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Conclave demonstrations of the proposed new Ceremony for the Brotherhood have concluded, and your voices have been heard! The national Order of the Arrow committee has approved the new Brotherhood Ceremony, pending the incorporation of revisions based on over 3,700 individual responses. It will be published electronically on this webpage in password-protected format once the revised text has been reviewed and approved by the BSA. Look for it in mid-2014. When released, the new ceremony will be optional for use in the remainder of 2014, and then become the only approved Ceremony for the Brotherhood starting January 1, 2015.

In preparation for the new ceremony, notes for principals and advisers are now available. Read the full information about the new ceremony here