Octoraro Lodge 22 Order of the Arrow Council Service Center, 504 South Concord Road West Chester, PA 19382

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1 Otoraro Lodge 22 Counil Servie Center, 504 South Conord Road West Chester, PA Dear Parent/Guardian, Congratulations on your son s eletion into the, Souting s National Honor Soiety. He has been hosen by his fellow Souts to beome a part of our Brotherhood. Through his dediation to the ideals of Souting, and his earnest exemplifiation of the Sout Oath and Law in his daily life, he has the opportunity to join this prestigious organization and earn the title of Arrowman. The was founded in 1915 in the nearby Philadelphia Counil; its purpose was to honor and reognize Souts and Souters for their steadfast dediation to the priniples of Souting. In order to be induted into the Order, he must undertake an Ordeal, to prove his willingness to serve others, just as all Brothers have one before him. Otoraro Lodge hosts three (3) Ordeal and Servie weekends eah year, April, June and September. He will have one year from the time of his eletion to omplete his Ordeal. While you are free to hoose any of the three Ordeal weekends depending on other obligations to shool, sports and his troop, we strongly enourage him to omplete his Ordeal in April or June, as these weekends are ruial in preparing the Reservation for the Summer Camp season. The Ordeal itself is a weekend long proess in whih Souts and Souters as asked to heerfully provide servie to the Reservation. Ordeal Candidates are supervised by qualified adults and older Souts at all times, pursuant to BSA Poliy. At no time is hazing or any unsafe at permitted. You an rest assured that this experiene, while hallenging, will enrih your son s Souting experiene. After ompleting his Ordeal and earning the distintive poket flap and sash whih identify our members, your son is not only a member of the Brotherhood, but is now easily identified as a model Sout and Leader within the Souting program. We enourage all of our new Arrowmen to supplement their ativity in their home unit by beoming ative in the Lodge and its programs. We realize and understand that Souting an be expensive yet rewarding, and to ensure that no Sout loses out on this opportunity, sholarship funds are available to Souts with finanial need. Please ontat us for additional information. On behalf of the Brothers of Otoraro Lodge, we would like to ongratulate you on your son s eletion as a andidate of the. We hope that he will join us to omplete his Ordeal at the next possible opportunity. We have enlosed a Frequently Asked Questions sheet for you to review. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ontat us at questions@otoraro22.org. In Brotherhood, Gus Sauerzopf Jake Segal Charlie Rogers Otoraro Lodge Adviser Otoraro Lodge Staff Adviser Sout Exeutive

2 Otoraro Lodge 22 Counil Servie Center, 504 South Conord Road, West Chester, PA Ordeal Candidate, Congratulations on your eletion into the, Souting s National Honor Soiety. You were hosen as someone who exemplifies the Sout Oath and Law in your everyday life. Otoraro Lodge 22 is the Lodge that serves the Chester County Counil. The Lodge is omprised of over 800 ative arrowmen that donate thousands of servie hours eah year to help maintain the Horseshoe Sout Reservation and enourage amping in Chester County Counil. You will have three weekends to hoose from to omplete your Ordeal: September, April or June. Remember from the date you are eleted, you will have one year to omplete your ordeal. While you are free to hose any of the three dates, please onsider taking your Ordeal in either April or June if your shedule allows; these weekends are the most busy for preparing for summer amp. One you have ompleted your ordeal there are many ways for you to get involved in the Lodge. As a youth, you are able to join a Committee based on your interests and skills. For a omplete list of Committees you an visit the Lodge website and look under the Lodge Committee tab. As a youth, you also have the option of running for an eleted position suh as Treasurer, Vie Chief, Reording or Corresponding Seretary, and Chief. As an adult, your role in the Lodge is an advisory one. You may advise the youth when they are making deisions and serve in an advisory role for any of the Lodge Committees. There are also many other opportunities and events for you to enjoy as a member of the Lodge. Every year there are Conlaves where all the Lodges get together for fun and fellowship. There are National Conferenes (NOACs) held at Universities, along with our Lodge servie and fellowship weekends and this is only the beginning! After your Ordeal ask about more opportunities for you to enjoy. One again, on behalf of the Lodge, we would like to ongratulate you on being eleted into Otoraro Lodge. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ontat us at questions@otoraro22.org. You an also hek out our website at In Brotherhood, Otoraro Lodge #22

