crgholthus 10 Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 Will someone please explain all the different levels of OA? I just renewed my membership after 15 year absence. We just had our Klondike Derby.(-17 dgrees at night but it was a blast). Run very well, & I would like to get more involved, but I dont remember a thing, except when I got "tapped out" in 1984. Link to post Share on other sites
SemperParatus 1 Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 From the OA website (nonprotected) - should answer your questions. http://www.oa-bsa.org/qanda/ Link to post Share on other sites
NWScouter 9 Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 OA has three levels of membership Person elected by their units is tapped-out and they then go through an Ordeal and become a member of the Order of the Arrow as an Ordeal Member (just a arrow on their sash). Ten months later they are able to seal their membership and become a Brotherhood Member (a bar on about an inch or so from both ends of the arrow on their sash). After two more years they are eligible to selected for Vigil Honor (add a triangle to the middle of the arrow on the Brotherhood sash), only a few are selected from the lodge depending on its size. This is an honor and not all are chosen only those deemed to have done service beyond the usual. All members are considered equal; no level is required to serve in as an Officer in any level (chapter, lodge, section, region, or national). Link to post Share on other sites
acco40 95 Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 Not to be picayune, but nobody gets "tapped out" anymore. The procedure is called out (youth protection strikes again). Link to post Share on other sites
crgholthus 10 Posted January 18, 2005 Author Share Posted January 18, 2005 Thanks NWS, that helped alot. Stuff in the BSA has changed so much,over a fifteen year absence. Link to post Share on other sites
NWScouter 9 Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 I know, but some times I slip. It was 36 years ago when I was tapped out Link to post Share on other sites
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