LEADERSHIP
The
FELLOWSHIP
SERVICE
Arrow
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
OA Coordinator Report
2
Assoicate Adviser’s Minute
Interview a Committee Chairman
3
OA Troop Representative Information
2015 Lodge Officers
4
Chiefly Speaking
5
Ceremonies Committee Update
NOAC 2015
6
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OA Coordinator Report
Who is Andrew Fugleberg?
By: Ryan Teigen, Lodge Secretary-Elect
By: Andrew Fugleberg, Lodge VC of
Chapters-Elect
Hello Fellow Arrowmen!
For those of you who don’t know me, my name is
Ryan Teigen. I was the OA Coordinator this summer for the
last three weeks at our lovely home, Camp Wilderness. I can
honestly say that is was one of the greatest experiences of
my life!
Over the summer, we had roughly 30 members go
through their Brotherhood Ceremony, which was huge!
Also, we had roughly 50 people called-out! The
#PorcupineSwag shirts were also a very successful thing that
we did at camp this year! Every Wednesday was OA Day,
and OA members could purchase these Safety Green TShirts for only 12 dollars!
This summer was truly an eye opener for what is
really means to do Cheerful Service. I wasn’t the most
active OA member before this summer, but now that I’ve
seen what it’s like, I LOVE it! I hope to see Cheerful
Service out of every one of you who read this, and I also
look forward to being Pa-Hin’s Lodge Secretary in 2015.
It’s going to be a great year!
The #Porcupineswag t-shirts available at Camp this
summer were a huge success!!
My name is Andrew Fugleberg and I’m
currently 17 years old. My birthday is October
27th. I’m a senior at May-Port CG High School
located in Mayville, North Dakota. My favorite
color is blue, my favorite flavor of ice cream is
vanilla, and dogs are my favorite animal. I’m
involved in several extracurricular activities. I
participate in Speech, Drama, Music, FBLA,
and Student Council. After high school, I’ll be
attending NDSU and majoring in Animal
Science. Once I complete my Bachelor’s degree,
I want to go to graduate school and become a
Veterinarian so I can help people and animals
simultaneously. For the last three summers I’ve
been working at Camp Wilderness in
Scoutcrafts. My favorite thing about the OA is
being involved in the ceremonies. I think they
are really fun and interesting! My favorite
scouting memory goes back to when I was a cub
scout. I was forced to attend Camp Wilderness
with my whole family because my parents were
the leaders, and I couldn’t be left home alone.
Since I didn’t want to be bored all week, I took
every merit badge Scoutcrafts had to offer. By
the end of the week, I had completed all the
work to receive the merit badges, but because I
was a cub scout, the requirements didn’t transfer
over. However, I received a “Super Scout of the
Future” Award from past Lodge Chief Jack
Golden.
That amazing week inspired me to earn
my Eagle Scout award and work at camp. As
2015’s Vice Chief of Chapters, I really want to
focus on improving communication throughout
the lodge. One of my goals includes calling
every chapter chief at least once each month to
check on them and make sure everything is
going smoothly. I want to be involved in every
single chapter and give the chiefs the tools
needed to thrive. Every member of the Order of
the Arrow should feel personally involved in the
organization. I believe that 2015 will be an
amazing year for our lodge!
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Lodge Associate Adviser Minute
By: Tyler Scott, Lodge Associate Adviser, OA Troop Reps.
“Things of the spirit count: brotherhood – in a day when there is too much hatred at home and abroad;
cheerfulness – in a day when the pessimists have the floor and cynics are popular; service – in a day when
millions are interested in getting or grasping, rather that giving.” --Dr. Edward Urner Goodman
As another wonderful summer wraps up, we find ourselves headed back to school and anticipating cooler
weather. But I encourage you to keep kindling the spirit our founder mentions in the quote above. The quote is
over 50 years old, yet it still holds true today. As Arrowmen we are in a unique place to share our guiding
principles with everyone else. Be a brother to someone in need of a friend at school or work; maintain your
cheerful spirit, “even in the midst of irksome tasks, and weighty responsibilities;” lastly, do all you can to be of
service to others.
