Every year, Order of the Arrow youth leadership and members of the National Order of the Arrow Committee gather in Dallas for the biggest OA planning event of the year. These top leaders from all over the country assemble for an intensive four-day session, known as the Order of the Arrow National Planning Meeting. During the meeting the general state of the Order is discussed and planning for the upcoming program of emphasis begins. One of the most important functions of the National Meeting is to elect new national officers. Six positions are filled at the Meeting; national chief, national vice-chief, and a region chief for each of the four regions.

This year one of Shu-Shu-Gah’s own, Ian Pinnavaia has been elected to serve as Chief of the Northeast Region. The Northeast Region serves more than 44,000 Arrowmen over 75 lodges across the northeastern United States, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and the Transatlantic Council spanning across the globe.
A Little About Ian...
  • Ian is an Eagle Scout and Assistant Scoutmaster from Troop 237, Windsor Terrace.
  • Ian was inducted into Shu-Shu-Gah Lodge in 1997 at Alpine Scout Camp. He took his Brotherhood in 1998 and was elevated to the Vigil Honor in 2000.
  • Ian has served the Lodge as Lodge Vice-Chief, Publications Chairman, Unit Service Chairman and Vigil Honor Chairman.
  • Ian served as the Section Conclave Coordinator in 2000, and was elected to 3 successive terms as Section Chief of our Section NE-2C, before being elected Region Chief
  • Ian has also been a member of the Ten Mile River Camp Staff at Camp Aquehonga, most recently as a member of the C.O.P.E. Staff.

    • Responsibilities of the Region Chief

    The Region Chief is the youth leader of the region elected by the section chiefs from that region at the National Planning Meeting. The Region Chief is primarily responsible for Coordinating the OA's National Leadership Seminar and National Lodge Adviser Training Seminar. He also serve as a voting member of the National OA Committee and on the Northeast Region Executive Board. He represents the region at various lodge and section events around the nation.

    Ian is only the second member of the Brooklyn Council and Shu-Shu-Gah Lodge to serve as a National Officer of the Order of the Arrow. Please join all of us in congratulating Ian on this extraordinary accomplishment. You can email Ian at ian@shushugah.org.


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