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 - Camping Requirement
Q. Ray, We have recently moved to another city and someone told me that the the camping requirement must be fulfilled...
Ask the Chairman - Centennial Totem
Q: Ray, is our lodge required use the OA centennial totem on our lodge flaps and memorabilia items for NOAC...
Ask the Chairman - Are elections in a Venturing Crew possible?
The information on this page may not reflect the changes to the Order of the Arrow membership requirements effective February...
Ask the Chairman - Can a unit leader add additional requirements for membership in the OA?
Q. Ray, I would like clarification on the Scoutmaster's option to restrict candidates from being elected to the Order. It is...
Ask the Chairman - When will the Centurion Award recognition take place at NOAC?
Q. Ray, When will the Centurion Award recipients be honored at NOAC? There are some award recipients within the lodge that...
Ask the Chairman - Can volunteer time be counted towards the camping requirement for membership?
Q. Dear Ray, We have a Scout that is three nights short in meeting the two year, 15-night camping requirements. He...
Ask the Chairman - How should a Scout be inducted if he is moving before his induction?
Q. Dear Ray, The OA had elections at our last troop meeting of 2015 and they voted my son as their...
Ask the Chairman - Does the OA trading post take suggestions for new items?
Q: Ray, Our lodge has a lot of fun and exciting products that we do a great job of selling. I...
Ask the Chairman - What’s a new Order of the Arrow dad to do when his son isn’t yet elected?
Q. Ray, I am an assistant Scoutmaster and was called out to the Order of the Arrow during our most recent...
Ask the Chairman - Are there regulations on how many lodge flaps a lodge may issue for wear?
Q. Dear Ray, I was wondering about something our lodge adviser had said recently about the lodge flap guidelines. He stated...
Ask the Chairman - Can a Scout executive remove an elected lodge officer from office?
Q. Dear Ray, I was recently elected to be the 2016 lodge chief. The vote was passed and had the approval...
Ask the Chairman - How can I submit my updated lodge history book?
Q. Hello Ray, I am the historian for my lodge and I have updated our lodge history book to include the...