Northeast Region Order of the Arrow Patches

The first two undated patches were issued in the early 1990s. The roach and war club design was used on many Northeast Region OA patches from 1987–1998. In 1999, this was replaced with a second primary design featuring the compass from the new Northeast Region logo superimposed on an arrowhead; this second design has not appeared on a general-purpose patch.

Beginning in 2003, a third design appeared featuring a stylized eagle with a city skyline between its wings; a version with a silver mylar border was distributed by the Region Chief that year.

A new logo featuring a compass rose was introduced in 2012; the first patch with the new logo was a square emblem for the Region Leadership Team.

The 1987 OA Seminar was a region-wide NLS weekend held on the Rutgers campus in August 1987.

The OA High Adventure patches were created to help fund scholarships for participants in the OA’s programs at the BSA High Adventure bases. From 2013 through 2015, the fundraising sets included a mylar-bordered version of the patch that was also given to participants. In 2017, a new set was issued that had separate patches for each of the four programs/bases.

The first Standard Section patches used the same general design as those issued in the Southeast Region (and by Section SE-1) during the late 1970s. The Northeast Region began issuing these patches a few years after adding a handful of lodges that were formerly in SE-1.

I do not know why there were two different designs used in 2004.

This event, usually held in November, is a training weekend for all Section Officers in the region. The event has been running for many years but there were no patches issued prior to 1996.

Following the first cycle of round patches (2003–2006), I have been told the intent was to start a cycle of smaller round patches with a similar design. The patches actually produced, however, were almost indistinguishable from the ones used previously. For that reason, I have listed each border color once with a note about the years it was used.

In 2011, the Gathering of Leaders replaced the Section Officers Seminar. In 2012, the event was shifted from November to September. There was no separate staff patch for the 2013 event, and there were no patches issued for the event in 2017.