What is the Order of the
Arrow?
The Order of the Arrow is a "Brotherhood of
Scout Honor Campers", often referred to as the Brotherhood
of Cheerful Service. We are a group of people who have
been elected by our piers as being capable of upholding the
honor through our continued actions of cheerful service to
others. It is a youth-run organization, meaning that all
important decisions are made by the youth [age 20 or less]
with advice of the adult advisors. More information is
available in the
Order
of the Arrow fact sheet.
How do I become a member of the Order of
the Arrow?
To be a member of the Order of the
Arrow, you must be a current member of the Boy Scouts of
America [Troops, Venture Crews, Explorer Posts, etc.]. You may
be elected in as either a youth or an adult [adults are
considered age 21+]. After election, you have one year to
attend an Ordeal Weekend, during which you will go through
what we loving refer to as The Ordeal. After
successfully completing the weekend, you are then a member of
the Order of the Arrow.
As a parent of someone recently elected
to the Order of the Arrow, what should I
expect?
Your son will receive a packet
in the mail (usually by mid-April) describing what must be
brought to the Ordeal Weekend and when and where the
weekend will be. An up-to-date health form must be sent in
with the registration, or brought with your scout to the
weekend. If you have any questions, please do not
hesitate to email your
Chris Thorp, Lodge Advisor and he will be happy to talk with you about it.
What is a Lodge?
A Lodge is the
Council-equivalent in the Order of the Arrow. Every BSA
Council has one OA Lodge associated with it.
What does the Lodge do?
Our
lodge is Chippanyonk Lodge 59. The best way to keep up with
lodge activities to to be active. The lodge website
is a good place to start.
What is a Conclave?
A
Conclave is a yearly meeting of the lodges in our Section of
the United States. The NE-1A Section encompasses Maine,
Vermont, New Hampshire, and part of Northeastern
Massachusetts. Any OA member may attend, but must pre-register
with his or her lodge. For more information, please refer to
the Section web site here.
What is NOAC?
NOAC is the
National Order of the Arrow Conference. It is a
national gathering of every lodge which happens every two
years, usually during the summer. For more information, please
see the National OA Web
Site.
Design for this page is based upon the good start made by Passaconaway Lodge 220