Troop 160 Lexington

Tonight are the elections for membership in the Order of the Arrow, the Scout camping and service fraternity.

To be eligible you must be at least First Class and in the last two years you must have spent 15 nights under canvas of which 5 of those nights must have been connected.  Read summer camp here.  A jamboree or Philmont or similar experience would also count.  The rest of the nights must be outings like the ones we take to Rod & Gun, Deep Freeze, and the like.

But camping is not the only requirement.  Living up the Scout Oath and Law are important and liking camping in the out of doors rather than just putting up with it is important as well.

An election team from the local lodge will join us tonight at about 7:45 PM to explain the requirements for election.  All Arrowmen should wear their sashes.

In addition, we need to tuck in a few loose ends left over from the patrol reorganization last week.  Among other things, we have six Scouts without a patrol and I want to make sure that I read the Scribe’s handwriting correctly with all the rest.  Moreover, a majority of the patrols need a PL and APL.  Secret PLs and APLs probably will not pass muster.    One patrol not only had both a PL and an APL, but also a QM and Scribe.  Now THAT is a real patrol.

A few of us may be at the meeting a bit late tonight because we will be at a Cub Scout crossover.  We should be at the meeting no later than 7:45 PM.

-Hank Manz