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Photo of an Arrowmen rappelling during NOAC 2024

This was the best thing I saw at the National Order of the Arrow Conference

August 5, 2024 3

Anyone who’s ever attended NOAC won’t be surprised to hear that it was everything I’d heard it would be, and maybe even a little bit more.

A photo of participants at the National Order of the Arrow Conference

You don’t have to be in Colorado to be part of the National Order of the Arrow Conference

July 11, 2024 2

A NOAC remote delegate will experience all the fun and excitement of the National Order of the Arrow Conference without leaving home.

Order of the Arrow announces 2024 Distinguished Service Award recipients

May 16, 2024 1

When the number of recipients of a particular award is so small that Scouting America can publish the list in its entirety, you know you’re dealing with a prestigious award.

Say hello to this year’s National Order of the Arrow officers

January 22, 2024 1

David Gosik, an Eagle Scout from the Tidewater Council, has been elected by his peers to serve as the 2024 Order of the Arrow national chief.

Let’s meet this year’s National Order of the Arrow officers

March 23, 2023 0

Zach Grinvalsky, an Eagle Scout from the Tidewater Council, has been elected by his peers to serve as the 2023 Order of the Arrow national chief.

How to experience NOAC 2022 without leaving your home

July 11, 2022 0

NOAC is known as the place for Arrowmen to share ideas, attend training sessions and make new friends. Remote delegates get to do all that, too, even though they are unable to attend in person.

2022 Order of the Arrow national officers elected, new region structure debuts

January 27, 2022 1

Timothy Reiss, an Eagle Scout from the Pathway to Adventure Council, has been elected to serve as the 2022 Order of the Arrow National Chief.

Registration opens for the 2022 National Order of the Arrow Conference

October 5, 2021 0

Thousands of Arrowmen from around the country will meet at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, next year for the 2022 National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC).

Helping your Scouts become OA members

September 25, 2021 1

For more than 100 years, the Order of the Arrow has recognized Scouts and Scouters who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives. Unit elections are permitted in Scouts BSA, Venturing and

Scout troop makes movie while they backpack through the Three Sisters Wilderness

August 24, 2021 0

The Scouts had originally planned a 140-mile backpacking trek at Philmont Scout Ranch, but because of the pandemic, they opted for an adventure closer to home.