SR-1A OA ReliefCorps 2020

On August 27, 2020, Southwest Louisiana was struck by Hurricane Laura, a fierce storm with 150 mph winds and a 17-foot storm surge, the 4th strongest storm to hit the US in 150 years. The storm spread destruction from the Gulf coast to Arkansas andRead...

2020 Recipients of the Distinguished Service Award

The Distinguished Service Award (DSA) was created in 1940 to honor those who rendered service to the Order beyond the lodge level. The award is presented to Arrowmen, youth and adult, who have rendered distinguished and outstanding service to the Order on a sectional,...

National Awards 2019

Annually the National Committee of the Order of the Arrow awards three awards, the National Service Award, The E. Urner Goodman Camping Award, and the Innovation Award. Read on to learn more about these awards and which lodges earned them within the Southern Region....

Leading Through COVID-19 Resources

Arrowmen, Recently, we held the first Region Roundup of the year, it focused on leading your lodge through COVID-19. If you were not able to join us or would like to re-visit portions of the webinar, please feel free to view the recent Region RoundupRead...

2020 Service Grant Awarded

Since 1999, the National OA Committee has annually selected lodges from each region to receive matching service grants. In 2020, four lodges in councils across the nation were chosen to receive a combined total of $10,900 in matching grants via the OA Service Grant...

We Support Camping Award…Another Record Year

The Southern Region’s annual We Support Camping Award celebrated the completion of its sixth consecutive year of council camping support, again doing so in record fashion. Created in 2012 for the 2013 program year, the award’s purpose is to encourage lodges to sharpen...