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 - Are there scripts available for the installation of youth officers?
Q. Hi Ray, I was wondering if you would be willing to share the officer installation script that you use at...
Ask the Chairman - Are lodges required to use LodgeMaster to contact members?
Q: Ray, I am wondering if there is an actual requirement to use LodgeMaster to communicate with the lodge members? Including...
Ask the Chairman - Brotherhood Letters
Q. Ray, What should become of the letter that an Ordeal candidate writes to the lodge secretary? Thanks for your opinion on...
Ask the Chairman - Assistant Scoutmaster
Q. Ray, Can a Scoutmaster ask that a 20yr old Assistant Scoutmaster who had been a first class scout or higher...
Ask the Chairman - OA Assistant Scoutmaster Patch
Q. Ray, There is some confusion about the OA adviser patch for the assistant Scoutmaster in my area. Some people are...
Ask the Chairman - Guide for Using LodgeMaster
Q. Ray, Since all lodges will be required to use LodgeMaster for rechartering in 2015, are there any plans for a...
Ask the Chairman - How can I be involved in the Order’s centennial celebration outside of NOAC?
Q. I know registration for the 2015 National Order of the Arrow Conference is at capacity and the likelihood of...
Ask the Chairman - What BSA membership is necessary for OA membership?
Q. Ray, As the membership record keeper of my lodge I have been asked what BSA registration is necessary to maintain...
Ask the Chairman - How should special needs Scouts be considered for election to the OA?
Q. Ray, We have a young man who was elected to the Order of the Arrow this spring. He is a...
Ask the Chairman - How can an adult meet the longterm camping requirement for membership?
Q: Ray, I'd like to ask about the adult membership requirements. Our troop has an adult who has been pivotal in...
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...
Ask the Chairman - Service Hours
Q. Ray, A Scout's parent would like to know if the required service time with the Order of the Arrow counts...