Ordeal Membership - Cahuilla Lodge # 127, Order of the Arrow, Boy Scouts of America

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Steps To Take To Become An Active OA Member

1. Read your OA handbook. The handbook has a wealth of information about the Order and what you can do to serve and have fun.

2. Attend your local chapter meetings. You can see which chapter you belong to by looking at the links to the right.

3. Sign up for the OA listserv by entering your email address in the box to the left. This will keep you informed on events and happenings in the Order of the Arrow.

4. Volunteering to be your Troop or Teams OA Representative, a position of responsibility for rank advancement, if your unit does not have one.

5. Attend the Events listed on the website and in your newsletter. The Lodge gathers for a number of fun events, but not too many that would take away from your duties to your Troop or Team.

6. Rededicate yourself to serving your home unit.

Congratulations!

Now that you have been elected to OA membership, you have the opportunity to give more to your local Council and your home unit.

Cahuilla (pronounced KA-WE-UH) Lodge wants YOU to take this opportunity and do everything you can to benefit from this accomplishment. The Order of the Arrow provides you with a wealth of new leadership opportunities, but your biggest task to rededicate yourself to serving your home troop or team.

But, you may wonder what the OA can offer you. Take a look at what we typically do over a year:

Great, Exciting, Events - Annual Lodge Banquet, Section W4B Conclave, and Fall Fellowship

Service - Ordeal Induction Weekends, OA Service Weekend, Support for our great programs at Camp Emerson and Camp Helendade, and local district support at camporees, scout-o-ramas, and klondike derbies.

Camping Promotion - Cahuilla Lodge annual promotes camping to over 75% of all units in our Council.

Native American Affairs - You can learn how to dance, join our Native American Singing Team, or learn to build crafts like chockers, breastplates, and headresses.

What is Brotherhood Membership?

There may be many things you do not understand about the Order of the Arrow, but most new members have many questions once he or she is elected to membership.

Over the course of the next year, you will learn a lot about what the Order is, what it does, and how its service benefits the Boy Scouts of America. This knowlege will make you an asset not only to the OA, but also to your home unit.

After you have been a member for ten (10) months, you will be eligible to become a Brotherhood Honor member, noted by the distinctive bars on your sash. Remember, there are no ranks in the OA, but a Brotherhood member has demonstrated a complete understanding of the Order and his or her ability to give additional service by being a member.

In the coming months, read about the Order of the Arrow, ask questions to fellow members, and click over to the Brotherhood Page to see how you can take this big step.