1. Order of the Arrow Lodge Leadership Development www.oa-bsa.org Committee Use: To committee or not to committee? Committee Use To committee or not to committee?

2. Order of the Arrow Lodge Leadership Development www.oa-bsa.org Committee Use: To committee or not to committee? Role Play Lodge Chief Lodge Executive Board Committee Chairman 75th Anniversary Patch Ad-Hoc Committee Role Play Goals: Complete objectives Total participation Total time: 25 minutes

3. Order of the Arrow Lodge Leadership Development www.oa-bsa.org Committee Use: To committee or not to committee? Role Play (Disperse Roles Now)

4. Order of the Arrow Lodge Leadership Development www.oa-bsa.org Committee Use: To committee or not to committee? Role Play Debrief How productive was each group? Which objectives were completed? Teamwork or chaos? Major obstacles? Suggestions to make it easier? Anyone unhappy? What can we learn collectively? Did the Ad-Hoc committee have it easier? How? Why?

5. Order of the Arrow Lodge Leadership Development www.oa-bsa.org Committee Use: To committee or not to committee? Committees in History Committee in July 1776 wrote and signed Declaration of Independence Committee in May 1787 created the United States Constitution Committee of 9 Supreme Court Justices meets annually to decide fate of the nation

6. Order of the Arrow Lodge Leadership Development www.oa-bsa.org Committee Use: To committee or not to committee? Closing Committees get results faster Large groups take up valuable time Our organization is founded upon: Leadership is learned not inherited, and by sharing the tasks everyone can become a leader Committees provide leadership opportunities for youth