Re: Bead Totems

I am responsible for the beads and totems for our OA lodge (the OA handles
them in my council). Here is the list of beads we use, and what they stand
for:

Blue-fair weather
Black-rain *on the activity*
White-snow *on the activity* (on the ground when the activity
starts does not count)
Yellow-district event
Clear-below zero
Purple-below freezing
Pink-OA Ordeal weekend (may also soon become NOAC)
Red-summer camp (one red for the whole week)
Green-JLT
Brown-national high adventure activity
Orange-National or World jamboree, or equivalent

If a troop is eligible for more than one bead, the PLC is supposed to decide
which one the troop will wear. One bead *per activity* is generally
awarded; beads are also given, therefore, for service projects, fundraising
events, etc, though the focus is camping nights.

We are considering, as I stated, adding new beads, though the proposal for
NOAC is only one on the table presently.

Hope this answers your questions

Jason Cruse
Great Rivers Council, Missouri


Jason A. Cruse
Cruse Consulting Services, Inc.
Ph. (573) 406-0643
Fax 406-0632
http://cueball.nemonet.com/users/cruseconsulting

-----Original Message-----
From: Scouts-L Youth Group List [mailto:Scouts-L@tcu.edu] On Behalf Of Brian
Watkins
Sent: Sunday, May 31, 1998 8:05 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list SCOUTS-L
Subject: Re: Bead Totems

I have a question of the group. What do all the bead colors represent on
the bead totems? Black-rain, Blue-good weather, etc? How does your
units work this?

Brian Watkins, Assistant Scoutmaster
Rock Climbing & Rappelling Instructor, COPE Facilitator
Eagle Scout - 1982, NRA Instructor
"I used to be a Bobwhite..." SC-377
brian.watkins@juno.com

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