We are all members of committees and groups, parts of a larger “whole.” Goodman suggests though, that these
three simple ideals, Brotherhood, Cheerefulness, and Service are what make the Order of the Arrow matter.
During the hectic hustle and bustle of your day, take time to reflect on our three guiding principles. We do not
always have our sashes on, but our thoughts and actions should always mark us as members of this esteemed
Order.
Interview a Committee Chairman –
Ben Pitkin
By: Jason Dombrowski, Chapter 8 Secretary
Meet Ben Pitkin. Ben is currently the Publications Committee
Co-Chairman for the Pa-Hin Lodge. He tells me that after
being on two other committees, John Bisbee told him this was
the right committee for him. He is currently attending
Dickinson High School. Next year, he plans to attend the
South Dakota School of Mines. He has been in scouting since
he was in the 4th or 5th grade. He also considers Dickinson his
hometown even though he was born in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Ben is not an Eagle Scout (yet) and also doesn’t know how
many Merit Badges he has earned. He is currently working at
a local community center as a lifeguard and his favorite sport
is swimming. One of his most memorable scouting
experiences happened during his first year at Camp
Wilderness. He and one of his friends took the canoeing merit
badge that week and both of them decided to do the canoeing
for the Iron Man competition. Misfortunately, neither of them
were the best canoers because they ended up going double the
length they had to go. An interesting fact about Ben is that he
has been to thirty-five different states, including North
Dakota. I also asked him what his favorite superhero is and
he says Batman. That is all that I have to say about Ben
Pitkin. If I were you, I would want to meet him!
Ben also serves as a ceremonialist when he is
asked to!
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Chapter
14 Update
OA Troop
Representatives
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4 Update
2015 Lodge
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Ideally, as an OA Rep there are a few performance standards that should be met to ensure a successful
program, and an informed Troop. An Arrowmen should be active in his Troop, since that was one of the duties he
promised to fulfill after completing his Ordeal. An OA Rep should attend at least 75% of all Troop meetings, activities,
and service projects. He should also attend at least 50% of all OA events and remain in good standing with his dues.
There should be good and regular communication between the SPL, and he should provide monthly meeting
announcements. At least one main Lodge event should be attended (i.e. Spring/Fall Conclave, Winter Fellowship, and
Lodge Leadership Development).
As it stands, there is a Committee working to construct a Handbook to be used by the OA Troop Rep as a guide
through his term. This book is planned to have a Lodge calendar for the upcoming year, contact information for Lodge
and Chapter Officers and Advisors, as well as committee chairmen. It will instruct the Troop Rep how to go about
being active and being a successful communication link to his troop. This Handbook will also answer any questions
that a Troop Rep may have.
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Chiefly Speaking: “Leaving our Legacy for the next 100 years”
By: Seth Murray, Pa-Hin Lodge Chief
My Fellow Arrowmen,
What a fantastic Sumer! Thank you to everyone that
helped out at Camp Wilderness this summer with all
of the OA program stuff! Also thank you to everyone
that camp to Fall Conclave and Section Conclave! Both
events were jam packed with attendees, and they were
both a lot of fun! This edition is a little long but has
IMPORTANT INFORMATION, so bare with me!
For starters I want to say Congratulations to a few people;
congratulations to John Bisbee, Jarod Smith, Andrew Fugelberg, Travis Olson, and Ryan Teigen, on
being elected as the 2015 Lodge Officers, you guys have a great team, and also have a very big year
ahead of you good luck and best wishes to you all! I have to say congratulations to Jarod again on being
elected as the 2014-2015 Section C1-A Secretary, I was also elected as the Section Vice Chief for 20142015.
