New Members

To help new members understand The Order of the Arrow and its principles, we have gathered useful information into this one location. The first question that's probably on your mind is, now what? Here are some things you as a new member can do right off the bat to get involved in this great Order of ours:

1. Jump Start

Jumpstart is a really cool website developed for new members of the Order of the Arrow! Therefore, be sure to check it out. Here you can catch a glimpse of the OA’s rich history, discover more about your Ordeal experience, and learn how to seal your membership in the Order by taking the next step: Brotherhood membership.

Click here to start Jumpstart

 

2. New Member Guide

Our lodge has also put together a New Member Orientation Booklet that is designed to help new members remind them what they learned at their Ordeal and to help them along their way to Brottherhood. (This booklet is password protected. You should have recieved the password information during your Ordeal weekend. It is the fifth word of the title on page 10 of your OA Handbook. (Use all lower case letters, no spaces, no quotes, no punctuation)

3. Attend a Chapter Meeting

Chapters are small sub-sets of the lodge. They are organized along District lines. Chapters meet monthly. They have a program with Opening Ceremonies, Announcements, Indian Crafts, Ceremony Team practice, and most provide refreshments. It's a great way to meet Arrowmen.

4. Come to a Lodge event
Our lodge has 5 major Lodge Events during the year:

• Spring Fellowship
• Summer Camp
• Section Conclave
• Induction Weekend
• Fall Fellowship
• National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC)
• Lodge Leadership Development (LLD)
• First Event

Our Induction weekends are when we induct new members like you. This is where we get to provide cheerful service back to our Council camps. Fellowship weekends are tons of fun! There are NO work projects that weekend. We have lots of good food, patch trading, games, training, and other activities. We also issue a patch for the Fellowship weekends. Come on out and have some fun! Click here for the Lodge Calendar of Events

5. Convert to Brotherhood

After you have been an Ordeal member for at least 10 months, you will be ready to seal your membership in the Order of the Arrow by converting to Brotherhood. Relax, it's not that hard! Click here to learn more.