CHAPTER LEADERSHIP

What is a Chapter?• Mini Lodge Meet Locally Provide service to District Provide extra advancement opportunities

What is the Role of the Chapter?

• Camping Promotion• Unit Elections• Service• Support District Events• Support Council Events • Support Lodge Events Maintaining Ceremony Teams & Dance Teams Conducting or helping with Inductions

The Seven P’s of Planning

• Prior Proper Planning Prevents Pitifully Poor Performance.

Keys to a Successful Chapter Program

• Goal Setting (SMART goals)

Set SMART Goals

• Specific• Measurable• Action Oriented• Realistic• Timely

Keys to a Successful Chapter Program

• Goal Setting (SMART goals)• Trained Leaders• Member Involvement• Knowing and Using Resources• Rewards and Recognitions• Fun Meetings• Unit Leader support

Use of a Welcome Table• Attendance Sheets• Meeting Agenda• Schedule of upcoming events• Special Event Flyers• http://www.oa-bsa.org/resources/forms/

Information is Key• OA Unit Representatives• Chapter/Lodge Newsletters• Chapter/Lodge Webpage• Chapter/Lodge Communication (example =

Yahoogroups)• Roundtable flyers• Snail mail• Use all computer resources• http://www.oa-bsa.org/resources/wsguide.htm

Chapter, Lodge, and National Events

• Chapter yearly event• Ordeals• Lodge Fellowships• Lodge Banquet• Scout-O-Rama \ Scout Show• Sectional Conclave• NOAC• National Jamboree• OA High Adventure; Trail Crew, Ocean Adventure, Wilderness

Voyage• http://www.oa-bsa.org/resources/forms/• http://oa-bsa.org/resources/lodge/lodgeresourcedvd/

videos.htm

Chapter Service Program• Service to Units • Service to Districts• Service to Lodge• Service to Council• Service to Community• http://www.oa-bsa.org/resources/spideas.htm

Chapter Identity• Emblem• Totem• Regalia• Patch• Neckerchief • T-shirt

Keys to a SuccessfulFundraising Program

• Small Trading Post (at Council/District events)• Silent Auction• Pledge Boards• Pancake Breakfast • Concession Stand as scouting/community

events • Car Wash – EACH member to sell tickets

highest total turned in gets half the money back

Appendix: Source materials and Resources

• Official OA Web Site Guidelines http://www.oa-bsa.org/resources/wsguide.htm

• Printable Forms - Available Online Forms: http://www.oa-bsa.org/resources/forms/

• Service Ideas – Unit, District, Council, Sectional, National, ETC. http://www.oa-bsa.org/resources/spideas.htm

• National Order of the Arrow website http://www.oa-bsa.org/

• 2008 Order of the Arrow Field Operations Guide http://www.oa-bsa.org/resources/pubs/FOG-2008.pdf

Appendix: Frequently Asked Questions

• Q1: How do I go about finding out how to format things not covered in this document?

• E-mail Jack Chinn, jack@sectionw4n.org

• Q2: Who wrote this syllabus for the 2009 NOAC?

• A2: Gary Hnydowitz Mario Suarez 602-469-0824 720-519-3212 hindeex3@yahoo.com suarauco@aol.com