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  • LATEST POSTS

    • scoutldr
      What is Going On With the OA

      By scoutldr · Posted

      Induction of adults into the OA was never intended to be an "honor"...it was to fulfill the need for adult supervision and advisors to the youth.  As such, they are not "elected", but "selected".  I agree with the elimination of the camping requirement.
    • mrjohns2
      What is Going On With the OA

      By mrjohns2 · Posted

      The camping requirement has been eliminated for adults. 
    • InquisitiveScouter
      What is Going On With the OA

      By InquisitiveScouter · Posted

      Madness
    • Eagle94-A1
      What is Going On With the OA

      By Eagle94-A1 · Posted

      Do not remind me of the changes.. Yes, some lodges were doing things wrong. Other lodges were doing it properly. I don't think if the local Native nation has both youth and elders involved with the OA, doing ceremonies, dancing, singing, etc is a problem. Heck one lodge had a tribal councilman as a member, and his cousin was a ceremonialist. Another lodge had a powwow drum started at an OA event. I was active when the change was made. I and a few others said the OA will slowly die as a result of letting everyone in. I gave them 20-25 years. I think the 100th Anniversary gave it a little more life, and of course the patch collectors. OK, I admit, I have read names off of scrolls and the back of shield for AOL and Call Outs. Especially if the pack didn't have anything with their names on it. But completely agree with reading  from paper for the main ceremonies. I would rather the "contemplative pause" or even ad libbing the lines, especially if the ceremonialist knew the meaning and purpose of the lines.   Instead of using an adult nomination form, they put the SM on the ballot with the youth, and had the Youth vote on him.
    • skeptic
      1915 Society Endowment Program

      By skeptic · Posted

      How is this really different than the James E. West program?  It is much like the concept that at one time was discouraged of local lodges issuing new patches regularly as "trade bait", especially just prior to Jamboree and OA National events.  In our almost extinct Lodge, we had a period with so many patches that nobody had a clue, other than it was another variation for some obscure reason.  

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