2019 Fall Induction Weekend
The Fall Induction weekend will be held on September 20-22, 2019 at Camp Tuscarora. For those new to the Order of the Arrow please click on the button below to learn more about the induction process called the Ordeal. Below you will find the link to the online registration. The cost for an ordeal candidate is $55.00. This includes the cost of food, OA sash. OA handbook, Lodge pocket flap, and 2019 dues. Cost of all activities taking place at the fall induction are listed below. All participants at the Induction (Ordeal) weekend will need to bring a copy of their BSA medical form with them. A link for the BSA medical form is provided below.
COST
$40.00 per Brotherhood Candidate
$53.00 per Brotherhood/Annual Dues
$18.00 per Member
$33.00 per Member/Annual Dues
$55.00 per Ordeal Candidate
LATE FEE if $10.00 will be applied to all registrations after September 17, 2019.
Times: Please be at camp office between 7:30 and 7:45 pm on Friday, September 20, 2019. The Ordeal weekend will conclude at 10:30 AM on Sunday, May 19, 2019. The induction process follows a carefully planned progression and your participation in the entire process is necessary. Participation in the entire Ordeal is mandatory.
Equipment (PLEASE MARK ALL ITEMS CLEARLY WITH YOUR NAME)
Wear or carry with you on arrival Friday night:
- Boots or heavy work shoes
- Long Pants
- Long Sleeve shirt or Jacket
- Any personal medication
- BSA Health Form
Pack in a backpack:
- Extra clothes
- Poncho/raincoat
- Scout uniform
- Work gloves
- Sleeping bag & ground cloth
- Flashlight
- Bug repellent
- Soap, towel and toiletries (Showers will be available Saturday evening)
NO FOOD, SHEATH KNIVES OR TOBACCO PRODUCTS ARE ALLOWED.
****NOTE: YOU MUST ATTEND A LODGE INDUCTION WEEKEND WITHIN ONE YEAR OF BEING ELECTED INTO THE ORDER OF THE ARROW. IF YOU FAIL TO COMPLETE THE INDUCTION IN A YEAR, YOU WILL HAVE TO BE RE-ELECTED BY YOUR PEERS.
****Please eat dinner before arriving Friday night. No food will be provided until breakfast on Saturday.
****You may wish to bring additional money to purchase items at the Lodge Trading Post which will be open following the induction ceremony.
****NOTE**** If your dues are paid AND YOUR ARE A MEMBER and you wish to serve as an Elangomat please click here
We are very excited to welcome you into the National Honor Society of the Boy Scouts of America. Through cheerful service and a dedication to our fellowman we strive to live out the Scout Oath and Law to the fullest. WELCOME!