National functions and activities. The
Section Vice-Chief assists the Section Chief, coordinates conclave facilities
with the host lodge, and promotes the conclave. The Section Secretary helps
the section Chief by communicating with members of the Council of Chiefs. He
also records minutes of all meetings and
maintains
a section roster.
The Area Director is a
professional scouter from the regional management team who coordinates the
section's activities. Even though he has final authority in several areas, he
cooperates with the Council of Chiefs in the decision making process.
Annually, he appoints the Section Staff Adviser, who is a professional
Scouter, and the Section Lay Advisor, who is a volunteer Scouter.
The Section Staff
Adviser is responsible for interpreting Order of the Arrow policy and acts as
a liaison between the Council of Chiefs and the Scout Executives. The Section
Lay Adviser advises the Section officers and the Council of Chiefs. Also, he
aids the reorganization of merged, dropped, or inactive lodges in the section
and is in charge of assuring that the section operates in accordance with
national policies.
The Council of Chiefs
is composed of the Section officers, the immediate past Section Chief, the
Lodge Chief of each of the lodges or their designee, and the Section
Advisers. Lodge Advisers and Scout Executives are ex officio members. The
Council of Chiefs plans the program for the annual conclave. The Section
Operations Guide is the guidebook for the section.
ORDER OF THE ARROW LODGES IN
NE SECTION 4B
LODGES
COUNCILS
Wagion 6 Westmoreland/Fayette Greensburg PA
Enda Lechauhane 57 Greater Pittsburgh Pittsburgh P A
