Open House, Oath and Transfer Ceremony

On October 10th, the Scouting Division had an “Open House” and “Transfer and Oath Ceremony.” The Open House was an opportunity for members of the community (parents, non-scouts, past scouts, and so on) to come see what scouting is all about and get to know the scouts better, especially the leaders. Each troop prepared their own booth and there were activities and food to pass the time in between visiting the booths.

The events earlier in the day were a hit but it was the closing ceremony that brought everything together and captured the spirit of scouting. The ceremony began with transfers and oaths. Transferring and the oath are turning points for a scout because they indicate the individual growth that will follow and represent the meaning and promise of being a scout. Guylik and Artsvik scouts (cubs and brownies) transfer into either the next, older, Guylik and Artsvik troop, or into an Ari and Arenoush troop. At the ceremony, the scouts transferred and took their respective oaths with their fellow brothers and sisters, and joined their new lines.

Following that, eighteen of our scouts received the Azagyen Skhanashan from the Regional Scouting Committee, a process that they started this summer at our Entanoor Camp. Further, after a full year of work, six of our leaders received their Vkayal Kark. Vkayal is the second highest Homentmen test overall and the highest test currently offered to our scouts. This was an important day on many levels and was moving because over 300 guests and scouts came together, both to attend and help with the event.