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 - NOAC Staff
Q. Ray, We attended NOAC last year and are already looking ahead to NOAC 2015. We are interested in staffing this...
Ask the Chairman - Life Membership
Q. Ray, Is it possible to purchase a life membership in the Order of the Arrow? Thanks, George A. George, Thanks for your question. Unfortunately,...
Ask the Chairman - Founder's Award Selection Committee
Q. I'm serving as adviser to a youth-led committee charged with selecting Vigil Honor and Founder's Award candidates. We have...
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...