On October 31st, we will be having our annual Lodge Leadership Development (#LLD2014) in Bismarck,
ND at the Law Enforcement Academy (1320 Schafer Street, Bismarck, ND 58501).The theme for the
year is “Leaving our Legacy for the next 100 years”. LLD this year is going to be a little different the in
the past. This year when you register you will need to make a decision on which path you would like to
follow for the weekend. The paths you can take are: Chapter Officer, Committee Members, Advisors, and
a General Session. You will get a schedule of which training cells to attend when you arrive at the event,
Friday night (October 31st). As a special treat we have invited the Governor of North Dakota, as well as a
State Supreme Court Justice, our very own Scout Executive Travis Christopher, our Council President Al
Erickson, our Bismarck Office staff; Cory Wrolstad and, Ric Jensen, as well as our Past Lodge Advisor
Steve Shark. We have some great things planned for LLD this year, to find out more go to the Lodge
Website (www.pa-hin.com/events.html), to register for LLD go to www.nlcbsa.org click on the
“Calendar” tab, go to October 31st, and click on OA-LLD and follow the instructions from there! Oh and
did I mention that its ONLY $10 to attend?! Be there!
For our members (Chapter Chiefs, standing Committee Chairmen and or, designees) of our Lodge
Executive Committee our next meeting will be at LLD on November 1st, 2014 at 7:30pm. If you are
unable to attend we will have the conference call number available.
It’s been a great year so far, but it’s not over! We have a lot of things yet to accomplish! I’m on board are
you?! I hope to see you at LLD October 31st – November 2nd in Bismarck. As always have a great time in
school everyone, and if you have any questions please ask me! Oh and remember: #LeaveYourLegacy!
Yours in Brotherhood,
Seth Murray
2014 Pa-Hin Lodge Chief
[email protected]
701-403-7129
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Ceremonies Committee Update
By: Drew Sagsveen, Ceremonies Committee Co-Chairman
This past February, I received a call from the Pa-Hin Lodge Vice Chief of Committees John Bisbee. I had
known John for a few months before then, and he had played an important role for putting me through my
Brotherhood ceremony. During the call, John presented a task to me, to plan this spring’s Indian Winter. I
had never attended one before, and I never really planned on it, but for a task that needed to be done, I was
willing to help. After several hours of phone conversations, several dozen emails, two trips to Starbucks and
once out to lunch, everything came together. The event was all ready to go, and I admit I was pretty
nervous. Friday night of the event, I left Bismarck after playing bass for a school performance at around
9:00 and made the trek to Fargo. Around midnight I wandered in the front doors of the Center for Scouting
and saw a lot more people than anticipated! Throughout the weekend, we had over 40 people attend the
event, which was held at the John L. Wanzek Center for Scouting in Fargo, ND. Throughout the weekend,
some of the activities we held were an Ordeal Ceremony run-through, choker making, the OA Mobile
Trading Post, freeze tag, presentations on speaking, regalia and memorization, the scout shop open all day
Saturday and fabulous cooking provided by Daryl Kalla. Spring Indian Winter 2014 was a huge success!
Thank you all for coming, and keep an eye out for information on the upcoming December Indian Winter in
Bismarck (yes, this is something new!), and our spring Indian Winter which is going to be partnered with
Naguonabe Lodge!
NOAC 2015: A Century
of WWW
Are you ready to experience a week you’ll remember for the rest of your
life? Then join the lodge at the 2015 National Order of the Arrow
Conference, August 3-8 in East Lansing, MI.
NOAC is a weeklong event with classes and activities designed to heighten
your knowledge about your chapter and lodge. This includes subjects like
beadwork, ceremonies, regalia, publications, how to run meetings, budgets,
SCUBA, patches, lodge/chapter operations, and so much more! The lodge
spends a few days to travel to and from the event and along the way stops at
regional attractions such as Six Flags, Henry Ford Museum, Wisconsin
Dells, and the Chicago Science Museum.
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The cost for this NOAC is $900 and a $100 deposit holds your spot on the
bus. You can register at http://www.nlcbs.org/Event.aspx?id=4121 to put
your deposit and get more information at pa-hin.com, see you in 2015!