Area 12-A1 was the successor to Area U Section A. In fact, after Area U was split into 3 sections, the term Area 12-A began to be used 2 years prior to the Order of the Arrow’s 1948 full integration into the BSA. The original Area included preexisting Lodges, as well as Councils that were forming new Lodges.
At the 1955 Area 12-A Conference, the Western area was split into Area 12-E and the Eastern area would be organized at some point into Area 12-F. The rest of Southern California remained in Area 12-A.
Area 12-A would be reorganized as Section W4B during the 1973 reorganization from 12 Regions to 6 Regions. The boundaries of the new Section exactly mapped the post-1955 boundaries of Area 12-A.
Area 12-A saw huge growth over it’s existence. Conferences (Conclaves) grew from several dozen attendees in the 1950s to as many as 850 at some Conferences in the 1960s. This mapped the explosive growth of the Order of the Arrow in the West at this time.
Area 12-A Pages
- Area 12-A Leadership
- Conferences
- 1951 Area 12-A Conference
- 1952 Area 12-A Conference
- 1953 Area 12-A Conference
- 1954 Area 12-A Conference
- 1955 Area 12-A Conference
- 1956 Area 12-A Conference
- 1957 Area 12-A Conference
- 1958 Area 12-A Conference
- 1959 Area 12-A Conference
- 1960 Area 12-A Conference
- 1961 Area 12-A Conference
- 1962 Area 12-A Conference
- 1963 Area 12-A Conference
- 1964 Area 12-A Conference
- 1965 Area 12-A Conference
- 1966 Area 12-A Conference
- 1967 Area 12-A Conference
- 1968 Area 12-A Conference
- 1969 Area 12-A Conference
- 1970 Area 12-A Conference
- 1971 Area 12-A Conference
- 1972 Area 12-A Conference