OA Section Conference - April 2009

Our troop attended the Order of the Arrow Section Conference at San Hill Scout Reservation in Brooksville, Florida. We were 10 scouts and adults out of 24 OA members from the Saturiwa Chapter. We joined other NFC OA chapters to be part of the Echockotee Lodge contingent of 150. Section S-4 includes 8 lodges from Florida and 3 from southern Georgia. Our scouts participated in several competitions and got second place in cake eating and volleyball. They also competed in Pre-Ordeal ceremonies.

Our Lodge won the bulletin board award and three of our members were elected as officer of Section S-4. This Section Conference was a great opportunity to see more than 900 scouts and scouters camping under the "Together Fast and Firm".

We attended the OA Spring Fellowship

Order of the Arrow members of Troop 182 attended the Spring Fellowship camping in Camp Shands. Four new Ordeal members, four new Brotherhood members, and five old Brotherhood members had a great weekend for a total of 8 scouts and 5 adults. Our Saturiwa Chapter brought 62 campers to this fellowship. We also had the Wood Badge beading ceremony of our Committee Chair.

The Order of the Arrow is the National Honor Society of the Boy Scouts of America. OA members are elected by scouts from their troops. The OA promote camping and the maintenance of BSA camps by providing numerous hours of service. OA members are usually staff for Summer Camps and other youth leadership activities.

As a troop with a numerous number of OA members, we are proud of our extra service to Scouting and we should plan accordingly to be able to accomodate our attendance to troop campouts as well as OA campouts. Camping with the troop create a big bonding and friendship with our patrols and scouts. Camping with the OA bring the benefits of serving other troops and camps, as well as expose our scouts to make lifelong friends in other troops. Scouting is a world movement and we should encourage any opportunity to learn from others and to serve others.

Here are the links to the photo albums (Fellowship 1, Fellowship2, Woodbadge)

Saturiwa News - OA Winter Fellowship

Congratulations to the new members elected to the Order of the Arrow. You will be part of Echockotee Lodge 200 and Saturiwa chapter. Here is the scoutoon made during the OA Winter Fellowship. 

OA Winter Fellowship 2009

Here are the pictures of the OA Winter Fellowship.

Troop 182 scouts did a great job helping in the assembling of the Saturiwa Chapter bulletin board.

Order of the Arrow elections will be during next meeting because the names are needed for the next Spring Fellowship.

Order of the Arrow 2008

This weekend will be attending the Winter Fellowship of the Order of the Arrow at Camp Shands as part of Saturiwa Chapter.

Click here to see the pictures of 2008 OA events.

Last year our troop send OA members to the Winter Fellowship, Spring Fellowship (new Ordeals and new Brotherhood members), Summer Fellowship (New Brotherhood member), Fall Fellowship (New Brodherhood member), Section Conference, Arrow5 Corps, Service days, OA roundtables, OA troop elections, Special Needs Camporee, and Shawnee District Camporee. One of our Scouts is Saturiwa Chapter ViceChief.

The Order of the Arrow is the Honor Society of the BSA and it is intended to provide service to others. OA members work to improve Shands and Echockotee, serve as staff in summer camps,
and serve in leadership roles for special services, projects and the NYLT (Brownsea).

OA members are elected by all troop members. Our next OA election will be on January 14th.