Order of the Arrow

BSA Troop 147-Holland, MI

Order of the Arrow

The Order of the Arrow is a national honorary society for experienced campers, operated by the Boy Scouts of America.

The organization is based on Native American traditions and is dedicated to the idea of cheerful service.

While initial membership in the organization is an honor bestowed by one's peers, continuing membership is dedicated to service projects and fellowship opportunities.

Purpose

The purpose of the Order of the Arrow is fourfold:

	To recognize those Scout campers who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives
	To develop and maintain camping traditions and spirit
	To promote Scout camping
	To crystallize the Scout habit of helpfulness into a life purpose of leadership in cheerful service to others

Eligibility

To become a member, a youth must be a registered member of a Boy Scout troop or Varsity Scout team and hold First Class rank. The youth must have experienced 15 days and nights of camping during the two years before his election. The 15 days and nights must include one, but no more than one, long-term camp consisting of six consecutive days and five nights of resident camping, approved and under the auspices and standards of the Boy Scouts of America. The balance of the camping must be overnight, weekend, or other short-term camps. Scouts are elected to the Order by their fellow troop or Varsity team members, following approval by the Scoutmaster or Varsity Scout Coach.

The Order of the Arrow Obligation

I do hereby promise, on my honor as a Scout, that I will always and faithfully observe and preserve the traditions of the Order of the Arrow, Wimachtendienk, Wingolauchsik, Witahemui.

I will always regard the ties of brotherhood in the Order of the Arrow as lasting, and will seek to preserve a cheerful spirit, even in the midst of irksome tasks and weighty responsibilities, and will endeavor, so far as in my power lies, to be unselfish in service and devotion to the welfare of others.

Our Lodge

The local lodge of the Order of the Arrow is Nacha Tindey Lodge 25. Our Order of the Arrow Troop Representative attends the monthly chapter meeting (generally 7:30 pm every second Thursday of the month; here's a map of how to get there), keeping our troop's arrowmen informed of upcoming opportunities for service and fellowship.

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