3 Otoraro Lodge 22 Youth-Adult-Parent Ordeal Candidate General Information Chester County Counil Boy Souts of Ameria Congratulations! You or your son has reently been eleted as a andidate for the National Honor Soiety of the Boy Souts of Ameria, the Order of the Arrow. The OA as it is alled, is a national brotherhood of honored Souts that originated in We ve ompiled some basi information to help you understand more about the OA, the Ordeal Weekend and our Lodge, Otoraro Lodge 22. Purpose The purpose of the is fourfold: to reognize those ampers who best exemplify the Sout Oath and Law in their daily lives, to develop and maintain amping traditions and spirit, to promote Sout amping, and to rystallize the Sout habit of helpfulness into a life purpose of leadership in heerful servie to others. Indution (Ordeal Weekend) The indution eremony, alled the Ordeal, is the first step toward full membership. During the experiene, andidates maintain silene, reeive small amounts of food, work on amp improvement projets, and are required to sleep alone, apart from other ampers. The entire experiene is designed to teah signifiant values. This weekend will offer a unique opportunity for one to reflet on their personal ommitment to the priniples of the Sout Oath & Law as well as beome aquainted with the priniples & purposes of the. The weekend is undertaken by every new andidate and is a meaningful and inspiring experiene that will not soon be forgotten. Mystery The, reognizing the attrativeness of the unknown, utilizes the form of mystery. To ensure that Souts who are induted into the do not have their experiene lessened or spoiled, we try to reveal modest amounts of information about the Ordeal weekend and eremonies to the Souts. Mystery is meant to make the program exiting and hallenging to the youth, not unapproahable to their parents. More details of all our eremonies are open to any parent who would like to know them. Brotherhood Membership After 10 months of servie, a member may take part in the Brotherhood eremony, whih plaes further emphasis on the ideals of Souting and the Order. Completion of this eremony signifies full membership in the. Leadership In addition to our Lodge Ativities, the OA provides some of the most valuable youth leadership training and opportunities available. The is a youth run organization with all offiers being under the age of 21. Souts have the opportunity to be trained and beome leaders at the Lodge (entire ounil), Setion (in our ase, 5 lodges make up NE-6B), Region (the whole Northeast), or National level. All deisions are made by the youth and their eleted youth leaders. They plan and arry out the programs as the Lodge Offiers and ommittee members. At every step of the way, they have adult advisers. In the OA, adults are not leaders, they re advisers. They help the Souts make good deisions and respet their wishes unless there are safety or legal onerns with their planned ativities. Otoraro Lodge 22 Our lodge name Otoraro, in the original Lenni Lenape Indian language, means Muddy River. Our lodge totem is the Canada goose. Our lodge partiipates in many events every year. Some of the events inlude: Fall Fellowship in September, the Lodge Banquet in Marh, NE-6B Conlave in June and many more. Indution in the will open many new doors for you or your son. These opportunities will build upon the knowledge one has already reeived during their Souting experienes. This is truly an exiting time for you and your son. Your enouragement will be appreiated. Please visit our lodge website, for ommittee ontat information, urrent lodge alendar, monthly & annual lodge events, annual dues information, forms, lodge newsletter, OA history, setional, regional and national links. If you have any other questions, please feel free to ontat us and we ll do our best to help. Visit our website at We, as Arrowmen, have the great privilege of pointing the way to other people... it s the way to happiness in life. It s the way of heerful servie. Dr. E. Urner Goodman, founder of the 2 of 5

