Ask the Chairman
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 - Scouts with Special Needs and Elections
Q: Mike, There is a Scout with special needs in my troop that dearly wants to be in the Order of...
Ask the Chairman - Region Patch
Q: Hello Mike, I have acquired an OA region patch and I was wondering if it could be worn on my...
Ask the Chairman - OA Handbook
Q: Hi Mike,...
Ask the Chairman - Ordeal and Brotherhood Inductions
Q: Hello Mike, In our lodge, our Ordeals have only been lasting from Friday night to Saturday night for a long...
Ask the Chairman - OA Merchandise Rules
Q: Mike, Our lodge is wondering if there are any rules regarding OA merchandise being sold to non-members. Are we allowed...
Ask the Chairman - Adult District Nomination
Q: Good morning Brother Mike, On the adult nomination form there is a section which denotes a nomination for a district/council...
Ask the Chairman - Youth Officers
Q: Mike, My purpose in writing is with regards to one of your most recent topics (found here) concerning the question...
Ask the Chairman - Nomination Process
Q: Mike, Since the OA is a national honor society, why aren't all Eagle Scouts OA members? Although I understand the...
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 - 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 - NOAC 2015 Day Passes/Visitors
Q. Ray, Several parents have asked me about obtaining a visitor’s pass for the day to visit their son while at...
Ask the Chairman - Beaded Sashes
Q. Ray, I am curious why the Order of the Arrow discourages beaded sashes? Since our organization is based on a...