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About Ma-Nu Lodge – Awards and Recognitions
This page provides detailed descriptions and background history on the lodge awards.
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Bronze Buffalo
The Bronze Buffalo Award is presented by each chapter to members
in recognition of distinguished service to that chapter. This
award is a bronze buffalo shaped medallion suspended from a red
ribbon that is worn around the neck. The award is chosen by the
Chapter Adviser and Chapter Chief. One award per 50 youth is
presented each year, with at least 2 per chapter, and with at
least 50 percent of the awards being to youth.
White
Buffalo
The White Buffalo Award is a metallic image of a buffalo
suspended from a red ribbon. This award is worn around the neck
at banquets and other formal ceremonies. The award is presented
to Brotherhood or Vigil members in recognition of outstanding
service to the Ma-Nu lodge and Last Frontier Council. One award
per 50 youth is presented each year, with at least 50 percent of
the awards being to youth.
Casy Cundiff Chapter of the
Year Award (Discontinued)
The Chapter of the Year Award
was created in 1986 to honor and recognize the outstanding
chapter program in the Ma~Nu Lodge. This award was renamed in
2002 to the Casy Cundiff Chapter of the Year Award in honor of
Casy Cundiff, the former Lodge Vice-Chief of Chapters who passed
away one year earlier. Though his life was cut short, Casy’s
legacy lives on in the lives of the many arrowmen that he
touched, not just from his lodge, but from across the
nation. His efforts as a lodge leader helped motivate and
inspire many arrowmen to action through the Gold Chapter Award,
which is a major criterion for determining the Chapter of the
Year. The Casy Cundiff Chapter of the Year Award was discontinued
in October of 2005.
Casy Cundiff Quality Chapter
Award
The Quality Chapter Award is
designed to help chapters develop and deliver a complete and
balanced program based on the lodge's goals and expectations, and
to recognize those chapters actively working to meet or exceed
all of the purposes and missions of the Order. In 2005 this award
was renamed the Casy Cundiff Quality Chapter Award in honor of
Casy Cundiff, the former Lodge Vice-Chief of Chapters. Criteria
to earn this award are decided by the lodge officers each year.
Bill George Award
The Bill George award is a plaque inscribed with the recipient's
name and the year presented. There is also a plaque located in
the Last Frontier Council Service Center listing all past
recipients of the award. This recognition is presented to the
outstanding youth member(s) of the MaNu Lodge. This is the
highest recognition that can be given to a member of the lodge.
The award is chosen by the adult advisers in the Lodge.
Miller “Pat”
Patterson Award
The Miller Pat Patterson award is given much like the Bill George
Award to the outstanding adult member(s) of the MaNu Lodge. This
award is also a plaque that is presented to the recipient with
their name and year listed on it. Another nameplate is placed on
the award plaque located in the Last Frontier Council Service
Center. This award is chosen by the youth officers of the MaNu
Lodge.
Founder's Award
Introduced at the 1981 National Order of the Arrow Conference,
the Founder's Award was created to honor and recognize those
Arrowmen who have given outstanding service to the Lodge. The
award is presented to an Arrowman who demonstrates to fellow
Arrowmen that he or she memorializes in his or her everyday life
the spirit of achievement described by founder E. Urner Goodman
and cofounder Carroll A. Edson.
The award is a handsome bronze medallion bearing the likenesses of E. Urner Goodman and cofounder Carroll A. Edson. It has a wooden base and brass plate suitable for engraving. Also available is a special Founder's Award arrow ribbon, with a gold colored arrow suspended from a red ribbon.
Lodges may petition the national Order of the Arrow Committee to present up to four awards annually, based on lodge membership. If the lodge presents more than one award, one must be to a youth under the age of 21. Nominations must be made on form No. 24-137.
Ma-Nu
Lodge Service Corps Flap
To earn the Ma-Nu Lodge Service Corps flap you must complete
twenty hours of service in one or more properties of the Last
Frontier Council. When twenty hours have been completed, fill out
the information on the application form and return it to the
Lodge Chief or Lodge Adviser to receive your patch.
Patches are free.
Download the Service Corps Form *
Arrowmen
Unit Service Award
The MaNu Lodge
Arrowmen Unit Service Award is a special lodge
flap with a gold border.
