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IMPORTANT EVENTS IN OA HISTORY
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● July
16, 1915 |
First
OA Induction |
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● August 1915 |
First Vigil Induction |
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● October 1921 |
Grand Lodge Meeting to organize the
national program |
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1921 |
OA became an official program experiment of the BSA |
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● October 1925 |
A separate Brotherhood honor created |
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June 2, 1934 |
National Executive Committee of BSA
approves OA |
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● 1940 |
Creation of Distinguished Service
Award |
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1940 |
National Meeting first mentions the
establishment of chapters |
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● December 1947 |
First OA Handbook |
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● May 1948 |
Full integration into BSA program |
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● 1948 |
First national conference |
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● 1968 |
Creation of the Red Arrow Award |
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● 1968 |
Formation of Memsochet Lodge #507 |
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● 1979 |
Mandatory Pre-Ordeal ceremony |
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● March 13, 1980 |
Death of E. Urner Goodman |
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● 1981 |
Creation of Founder's Award |
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● October 25, 1986 |
Death of Carroll A. Edson |
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1998 |
OA became recognized as Scouting's
National Honor Society |