4 Otoraro Lodge 22 Ordeal Candidate Registration Chester County Counil Boy Souts of Ameria Otoraro Lodge 22 Ordeal Weekends are sheduled for the following dates: April 27-29, 2018 September 28-30, 2018 June 8-10, 2018 April 26-28, 2019 Cost The ost for the Ordeal weekend is $ whih inludes the following: sash, OA Handbook, all meals, Membership Card and Lodge Dues through the year after your Ordeal*. This also inludes the osts for Brotherhood Conversion. If you signup for the Ordeal weekend 2 weeks prior to your hosen weekend, your fees will be disounted by $10.00 * Example: If your ordeal is taken in June 2014, your dues are paid through September One you omplete your Ordeal, your dues are paid through the next September. For example, if you omplete your Ordeal in April 2009, your dues are then paid through September Every year after, the dues will be olleted in September for $ More information on dues an be found at Registration Starting with the 2014 April Ordeal weekend registration will only be aepted online. For more information and to signup, visit In addition, please fill out the form below and bring a signed opy with you to registration (Friday night of the Ordeal). Canellation If you find that it is impossible to be present for the weekend that you have seleted, you must notify the Lodge, in writing, at least one week before your sheduled weekend. You an ontat us by ing oaweekend@bsa.org. However, when aneling for an Ordeal Weekend that you must omplete your Ordeal within one year from the date of your all out (eletion). Under extenuating irumstanes an extension may be granted with written approval from the Lodge Chief. Candidate Information First Name Middle Name Last Name Unit Number BSA ID # Registration Reeipt Number Physial Ativity and Parental Aknowledgment Certifiate I have no dietary problem or physial disabilities, to the best of my knowledge, whih will restrit my ativities during the Ordeal. I have a dietary problem or physial disability (e.g., must wear eyeglasses, leg brae, hearing aid, et.) whih will limit my ativities during the Ordeal as follows: If my son is not properly prepared or presents a behavior problem during the weekend, he will be sent home. Transportation is the family s responsibility as only OA members an remain in amp on OA weekends. Candidate Signature Parent/Guardian Signature (Required if andidate is less than 18 yrs. old) Date 3 of 5

5 Otoraro Lodge 22 Ordeal Weekend Shedule Equipment Cheklist Friday Night (these items will be used from Friday Night hek-in through Saturday afternoon) Wear to Camp Work lothes: long trousers (shorts not permitted) and hiking boots and seasonal jaket. Current BSA Membership & Tote'n Chip ards One blanket (no sleeping bag) One ponho or ground loth Toothbrush/ Toilet Paper A pen/penil and a small note pad A pair of work gloves A flashlight with good batteries A sharpened hand axe with sheath A sharp poket knife A length of lothesline to tie the Horseshoe Roll A water bottle to arry Chester County Counil Boy Souts of Ameria You have been seleted to beome a member of the, also known as the Brotherhood of Cheerful Servie. To fulfill your eletion into this Soiety, you will have to omplete an Ordeal Weekend. We d like you to get off to a good start, so we ve gathered the information you ll need to safely partiipate in ativities and arry out tasks to have a suessful Ordeal Weekend experiene. One you have seleted your Ordeal Weekend, you will need to remember the following: Ordeal Weekend Shedule Friday Night Saturday Morning Chek-in & Horseshoe Roll Inspetion The Ordeal ontinues... 6 PM until 8 PM, Kindness Center, Camp Horseshoe Don't forget the andidate's COMPLETED medial form! It must be brought to hek in at the Kindness Center! R You should ask another member of your unit or a friend to keep your Saturday Night gear and save you a plae to sleep Saturday night. R If no other members of your unit are attending, please notify the hek-in area and they will look after your belongings until you need them Saturday afternoon and help make sleeping arrangements. Pre-Ordeal Ceremony and the Ordeal Ordeal Weekend Gear Saturday Afternoon Clean-up for evening ativities Pik up Saturday Gear and join your unit or friends. Saturday Evening Ordeal Ceremony (Full Class A uniform) Fellowship Sunday Morning New Member Orientation Dismissal at 10:00 AM Saturday Night (these items will be used on Saturday Night and for the rest of the weekend) Pak the following artiles separate from your Horseshoe Roll: Sout shirt Sleeping bag and pad Offiial Sout pants (long or short) Personal hygiene kit Sout belt Any other supplies you wish Sout soks (knee soks/short pants) Spending money for the Trading Post Nekerhief (Lodge Memorabilia, T-Shirts, Lodge Flaps, Candy, et) We look forward to weloming you into the Brotherhood of Cheerful Servie! 4 of 5

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