Thoughts on Brotherhood and Fellowship

When Dr. Goodman founded our great and honored Order, he glimpsed a vision. This vision was his dream of unity...