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    ORDER OF THE ARROW

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    NOAC Registration & Payments
    2019 Calendar

    (Dates Subject to Change)

    Lodge Executive Committee (LEC) meetings 2pm (CT)

    Eykamp Scout Center unless notified.

     

    Mission

    The mission of the Order of the Arrow is to fulfill its purpose as an integral part of the Boy Scouts of America through positive youth leadership under the guidance of selected capable adults.

     

    Purpose

    The purpose of the Order of the Arrow is fourfold:

    • To recognize those Scout campers who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives

    • To develop and maintain camping traditions and spirit

    • To promote Scout camping

    • To crystallize the Scout habit of helpfulness into a life purpose of leadership in cheerful service to others

     

    History

    The Order of the Arrow (OA) was founded by Dr. E. Urner Goodman and Carroll A. Edson in 1915 at the Treasure

    Island Camp of the Philadelphia Council, Boy Scouts of America. It became an official program experiment in 1922

    and was approved as part of the Scouting program in 1934. In 1948, the OA was recognized as the BSA's national

    brotherhood of honor campers and became an official part of the national camping program of the Boy Scouts of

    America. Today, the OA is recognized as Scouting's National Honor Society.

     

    Eligibility

    To become a member, a youth must be a registered member of a Boy Scout troop or Varsity Scout team and hold

    First Class rank. The youth must have experienced 15 days and nights of camping during the two years before his

    election. The 15 days and nights must include one, but no more than one, long-term camp consisting of six

    consecutive days and five nights of resident camping, approved and under the auspices and standards of the Boy

    Scouts of America. The balance of the camping must be overnight, weekend, or other short-term camps. Scouts

    are elected to the Order by their fellow troop or Varsity team members, following approval by the Scoutmaster or

    Varsity Scout Coach.

     

    Kiondaga Lodge 

    Each Order of the Arrow lodge is granted a charter from the National Council, BSA, upon annual application by the

    local council. Ours is Kiondaga Lodge.  The Lodge helps Buffalo Trace Council provide a quality Scouting program

    through recognition of Scouting spirit and performance, development of youth leadership and service, promotion of

    Scout camping and outdoor programs, and enhancement of membership tenure.

    2020 Annual OA Dues​

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    NOAC 2020 Registration​

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    2019 Lodge Officer/ General Contact Information

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    2019 Unit Leader Guidebook

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    OA Election Ballot

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    Great Central Region OA Web Site

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    Official National Order of the Arrow Web Site

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    Lodge Membership Renewal Form

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    OA Record Update

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    Vigil Honor Nomination Form

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    OA Troop Representative Form

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    OA Officer Petition Form

    Arrow Points

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    Fall 2018

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    Winter 2019

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    Summer 2019

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    Fall 2019

    Eykamp Scout Center Hours:

    Monday - Friday 8:30 to 4:00

    Gaither Scout Shop: By Appointment Only

    Monday - Friday 8:30 to 4:00

    All Times are Central Time

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