Order of the Arrow

Scouting's National Honor Society

For more than 100 years, the Order of the Arrow (OA) has recognized Scouts and Scouters who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives. This recognition provides encouragement for others to live these ideals as well. Arrowmen are known for maintaining camping traditions and spirit, promoting year-round and long-term resident camping, developing leaders, and providing cheerful service to others. OA service, activities, adventures, and training for youth and adults are models of quality leadership development and programming that enrich, support, and help to extend Scouting to America's youth.

Mission

The mission of the Order of the Arrow is to fulfill its purpose as an integral part of the Boy Scouts of America through positive youth leadership under the guidance of selected capable adults.

Purpose

As Scouting’s National Honor Society, our purpose is to:
  • Recognize those who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives and through that recognition cause others to conduct themselves in a way that warrants similar recognition.
  • Promote camping, responsible outdoor adventure, and environmental stewardship as essential components of every Scout’s experience, in the unit, year-round, and in summer camp.
  • Develop leaders with the willingness, character, spirit and ability to advance the activities of their units, our Brotherhood, Scouting, and ultimately our nation.
  • Crystallize the Scout habit of helpfulness into a life purpose of leadership in cheerful service to others.

To schedule a unit visit or election, please click here.  

Register now for upcoming events:

2024 Spring Ordeal - March 8-10

2024 Spring Fellowship - March 22-24

2024 Swamp Derby - Staff registration - April 19-21

2024 Summer Camp Service Weekend - May 24-26

2024 National Order of the Arrow Conference July 27-August 3rd

2024 Summer Ordeal - August 23-25

2024 Fall Fellowship - September 27-29

2024 Winter Camp Service Weekend - November 15-17

2024 Winter Ordeal Dec 6-8

2024 Banquet - January 2, 2025

 

If you have trouble with any registrations or dues payments, please email laura.lovell@scouting.org.

For more information, please visit the Quequshoe Lodge website here.   

To pay your 2024 Dues (November 1st, 2023 due date) - please click here 

We will have the 2024 Extreme Annual Pass and 2024 Basic Annual Pass on sale through the March 2024.  The Basic Pass includes registration for All Ordeals and Fellowships for the year and is only $90.  The extreme pass includes those events PLUS a new lodge t-shirt for only $100.  Pick up your t-shirts at any Camp Edgewood Hosted event.  Click the 2024 dues link above to pay your dues or purchase your annual pass.