I thought it would be good to take a moment to talk about demographics. How do they relate to the OA, and the greater program of the BSA? I would like to recount some observations from my previous Lodge.I grew up in Southern California’s Inland Empire. This area, East of Los Angeles and Orange Counties, … Read more
T.M. Schultze spent 30 years in service to the Order of the Arrow.Order of the Arrow PagestmschultzeT.M. Schultze is a San Diego-based photographer, traveller, and writer. He writes, photographs, and draws things of the outdoors that have inspired humans for thousands of years. He co-authored the Photographer’s Guide to Joshua Tree Park which can be … Read more
After 30 years with the Order of the Arrow, I want to thank so many people who were there along the journey. This is not a complete list – trying to reflect on everybody who had a significant part of 3 decades is going to take some time. More names will be added.This list is … Read more
Social Media has dramatically changed the internet in the past decade. In turn, organizations like the Order of the Arrow have made social media an important and sometimes all-consuming way to get information.So what if I were to tell you that you have been doing social media wrong?As the saying goes, nothing is constant in … Read more
Note: This page is being deprecated in favor of the Non-OA Society page listed on my Area4History website.Many know that the current Cahuilla Lodge, which comprises the entirety of Southern California, is made up of several predecessor Lodges.Navajo Lodge # 98 formed in 1937 and the San Bernardino County portion of the Lodge joined Cahuilla … Read more
As of May 2020, I will be celebrating 30 years as a member of the Order of the Arrow. The first 20 years were in Cahuilla Lodge and 10 additional years have been spent in Tiwahe Lodge.I have had the great fortune to serve in a variety of leadership capacities as both a youth and … Read more
Order of the Arrow chapters are ubiquitous, even if they are not necessarily part of the officially organized program of the Order. And why not? Lodges in the Western Region would struggle to offer any sort of local program if chapters were not utilized. With further consolidation of councils, building areas of service that are … Read more
May 4, 201820 years ago, on May 4th, 1998, we registered the domain name www.snakepower.org. Cahuilla Lodge was one of the first Lodges in the country to have their own domain name (Octoraro Lodge (Archive Link) appears to have been the first in 1995 although they are curiously now using a different URL). In fact, … Read more
Creating an archive is easy, but maintaining and improving an archive is the hard part. I would like to share some of what I have learned over the years.What Is An Archive?Once you save your first photograph, you have created your first Archive. In contemporary times, this could be something as simple as taking a … Read more
Promotions – Conclave TheoryAs a young Arrowman (far too long ago), conclave promotion literally began at my Ordeal. The leaders in my chapter spoke extensively about how amazing the Conclave was and that it was an event I did not want to miss. The conclave they mentioned was the legendary 1990 Area 4 Tri-Clave. I … Read more