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 - Can lodges provide annual scholarships?
Q. Hello Ray, Are lodges allowed to give out an annual scholarship to a worthy Arrowman, if done properly? In Brotherhood, Joseph A. Dear...
Ask the Chairman - To whom are the NOAC promotional patches intended to be distributed?
Q. Dear Ray: I would like to know if the NOAC promotional patches are exclusively reserved for NOAC contingent participants or...
Ask the Chairman - Is there an age requirement for an OA Troop/Team Representative Adviser?
Q. Dear Ray, Does an assistant Scoutmaster acting as the troop representative adviser need to be at least 21 years old...
Ask the Chairman - Is there a minimum age for election to the OA?
The information on this page may not reflect the changes to the Order of the Arrow membership requirements effective February...
Ask the Chairman - How can I sign up for OA High Adventure opportunities?
Q: Ray, How can youth members of my lodge get more information and sign-up for the OA High Adventure programs? A: The...
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 - Long-term Camp
Q. Dear Ray, Our troop visited the Jamboree. It was wonderful. On our trip, we spent four nights camping, then two...
Ask the Chairman - Ceremony Outside of Council
Hey Ray, Here's a question for your Ask the Chairman section: Can a lodge hold a ceremony outside of its council...
Ask the Chairman - Election of an ineligible Scout
Q. Ray, What should happen if a Scoutmaster (either knowingly or unwittingly) certifies a Scout as eligible for election when he...
Ask the Chairman - Where do you place the anniversary award sash patches?
Q. Ray, As a youth I earned the 60th Anniversary Award and now as an adult I am progressing towards earning...
Ask the Chairman - Can members who are not dues paid wear a lodge flap?
Q. Mr. Capp, In my lodge there is a question that is always asked. Can a Scout or Scouter who completed...
Ask the Chairman - Can ceremonies be performed according to local Indian tribe custom?
Q. Hello Ray, I am from a lodge in Hawaii. There is a question in our lodge on whether we can...