Order of the Arrow

Most of the Arrowmen who watch the jaw-dropping shows will never get to thank the NOAC 2015 scenic design team. But they’re not doing it for the glory.

Mike Surbaugh, who on Oct. 1 will become the BSA’s 13th Chief Scout Executive, climbed, ran and crawled through the OAWarrior challenge course at NOAC 2015.

A special 100th anniversary sash is being issued at the 2015 National Order of the Arrow Conference. These red sashes with white arrows are a big hit.

At the MSU Dairy Store, five college-age workers maintain their smiles as they busily serve shakes, scoops, cups and cones to a steady stream of Arrowmen.

NOAC 2015 is unlike any before it, and it has a trading post to match. Kay Trick and her team accomplished this with what she calls an “IKEA-style flow.”

It’s hard to imagine the Spartans basketball team whipping up more excitement than the Arrowmen who put on tonight’s opening show.

Turns out the Ini-To Lodge of the Flint River Council in Georgia has plenty to shout about at NOAC 2015.