It recognizes Arrowmen for fulfilling their first obligation in
the OA to provide leadership and service to the Scouts of their
unit, and to strive to develop and fulfill their obligation by
living the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives. To earn the
Arrowmen Unit Service Award (AUSA), an Arrowman must complete a
minimum of three requirements from each of the following areas in
any single calendar year: Leadership Development,
Camping and Unit Service, and Leadership in Service. Progress is
documented on the appropriate AUSA form (youth or adult). All
requirements must be completed between January 1 and December 31 of
a single calendar year. When these requirements have been
completed, a youth Arrowman must participate in a Scoutmaster
Conference (similar to that required for Scout rank advancement),
and an adult Arrowmen must secure the approval of the Unit
Committee Chairman. The completed form must be signed by the
appropriate unit leader, and an OA chapter officer (youth) or
adviser (adults). Mail completed forms to Michael Stearman, 2601
N. Broadway Avenue, Shawnee, OK 74801.
Download the Youth AUSA Form *
Download the Adult AUSA Form *
Leadership
in Service Award
The OA strives to
strengthen Scouting's foundation of service by further fostering
in Arrowmen the ethic of servant leadership. By promoting and
rewarding service that benefits the Boy Scouts of America's
outdoor program, and the communities in which Scouts reside, the
Order supports Scouting at the most important level. In
recognition of this heritage of service, the National Order of
the Arrow Committee created a three-year Leadership in Service
Program that was announced at the 2004 NOAC. It was possible to
earn this special recognition for service as an OA member to both
Scouting and the community. The award was available during the
years 2005-2007.
The
Bowstring Society
The Bowstring Society is a special ceremonies recognition that is
distinctive to Ma-Nu Lodge. To qualify, a ceremonialist must have
performed at least two parts, and memorized a third for the
pre-ordeal, ordeal or brotherhood ceremonies. The purpose of the
Bowstring Society is to recognize outstanding ceremonialists, and
to provide a pool of resources to draw from for further
ceremonies training and education. Bowstring members are
recognized by a black sash with a white arrow on it; the same
sash that was the original sash of the OA.
The Vigil Honor
The Vigil is the highest honor of the Order of the Arrow and
dates back to 1915. It is older than the Brotherhood. It is a
high mark of distinction and recognition reserved for those
Arrowmen who, by reason of exceptional service, personal effort,
and unselfish interest, have made distinguished contributions
beyond the immediate responsibilities of their position of office
in the Order of the Arrow to one or more of the following: their
lodge, the Order of the Arrow, Scouting, or their Scout Camp.
Tenure in Scouting or the Order of the Arrow is not considered as
reason enough for a Vigil Honor recommendation.
The Vigil Honor was first awarded by the MaNu lodge in 1948 to four members who were also the first from the entire state to receive this recognition. The Vigil ceremony was performed for this group and the small number of recipients from other lodges across the country at an Army camp outside of Bloomington, Indiana during the 1948 National Order of the Arrow meeting.
Any member of the Order of the Arrow registered in Scouting and in good standing in a regularly chartered lodge is eligible for recommendation to the National Order of the Arrow Committee for elevation to the Vigil Honor provided that, at the time of the recommendation, the individual has been a Brotherhood member for a minimum of two years. A lodge may nominate a maximum of two percent of their registered Arrowmen once a year, through the Vigil Honor petition. At least 50 percent of all those nominated must be under 21 at the time of nomination.
Every year MaNu Lodge selects its Vigil candidates based on nominations turned in from lodge members. Anyone may submit a nomination. Nominees must have been a Brotherhood member for at least two years before the committee meets. The form must be completed in its entirety and mailed to the address given on the form by the specified date. A picture of the nominee must be included with the form or it will not be accepted. Forms may not be e-mailed.
The Vigil Committee is a group of members of MaNu Lodge Appointed by the Vigil Chief with the approval of the Lodge Chief to review and select candidates for the Vigil Honor. The committee reviews the nominations and then selects the candidates for that year with the approval of the Lodge Chief, Lodge Adviser, and Lodge Staff Adviser.
Download the Vigil Nomination Form *
View a Partial List of Ma-Nu Lodge 133 Vigil Members
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