OA Troop/Team Representative Program

1. OA Troop/Team Representative Program

2. “Let it be remembered that the Order of the Arrow was created to help the unit - to help it present its membership a better ideal of the inner qualities of the good scout camper. Qualities of character, cheerfulness and service are hard for a boy or a man to understand in the abstract. They come easier when seen in human life. Let us realize the significance of the Order in the unit - for the unit is our best hope in scouting.” Dr. E. Urner Goodman

3. OA Troop/Team Representative Program Dave Heaton - SVC Brian Seeton Jim Cheatham Mat Milleson Mark Muirhead Mark Angeli Jack Hess - Adviser Doug Fullman

4. OA Troop/Team Representative Program John Moore Kane Remmereid

5. Session Objectives • Job Description and duties • The benefits for the unit/chapter/council • How the OA Representative will fit into the lodge/chapter • How to sell the program back home • How to train the new Representative • How to support the new Representative

6. OA Troop/Team Representative Program

7. OA Troop Representative Job Description An Order of the Arrow Troop Representative is a youth liaison serving between the local OA lodge or chapter and his troop. In his troop, he serves as a communication and programmatic link to the Arrowmen and adult leaders and Scouts who are not presently

8. ... members of the Order. He does this in a fashion that strengthens the mission of the lodge and purpose of the Order. By setting a good example, he enhances the image of the order as a service arm to his troop.

9. OA Troop Representative Duties • Serves as a communication link between the lodge or chapter and the troop • Encourages year round and resident camping in the troop

10. OA Troop Representative Duties • Encourages older Scout participation in high adventure programs • Encourages Scouts to actively participate in community service projects

11. OA Troop Representative Duties • Assists with leadership skills training in the troop • Encourages Arrowmen to assume leadership positions in the troop

12. OA Troop Representative Duties • Encourages Arrowmen in the troop to be active participants in the lodge and/or chapter activities and to seal their membership in the Order by becoming Brotherhood members

13. OA Troop Representative Duties • Sets a good example • Enthusiastically wears the Scout uniform correctly • Lives by the Scout Oath, Scout Law and OA Obligation

14. OA Troop Representative Duties • Shows Scout spirit

15. OA Troop Representative Qualifications • Under 18 years old • Appointed by SPL with SM approval • OA Member in good standing • Reports to the ASPL

16. OA Team Representative Qualifications • Under 18 years old • Appointed by Varsity Team Captain with Coach approval • OA Member in good standing • Reports to the Varsity Team Captain

17. OA Troop/Team Representative Program

18. Additional Information • Order of the Arrow Homepage - • http://www.OA-BSA.org

19. OA Troop/Team Representative Program

20. Troop/Team Representative The Order of the Arrow Troop/Team Representative will be a youth liaison serving between the local OA lodge or chapter and his unit. In his unit, he will serve as a communication and programmatic link to and from Arrowmen, adult leaders and Scouts who are not presently members of the Order. He will do this in a fashion that strengthens the mission of the Boy Scouts of America. By setting a good example, he will enhance the image of the Order as a service arm to his unit.

21. OA Troop Representative Duties • Serves as a communication link between the lodge or chapter and the troop • Encourages year round and resident camping in the troop

22. OA Troop Representative Duties • Encourages older Scout participation in high adventure programs • Encourages Scouts to actively participate in community service projects

23. OA Troop Representative Duties • Assists with leadership skills training in the troop • Encourages Arrowmen to assume leadership positions in the troop

24. OA Troop Representative Duties • Encourages Arrowmen in the troop to be active participants in the lodge and/or chapter activities and to seal their membership in the Order by becoming Brotherhood members

25. OA Troop Representative Duties • Serves as a communication link between the lodge or chapter and the troop • Encourages year round and resident camping in the troop

26. OA Troop Representative Duties • Encourages older Scout participation in high adventure programs • Encourages Scouts to actively participate in community service projects

27. OA Troop Representative Duties • Assists with leadership skills training in the troop • Encourages Arrowmen to assume leadership positions in the troop

28. OA Troop Representative Duties • Encourages Arrowmen in the troop to be active participants in the lodge and/or chapter activities and to seal their membership in the Order by becoming Brotherhood members

29. OA Troop Representative Duties • Sets a good example • Enthusiastically wears the Scout uniform correctly • Lives by the Scout Oath, Scout Law and OA Obligation

30. OA Troop Representative Duties • Shows Scout spirit

31. OA Troop Representative Qualifications • Under 18 years old • Appointed by SPL with SM approval • OA Member in good standing • Reports to the ASPL

32. OA Team Representative Qualifications • Under 18 years old • Appointed by Varsity Team Captain with Coach approval • OA Member in good standing • Reports to the Varsity Team Captain

33. OA Troop/Team Representative Program

34. Training • LLD • OA Troop/Team Representative Training Seminar • Registration Form • Resource List

35. Boy Scout Handbook Scout Fieldbook Senior Patrol Leader Guidebook Junior Leader Training syllabus Boys’Life Scouting Woods Wisdom WWW Merit Badge Books Passport to High Adventure Varsity Scout Leader Guide Scoutmaster Fundamentals Resources - BSA Prog.

36. OA Handbook OA Guide for Officers and Advisers OA Field Operations Guide Lodge Planbooks LLD syllabus People Membership rosters Newsletters - National through Chapter Resources - OA Prog.

37. Training • LLD • OA Troop/Team Representative Training Seminar • Registration Form • Resource List • Checklist

38. Checklist - Information Exchange Lodge/Chapter to Troop/Team: • Lodge & Chapter Calendars • Unit Election/Camp Promotion visit • Service to America Program • Community Service project opportunities

39. Checklist - Information Exchange Lodge/Chapter to Troop/Team: • Brotherhood conversion • Resource lists • OA Representative Registration forms

40. Checklist - Information Exchange Troop/Team to Lodge/Chapter: • Does the unit conduct monthly campouts? • Does the unit attend a long-term camp? • Do the unit’s older Scouts participate in high adventure programs?

41. Checklist - Information Exchange Troop/Team to Lodge/Chapter: • Does the unit need help with its outdoor program? • Does the unit need help with community service programs? • Does the unit need help with training?

42. Checklist - Information Exchange Troop/Team to Lodge/Chapter: • Does the unit’s OA members participate in lodge and chapter activities? • Name of the new OA Troop/Team Representative

43. OA Troop/Team Representative Program

44. OA Troop/Team Representative Program How to make it fit in the lodge structure - • Your OA Troop/Team Representatives are depending on the lodge to give them the support they need

45. S t r u c t u r e

46. Should have to coordinate with 5-7 OA Reps Fewer Scouts to coordinate with, the better job he will do

47. Mega Lodge • Chapter Chief has appointed Chairman, Liaisons, etc • Lodge Chief should appoint Chairman to coordinate with other lodge Chairman to make sure that OA Reps receive current information • Lodge Chairman troubleshoots, keeps program healthy, provides support material

48. Small Lodge • Lodge Chief should appoint two Chairmen to run program • One to run program • One to create materials

49. All Lodges • Consider making a database so OA Representative Roster can be kept up to date • Send registration forms once a year • Consider making a short installation ceremony • Conduct Training Seminars at least twice a year for newly appointed OA Representatives

50. Word of Caution • OA Representative Program can and should be used as a calling committee to promote. It is mandatory that you do not play the telephone game. • All levels of leadership take notes so accurate information can be relayed