The New Role of the Section

The New Role of the Section was introduced at the Order of the Arrow's 1999 National Leadership Summit, as a part of the Order's Strategic Plan.

Through a new relationship with the lodges, each section will work to help the lodges in the section. Lodge Visitations will occur where an "Assistance Team" from the section will meet with the lodge's key youth and adult leadership. They will go over where a lodge stands with all of their programs and efforts, and see if there are some tips or ideas they can provide to help make the lodge more successful.

Also, Section Council of Chiefs meetings will be expanded as they start to incorporate special sessions aimed towards helping lodges.

The Section Assistance Program is very new, and because of that, it has been started as a Pilot program through December 1999. Based on feedback from sections and lodges, the program will be evaluated at the end of this year and possible changes will be announced soon after January 1, 2000.

Why a New role? - The Basic Idea
- Section Officer's Jobs -
The Lodge's Job - Implementation

"We will redefine and enhance the role of the Section to include a monitoring / mentoring relationship with the lodges designed to guide lodges toward greater service to councils."

- Order of the Arrow Strategic Plan, 1998-2002

Revised 11/23/99c