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The Order of the Arrow (OA), previously known as Wimachtendienk Wingolauchsik Witahemui (WWW) is the Honor Society of Scouting America. It was started in 1915 as a camp fraternity and became an official program of Scouting America in 1948.
As evident in the history of the Order of the Arrow, the organization started with a large influence of Freemasonry. In the 1930s, it underwent a replacement of the Masonic vocabulary to avoid offending religious groups, including the Catholic Church and some protestant denominations who have long-standing concerns with Freemasonry. [ 13 ]
"The values of the Order of the Arrow, 'a brotherhood of cheerful service,' were passed on during a night-time ceremony: an arrowhead outlined with stones on the ground, candles on the stones, a huge bonfire at the base of the arrowhead, and at the point of the arrow a lectern from which was read, and danced, the story of heroic sacrifice for ...
The National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC) is a multi-day event which usually takes place on a university campus east of the Mississippi River, bringing together thousands of delegates from Order of the Arrow lodges around the nation for training and activities.
The Order of the Arrow (OA) is the National Honor Society of the Boy Scouts of America, composed of Scouts and Scouters who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives. It uses imagery commonly associated with American Indian cultures for its self-invented ceremonies, which give recognition for leadership qualities, camping ...
Both lodges interacted somewhat at the National Order of the Arrow Conference held at Purdue University and came together that fall for a joint Fall Fellowship weekend at Tunnel Mill Scout Reservation. The totem for Talligewi Lodge #62 was a Mandan Indian. [4]
Yokahu Lodge 506 is the Order of the Arrow lodge of the Puerto Rico Council of Scouting America, [a] serving all municipalities of Puerto Rico.It was founded at Guajataka Scout Reservation, next to Guajataca Lake in San Sebastián, between April 10–15, 1954 by Luis Matías Ferrer and Dr. Frank H. Wadsworth. [1]
Unami Lodge, One is the Order of the Arrow (OA) lodge of the Cradle of Liberty Council, Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and the founding Lodge of the OA, having celebrated its centennial in 2015. The current Unami Lodge resulted from the 1996 merger of Unami Lodge 1 and Delmont Lodge 43, caused by the merger of Philadelphia Council and Valley Forge ...