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 - Concerns about Legacy Project wood for the Centennial Fire
Q. Ray, I just read the article in the May/June issue of Scouting Magazine, titled, "The Order of the Arrow at...
Ask the Chairman: New Ordeal members and the Arrowman Service Award
Q. Mr. Capp, I am trying to find out if new ordeal members that have been inducted in the summer of...
Ask the Chairman - Can a unit election be conducted in American Indian regalia?
Q. Dear Ray, A unit has requested that our election team conduct their election in American Indian regalia. I have never...
Ask the Chairman - What training resources are available to help my lodge?
Q: Ray, I am the training chairman for my lodge. I am looking for resources that might help me to develop...
Ask the Chairman - How do we implement the new OA brand guidelines?
Q: Ray, My lodge's flap was recently denied because of the new brand guidelines. What advice do you have for our...
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...
Ask the Chairman - Order of the Arrow Sash
Q. When should the OA sash be worn? A. Your OA sash, wear it at OA events and when you represent...
Ask the Chairman - Non-OA Adult Leaders at OA Camping Functions
Q. Ray, Can non-OA Adult Leaders attend OA Camping Functions (e.g. lodge events, conclave, etc)? Gene A. Gene: Here is a link to Section...
Ask the Chairman - Vigil Honor Selection
Q. Ray, I am in a council that has a local Order of the Arrow lodge of over 4,600 members. Upon...
Ask the Chairman - Will the Arrowman Service Award Patch be Available at NOAC
Q. Ray, More than a few of our lodge members will be completing their Arrowman Service Award requirements at NOAC and...
Ask the Chairman - Which sash do Arrowmen wear at NOAC?
Q. Ray, At NOAC, are we to wear the white sash with our Arrowman Service Award or the Centennial Sash? A. The...
Ask the Chairman - How do we handle elections for Scouts who may be dual registered?
The information on this page may not reflect the changes to the Order of the Arrow membership requirements effective February...