Big Ideas
Explore the impact of declining memberships and retention rates in Scouting organizations, as well as issues related to unit elections, Ordeal completion, Brotherhood status, and membership policies. Delve into critical questions about timeframes for completing Ordeals, eligibility for unit elections, and candidate call-outs.
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Big Ideas Membership Day
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Membership Impact almost half of our lodges declined in membership last year
Membership Retention nearly 25% of Arrowmen did not continue as members last year
Unit Elections almost half of the troops in the nation did not hold an OA election last year
Ordeal Completion nearly 25% of the Scouts elected to the OA last year did not complete their Ordeal
Brotherhood Completion over 65% of Ordeal members in 2015 eligible to seal their membership in the Order did not become Brotherhood
Currently Scouts elected into the Order of the Arrow have a one-year period from election to complete their Ordeal [GOA, page 23]. Should this timeframe be longer and if so, how long?
Currently, unit elections may only be performed by the lodge of the council where the unit is chartered [GOA, page 22]. Should an adjacent lodge be allowed to perform elections for nearby out-of-council units, if both lodges agree? Should unit elections be allowed to be held at summer camp, even for out-of-council units?
Currently, a lodge may not call out candidates from a visiting out-of-council unit unless the unit leader presents a letter from the home lodge chief and lodge adviser, requesting the call-out and identifying the members to be called out [GOA, page 23]. Should this restriction be lifted and lodges be allowed to call out members of any unit without restriction?
Currently Scouts may only take their Ordeal in the lodge that serves the council in which their unit is chartered unless special approval is given [GOA, page 23]. Should we consider allowing a duly elected candidate to attend an Ordeal in any lodge regardless of where they were elected? If so, where would that arrowman be a member: in the lodge they were elected or in the lodge where they took their Ordeal?
The term ordeal is used to indicate the first level of OA membership and is also widely used for the event where OA membership is conveyed. Should we stop using the term, ordeal in one or both of these instances? If so, what term or terms should be used instead?
Sharing of Best Practices Almost half of our lodges declined in membership last year
Sharing of Best Practices Almost half of our lodges declined in membership last year Nearly 25% of Arrowmen did not continue as members last year
Sharing of Best Practices Almost half of our lodges declined in membership last year Nearly 25% of Arrowmen did not continue as members last year Almost half of the troops in the nation did not hold an OA election last year
Sharing of Best Practices Almost half of our lodges declined in membership last year Nearly 25% of Arrowmen did not continue as members last year Almost half of the troops in the nation did not hold an OA election last year Nearly 25% of the Scouts elected to the OA last year did not complete their Ordeal
Sharing of Best Practices Almost half of our lodges declined in membership last year Nearly 25% of Arrowmen did not continue as members last year Almost half of the troops in the nation did not hold an OA election last year Nearly 25% of the Scouts elected to the OA last year did not complete their Ordeal Over 65% of Ordeal members in 2015 eligible to seal their membership in the Order did not become Brotherhood
