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NOAC 2015

All of our NOAC 2015 coverage, all in one place.

NOAC 2015

NOAC 2015 closing show inspires, dazzles, entertains

August 7, 2015 10

The 2015 National Order of the Arrow Conference closed with a show that made Arrowmen think, laugh, scream, dance and maybe even get a little teary-eyed.

NOAC 2015

Backstage with the NOAC Shows team, where volunteers make magic

August 7, 2015 1

The NOAC Shows team has a daunting job. They take an abstract conference theme — “It Starts With Us” — and convert it into something magical.

Memorabilia

Someone at NOAC 2015 will win the Flap Map, an entire wall of patches

August 7, 2015 4

The Flap Map at NOAC 2015 is a giant wall of patches that showcases OA flaps from all 50 states. And someone’s going to win the whole thing.

NOAC 2015

Arrowmen fill, then evacuate, MSU’s Spartan Stadium for emergency drill

August 7, 2015 4

Some 15,000 Arrowmen gathered inside Michigan State’s Spartan Stadium for what organizers called the largest emergency evacuation drill in stadium history.

NOAC 2015

Journalists cover NOAC from every angle for The Current newspaper

August 7, 2015 2

A team of 25 to 30 content creators writes stories for the official NOAC 2015 website and the daily NOAC newspaper, The Current.

NOAC 2015

Grand Hodag serves up a little bit of everything (including root beer)

August 6, 2015 4

The Grand Hodag carnival has become a tradition at the National Order of the Arrow Conference, and the 2015 edition was as crazy as advertised.

Eagle Scout

At largest-ever gathering of Eagle Scouts, Exxon Mobil CEO Tillerson issues a challenge

August 6, 2015 6

The Main Thing in Scouting, Tillerson says, is serving more youth. So at the Gathering of Eagles, he issued a challenge to every Eagle Scout there.

NOAC 2015

15,000 Arrowmen in town means big business for nearby Domino’s Pizza

August 6, 2015 13

NOAC means big business for Domino’s Pizza location. And the store manager is donating a portion of his profits from NOAC orders back to the OA.

NOAC 2015

Muggles at NOAC 2015 enjoy a game of Quidditch

August 6, 2015 5

Modeled after the sport J.K. Rowling created for her Wizarding World, Quidditch has become popular among the Muggles at NOAC 2015.

NOAC 2015

What do Michigan State students think of all the Arrowmen on campus for NOAC 2015?

August 6, 2015 9

They’re friendly, polite and give lots of high fives. That seemed to be the consensus among MSU students about the Arrowmen attending NOAC 2015.

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