News for all Arrowmen about what's happening today in the Order of the Arrow.
Legacy Projects Fuel T’Kope Kwiskwis Lodge’s Cheerful Service
Each one of us has that special council camp we call home. It could be where we had our first campout, where we earned our first merit badge or maybe even where we went through our Ordeal and became part of something greater.
The Arrowman in Antarctica
Tim Lynch, Eagle Scout, is living the dream, with a heart for adventure. He recently spent six months in the world’s most remote landscape, the frozen continent of Antarctica, as part of the United States Antarctic Program at McMurdo Station.
California Arrowmen Support Fire Relief
In late November last year California was hit by its most destructive wildfire in history. For two weeks the Camp Fire spread over 150,000 acres affecting countless lives.
What to Expect in 2019
As a member of the Order of the Arrow, there is a lot to look forward to during this upcoming year. The spring will kick off with OA PhilBreak 2019, an exciting opportunity designed to provide meaningful service to Philmont in March following the forest fires of 2017.
Wewanoma Lodge Powwow Benefits Local Camp
Each year, Wewanoma Lodge out of South Texas holds a public powwow. The event was started twenty one years ago by Troop 68 from McAllen, Texas as a way for Scouts to get the Indian Lore Merit Badge.
Rebuilding Camp Osborn
Cheerful service is one of the core values of the Order of the Arrow, and Withlacoochee Lodge was sure to fulfill that purpose with the service it provided to Camp Osborn following two recent natural disasters.
Joint Service Project Brings Lodges Together
Last year, Pa-Hin Lodge and Naguonabe Lodge completed a joint service project as part of the Section C-1A’s Lodge Partnership Program. For this program, lodges are asked to attend each other’s events to gain a sense of community by getting to know the members of their partner lodge.
We Support Camping Award
The Southern Region aims to continuously encourage the participation of lodges throughout the region with camping in their council. They have motivated lodges through their ‘We Support Camping Award” since 2013.
Holiday Store Sale
Head to tradingpost.oa-bsa.org this holiday season for great deals on a wide variety of unique gifts.
High Performing Lodges Meet in the Northeast Region
The Northeast Region held the first ever High Performing Lodge Summit, focused on how to implement simple tools and strategies for lodges to be classified as high performing.
The Merger of Section C-4
Check out how Sections C-4A and C-4B merged this fall to form Section C-4, made possible by a year’s hard work by the leadership of both sections.
Black Hawk Lodge Service Corps
Black Hawk Lodge in the Mississippi Valley Council has started a local Order of the Arrow summer camp program called “Service Corps”.