Honor Lodge Requirements
The Honor Lodge Award is established in order to recognize this year’s premiere Lodge in the section. This award is given to the Lodge who obtains the most points throughout the year as identified below. This award is separate into three categories: General, Participation, and Competitions. Each Lodge will be required to submit Form 16 to the Section Recognitions Chairman no later than during the Friday Night COC at Conclave for the Service portion of this award. Each lodge will be allowed to review their individual point tallies on during the Saturday Night COC at Conclave.
General
1. Achieve Quality Lodge (75 points)
2. NLS Participation when NLS is offered (25)
3. ArrowHEADS participation when offered (25)
4. Percent of Lodge membership attending Conclave
a. 5-10% (10)
b. 11-20% (25)
c. 21-30% (50)
d. Above 30% (75)
5. Service to Council
a. Based upon man-hours.
i. Man-hours = hours of service divided by lodge membership
ii. 1-5 (10)
iii. 5-10 (25)
iv. 10-15 (50)
v. 16+ (75)
b. Form 16 must be submitted to support
6. Service to Community
a. Based upon man-hours
i. Man-hours = hours of service divided by lodge membership
ii. 1-5 (10)
iii. 5-10 (25)
iv. 10-15 (50)
v. 16+ (75)
b. Form 16 must be submitted to support
7. National High Adventure Programs
a. Sending delegates to OA Trail Crew, OA Wilderness Voyage, or OA Ocean Adventure
b. 20 points for participation in any of the above (points will only be awarded for one event)
8. Earn the One-Day of Service Award (25)
Section Activities
1. Apensuwi articles submitted to Section Secretary on time
a. Points awarded per article (5)
2. Fall Council of Chiefs participation
a. All members of Lodge Key 3 must be present (5)
3. Lodge program responsibilities submitted to Section Vice Chief of Program on time (5)
4. Copy of Lodge Charter renewal submitted to Section Advisor on time (5)
5. Copy of Lodge Calendar submitted to Section Secretary on time (5)
6. Founders Award recipients submitted (use Form 9) to Section Recognitions Chairman on time (5)
Conclave Activities
1. Assigned activities completed (10)
2. Lodge participation in Ceremony Competition (10)
3. Lodge participation in Team Dance or Team Singing Competition (10)
4. Lodge participation in Quest for the Golden Arrow (10)
5. Lodge participation in Individual Dance Competition (5)
(at least one dancer must enter, but points are no given per dancer)
6. Friday night Council of Chiefs participation
a. All members of Key 3 must be present (5)
7. Saturday night Council of Chiefs participation
a. All members of Key 3 must be present (5)
8. Lodge entry in Communications Award competition (5)
9. Honor Lodge Service Record Form 15 into Section Recognitions Chairman on time
a. Turn in by Friday night of Council of Chiefs (5)
10. Participation in Section Leadership Development Seminar when offered at Conclave (5)
Competitions
1. First place in the Quest for the Golden Arrow (20)
2. Each first place Individual Dancer (5)
3. First place in Team Dance Competition (10)
4. First place in Team Singing Competition (10)
5. First place in Brotherhood Ceremony Competition (10)
6. First place in Pre-Ordeal Ceremony Competition (10)
7. Each first place Individual Ceremonialist (3)
8. Each second place Individual Ceremonialist (2)
9. Each third place Individual Ceremonialist (1)
10. First place in Section Communication Award (10)
11. Winning the Spirit Award (10)