Your First Day at NOAC
By Kevin Clipper
Welcome to the 2018 National Order of the Arrow Conference at Indiana University! After traveling to Bloomington, IN via planes, trains, and automobiles, your conference experience begins.
Check out the many activities happening around campus this afternoon. Stop by Adventure Central or the Conservation Village. Recreation activities include open swim, log rolling, cup stacking, patch trading, and the Spartan Race. Make a visit over to the Willkie Quadrangle for the grand opening of the Goodman Edson Observatory, which tells the story of the Order’s heritage through displays, memorabilia, and exclusive programming. For times and locations, check out the official NOAC schedule via the conference app.
Visit the American Indian Dance Staff Exhibition located outside the Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
This evening, The Opening Show: Decisions will be at the Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Doors will open at 7:15 p.m. and the show will begin at 8:00 p.m. Bring your shows ticket with the assigned seating information and get excited for the pre-show games and trivia.
Following the show, newly inducted members of the Order of the Arrow within the past 12 months are encouraged to head over to the Newly Inducted Arrowman Reception at the Memorial Stadium from 9:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Lodges are encouraged to join in the Parade of Flaps at the opening show. Each lodge’s representative needs to meet at the loading ramp on the north side of the Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall at 6:30 p.m. and bring their parade lodge flap.