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By The Latin Scot · Posted
Hey all! This month I started service as our OA Chapter Secretary Adviser. Well, at our Roundtable last night the previous adviser to the secretary handed me a badge of office that says "Order of the Arrow Chapter Adviser" on it, and told me I could put it on my uniform. However - isn't this patch for THE Chapter Adviser? He told me all the advisers, for all the positions, wear them, but I am pretty sure only the adviser to the Chapter Chief is supposed to wear it. Am I right? Or just hopelessly confused? Any and all information is helpful. Thanks all! -
I concur with the previous comments. 1) Reflect on what might have triggered such a response. Over the phone and not in person? Interesting.... 2) Reflect on the Scout Promise and Law. Those are upon which Scout Leaders should base their behavior . 3) Speak (as recommended) in person with the Committee Chair and the Charter Organization Representative. Your sponsoring Charter Organization ( the church or school or club that sponsors your Cub Pack) is supposed to be represented by the COR to the Scout world. Many CORs are merely "signers" on the paperwork, but you have a right to require their participation here. The Committee Chair , with the Committee, helps decide the activities of the Pack that the Cubmaster leads. The CCh needs to hear of this event post haste. Next in the line of responsibility for the Cub Pack is the Institution Head, or as mentioned above, the Executive Officer. This might be the club president, or the church Head Pastor, or the Fire Department Chief, who ever heads the Charter Organization. They will want to hear of your travail. 4) Bullying? I would consider it so. Certainly not the action of a "reasonable" adult Scout Leader. Reflect on how these folks act toward your Cubs. Is there another problem ? 5) Go on line and find the District Leadership. You may know your Unit Commissioner, or not, but you can find the name and contact your District Commissioner, who would be the next resource to contact about this event. 6) Keep notes. Write down when and what was said by whom. Such notes may come in handy later. 7) Try to remember, "it's for the kids". -
By Thunderbird · Posted
Make sure that you get a copy of the newest Wolf Handbook and Den Leader Guide. When you come up with your den meeting plans, I would recommend that you start with the requirements that are listed in the handbook, then look in the Den Leader Guide for ideas / suggestions. In many cases, you don't have to do all of the requirements (do X of Y of the following requirements), so this gives you some flexibility on how to best deliver the program to your Wolf Scouts. Talk to your pack leadership about rank advancement and when it traditionally happens for your pack. You can use that date to backwards plan your meetings. Remember that you can assign requirements to be done at home or with the family. Some den leaders assign the Duty to God adventures to be done at home. The pamphlet How to Protect Your Children From Child Abuse: A Parent's Guide needs to be done at home. Communicate with the parents about what they need to do to help their Wolf Scout earn the rank or other adventures / awards. Written communication is frequently better than verbal (because they have something to refer to). Whenever possible, keep it simple, make it fun! -
That's awesome your taking this one. Being a den leader is one of the best volunteer jobs ever. I'd go further than ask the pack committee for materials. Your pack ought to have a membership co-ordinator. This person should be driving a program of recruiting new members every year. No worries if you pack doesn't have one - most don't. However, if they don't, you ought to lean on the pack committee to help in recruiting for your den. Things I'd do: - publicize to the pack and any attached troops & crews that you're looking for members to grow the den. Ask for their help in referring folks - get fliers out to the school classes that feed your pack - get the Cubmaster to get a recruiter program started amongst the boys. Make a big deal when a scout recruits a friend - ask for help from pack families to send emails to neighborhood email lists - put up flyers in libraries, shopping centers, etc. - work with the pack committee to get a visit the pack day schedulded. Put the word out that you want visitors. - reach out to your district membership chair. See if they have any ideas on how more to recruit in your area. Best of luck!!!! -
That's my plan Terasec. I'm hoping to talk to the pack leadership at our meeting on Monday to get some of the materials from them and see what I can do.
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