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Ask the Chairman - Ceremony Outside of Council

Hey Ray, Here's a question for your Ask the Chairman section: Can a lodge hold a ceremony outside of its council...

Ask the Chairman - Unit Elections Held Out of Council

Q. Good Morning -- I am the Order of the Arrow Adviser. We have a number of units from other councils...

Thoughts on The Power of One

The idea of "power" is quite remarkable. Empires have both come to being at its hand and conversely fallen because...

Duty to Country

The Order of the Arrow has always served as one of the pinnacles of service to our country, not because...

Thoughts on Being a Role Model

I remember playing football in the fourth grade every recess. It was twenty minutes of my time during a long...

Thoughts on Commitment to the Order of the Arrow

Ninety years ago, at a summer camp on an island in the Delaware River, E. Urner Goodman inducted a group...

Thoughts on Servant Leaders and The Great Outdoors

The vast forests, fields, oceans, and mountains of the United States have become our most vital resources in the Boy...

Thoughts on A Thing of the Spirit

In 1915, Dr. E. Urner Goodman founded an organization that would have a great impact on the Scouting movement. Our...

Thoughts on Tradition

The nature of the Order of the Arrow can be ascribed in many ways to the ideals that Lord Baden-Powell...