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Cardinal Conclave
Tuscarora Scout Reservation
April 17-19, 2009
Section Officers/Advisers Retreat
May 8-9, 2009
2009 National OA Conference
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
August 1-6, 2009
Region Gathering
September 11, 2009
Fall Council of Chiefs
Bonner Scout Reservation
October 23-24, 2009
One Day of Service
October 17, 2009
NLS/NLATS
Covington, GA
November 6-8, 2009
Cardinal Conclave
Bonner Scout Reservation
April 16-18, 2010
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Welcome Brothers
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Welcome to the Southern Region, Section 7B webpage. This webpage should serve as a tool for the arrowmen of our Section through aiding in communication and by providing insight into the happenings within our Order. We ask that you use the resources of this webpage in preparing for another spirited year of brotherhood and continued excellence for SR-7B in 2009. If you have questions or suggestions regarding this webpage, feel free to contact the Section Secretary.
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 The purpose of the Order of the Arrow is fourfold:
To recognize those Scout campers who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives
To develop and maintain camping traditions and spirit
To promote Scout camping
To crystallize the Scout habit of helpfulness into a life purpose of leadership in cheerful service to others
History
The Order of the Arrow (OA) was founded by Dr. E. Urner Goodman and Carroll A. Edson in 1915 at the Treasure Island Camp of the Philadelphia Council, Boy Scouts of America. It became an official program experiment in 1922 and was approved as part of the Scouting program in 1934.
In 1948 the OA, recognized as the BSA's national brotherhood of honor campers, became an official part of the national camping program of the Boy Scouts of America.
Membership
The OA has more than 176,000 members located in lodges affiliated with approximately 327 BSA local councils.
Sections
An Order of the Arrow section consists of lodges within a geographic area of the region. Once every year, representatives of lodges in the section come together for a conclave to share in fellowship, skills, and training. Our section is lead by four youth officers, the Section Chief, Section Vice-Chief of Program, Section Vice-Chief of Training and a Section Secretary. There are also committees that youth chairman run throughout the program year. All youth positions are advised by an adult Section Adviser. All youth officers, chairman and adult advisers contact information can be found on the resources portion of the website.
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Brothers,
Welcome to the Section Website, I hope this is an effective resource for finding necessary items. Lots of hard work has been put into the pages listed here, so take advantage of them.
This past summer, ArrowCorps5 was conducted across the United States. It was there that Arrowmen participated in conservation projects, some pretty cool recreational experiences and begin the process of transforming the way we as an organization are perceived back home. Over 100 Brothers from our six Lodges attended and staffed this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As Lodges have come home, they are preparing their own conservation projects and community involvement strategies. Therefore, get involved in some fashion. This fall, hhundreds of both youth and adults will become our new Brothers in this Scouting's Honor Society. In the same light, we current Arrowmen must be willing to recommit of ourselves to those principles that we ascribe to. Numerous fellowships and service projects are on the books, and those are to be a time of celebration, learning and fellowship! I anticipate attending your Lodge's event and getting to know you better.
In closing it is our purpose as a Section to serve the Brothers of this great state and produce a more active and healthy Order. There are many exciting things that will be on this site and in the news over the next couple of months, so check back regularly. It is my hope that you can gain access to items on this site, if not contact your Lodge Chief or myself.
In Cheerful Service,
Robert Mason
Section Chief
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