NOAC 2002
General Information for all Ceremony Evaluations

Index:
Introduction
General Guidelines
Registration

 

Introduction

The goal of the 2002 NOAC Ceremony Team Evaluations is to improve ceremonial performances and to maximize the quality of the Induction experience. Since the purpose of these evaluations is purely educational, there is no need for teams to be highly experienced to participate. Inexperienced teams should benefit significantly from participating in the evaluations. Experienced teams will be able to improve their performances as well by their association with the best teams in the country. Evaluations will be held for Call-Out, Pre-Ordeal, Brotherhood, and Vigil ceremony teams.

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General Guidelines

The following general guidelines apply to all ceremony evaluations:

  1. All ceremony team members must be from the same lodge. Ceremonialists may perform with only one team per ceremony category; however, they may perform in more than one category (i.e. a ceremonialist may perform on a Call-Out and Pre-Ordeal team, but may not perform on two Pre-Ordeal teams).
  2. All participants MUST be under 21 years of age on July 27, 2002 and be a member of the lodge entering the Ceremony Team Evaluation.
  3. Lodges can enter as many ceremony teams as they wish in all ceremonies as scheduling permits.
  4. In accordance with the policies of the National Order of the Arrow Committee, the use of face and body paint is prohibited at all Ceremony Team Evaluations. The use of face or body skin coloring, or wigs in simulation of ethnic traits is also not acceptable.
  5. All ceremonial parts should be fully memorized.
  6. All participants must wear appropriate American Indian style dress. The American Indian Activities staff will assist teams by critiquing the appropriateness of their outfits during the evaluation session. Dress will be evaluated as a part of the performance evaluation. Teams are reminded not to show any disrespect, carelessness, or gross inappropriateness in American Indian dress.
  7. Ceremonial teams will be required to provide whatever props they need to make their ceremony performance as realistic as possible. Extra people may be used to enhance a performance, such as: drummers, candidates, elangomats, etc. The staff will provide markers to indicate the locations of the central fire and fire pots in the performance area. A heavy burden will be provided for the Brotherhood ceremony. No other props or materials will be provided.
  8. If you have questions about Evaluations, contact Terry Honan, Lead Adviser for Inductions & Ceremonial Events, by E-mail at honan@aol.com.

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Registration

All ceremony teams members should pre-register by signing up for ceremony evaluations on the "Individual Registration Form". All ceremonial teams MUST check-in on Saturday when their lodge contingent registers at the NOAC. An Inductions and Ceremonial Events desk will be set-up in the conference registration area on Saturday, July 27, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Ceremony teams will need to verify their performance schedule and verify the name of each team member. Last minute changes may be available, but will SLOW the contingent registration process. Please make every effort to ensure that all members are registered for ceremony evaluations on the pre-registration form.

Ceremonial teams that do not check-in upon arrival may be replaced in the schedule by teams on the waiting list.

Only pre-registered ceremony teams will be guaranteed a place in the Ceremony Team Evaluation.

Teams that have not pre-registered but would like to participate MUST check-in during their lodge contingent registration on Saturday at the Inductions and Ceremonial Events desk. Teams may register on a first-come-first-served basis and may be turned away due to space, time, and staffing constraints.

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Revised 05/08/02