Southern Region (Boy Scouts of America)

Southern Region
Southern Region
Owner	Boy Scouts of America
Headquarters	Irving, Texas
Founded	July 1, 1992
Regional Director	Ron Oats
	Website; http://scouting.org

For administrative purposes, the Boy Scouts of America was divided into four regions—Western, Central, Southern, and Northeast.[1] Each region was subdivided into areas. Southern Region covered all of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Tennessee, and parts of Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.[2]

Boy Scouts of America regions as of 1992

Each region had a volunteer president, assisted by volunteer officers and board members, and the day-to-day work of Scouting was managed by the regional director, assistant and associate regional directors, and area directors. Regions and areas were subdivisions of the National Council and did not have a corporate status separate from the BSA.[3][4]

Regions were replaced by National Service Territories in June 2021.[5]

Areas

Area I

Area 1 VOA

Southern Region Area 1 Venturing Officers Association is the area-tier VOA program. All VOAs seek to support, engage, attract, and unify Venturing at their respective tier. Currently, the Area 1 VOA is led by the following youth officers:

President: Zachary N.

Area II

Caddo Area Council — Texarkana, Texas
Circle Ten Council — Dallas, Texas
East Texas Area Council — Tyler, Texas
Golden Spread Council — Amarillo, Texas
Longhorn Council — Hurst, Texas
Northwest Texas Council — Wichita Falls, Texas
Norwela Council — Shreveport, Louisiana
South Plains Council — Lubbock, Texas
Texas Trails Council — Abilene, Texas

Area 2 VOA

Southern Region Area 2 Venturing Officers Association is the area-tier VOA program. All VOAs seek to support, engage, attract, and unify Venturing at their respective tier. Currently, the Area 2 VOA is led by the following youth officers:

President: Ian P.

Area III

Alamo Area Council — San Antonio, Texas
Bay Area Council — Galveston, Texas
Buffalo Trail Council — Midland, Texas
Capitol Area Council — Austin, Texas
Texas Southwest Council — San Angelo, Texas
Rio Grande Council — Harlingen, Texas
Sam Houston Area Council — Houston, Texas
Three Rivers Council — Beaumont, Texas
South Texas Council — Corpus Christi, Texas

Area 3 VOA

Southern Region Area 3 Venturing Officers Association is the area-tier VOA program. All VOAs seek to support, engage, attract, and unify Venturing at their respective tier. Currently, the Area 3 VOA is led by the following youth officers:

President: Victoria A.

Area IV

Area 4 VOA

Southern Region Area 4 Venturing Officers Association is the area-tier VOA program. All VOAs seek to support, engage, attract, and unify Venturing at their respective tier. Currently, the Area 4 VOA is led by the following youth officers:

President: Carina L.

Area V

Area 5 VOA

Southern Region Area 5 Venturing Officers Association is the area-tier VOA program. All VOAs seek to support, engage, attract, and unify Venturing at their respective tier. Currently, the Area 5 VOA is led by the following youth officers:

President: Sophie G.

Area VI

Area 6 VOA

Southern Region Area 6 Venturing Officers Association is the area-tier VOA program. All VOAs seek to support, engage, attract, and unify Venturing at their respective tier. Currently, the Area 6 VOA is led by the following youth officers:

President: Brent G.
Acting President: Hannah B.

Area VII

Area 7 VOA

Southern Region Area 7 Venturing Officers Association is the area-tier VOA program. All VOAs seek to support, engage, attract, and unify Venturing at their respective tier. Currently, the Area 7 VOA is led by the following youth officers:

President: Soren F.

Area VIII

Section 8

Southern Region Section 8 is the recognized "section" for Area 8. Sections served to help administrate and support the Order of the Arrow program at a more local level. Section 8 operates a gathering of each councils' OA lodge known as a "section conclave". It's currently led by three youth officers:

Section Chief: Tristan L.
Section Vice Chief: Davin F.
Section Secretary: Dan W.

Area 8 VOA

Southern Region Area 8 Venturing Officers Association is the area-tier VOA program. All VOAs seek to support, engage, attract, and unify Venturing at their respective tier. Currently, the Area 8 VOA is led by the following youth officers:

President: Claire A.

Area IX

Area 9 VOA

Southern Region Area 9 Venturing Officers Association is the area-tier VOA program. All VOAs seek to support, engage, attract, and unify Venturing at their respective tier. Currently, the Area 9 VOA is led by the following youth officers:

President: Liam W.

References

Nelson, Bill. "Organization of the Boy Scouts of America". U.S. Scouting Service Project. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
"Southern Region". Boy Scouts of America. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
Rules and Regulations of the Boy Scouts of America. Boy Scouts of America. 1985.
March 2011 Final Membership Report. Boy Scouts of America. 2011.
"National Service Territory Maps". Boy Scouts of America. Retrieved 2021-07-07.

External links

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[bsaorg-1] Nelson, Bill. "Organization of the Boy Scouts of America". U.S. Scouting Service Project. Retrieved 2008-03-12.

[2] "Southern Region". Boy Scouts of America. Retrieved 2008-06-28.

[r&r-3] Rules and Regulations of the Boy Scouts of America. Boy Scouts of America. 1985.

[4] March 2011 Final Membership Report. Boy Scouts of America. 2011.

[5] "National Service Territory Maps". Boy Scouts of America. Retrieved 2021-07-07.