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.
Register now for upcoming events:
2022 Lodge Leadership Development - Registration now open - Feb 4-6th
Spring Ordeal - March 11-13 - Camp Edgewood
Section Conclave - Camp Beauregard - April 22 - 24 - Section registration coming soon
Spring Fellowship - May 6 - 8 - Camp Edgewood
Camp Edgewood Service Weekend - May 27-29 - Camp Edgewood - Summer Camp Clean-up/Set-up
National Order of the Arrow Conference - July 25 - 30 - University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Regalia Day - September 9th - Camp Edgewood - 9:00 start
Fall Fellowship - October 14-16 - Camp Edgewood
Camp Edgewood Service Weekend - Nov 11-13 - Camp Edgewood - Winter Camp Clean-up/Set-up
Winter Ordeal - Dec 2-4 - Camp Edgewood
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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.