Ordeal Candidates
Mattatuck Induction Weekend 2026
Friday 6/5, 6:45-7:45pm
Sunday 6/7, 9:00am
Ordeal Candidate Registration
@ Base Camp Parking Lot
Parent Meeting
@ Base Camp Dining Hall
Please be ready to present your Scouting American Medical Forms (Parts A, B) and a signed copy of the Tschitani Lodge Code of Conduct.
For Candidate Departure at 10:00am. See the Induction Weekend schedule below.
What to Bring
Please come ready to present your Scouting America Medical Forms (Parts A and B), as well as a copy of the Tschitani Lodge Code of Conduct signed by you and a parent/guardian (if under the age of 18). Also, for all medications, please bring only the proper amount for the weekend in a labeled prescription bottle for our medical staff. You MUST have these materials in order to be admitted to the weekend.
You may bring a Cell Phone, but it may not be seen or heard from arrival until Saturday evening. All attendees 18 or older MUST also have completed the Safeguarding Youth online module at my.scouting.org in the last 12 months.
Weekend Overview
| Friday | |
| 6:45-7:45pm | Ordeal Candidate Registration – Camp Dining Hall |
| 8:00 | Induction Weekend Orientation |
| 8:20 | Evening Programming |
| 10:30 | Lights Out |
| Saturday | |
| 6:30am | Reveille |
| 7:00-7:45 | Breakfast |
| 8:00-12:00pm | Morning Service Projects |
| 12:00-12:45 | Lunch |
| 1:00-3:15 | Afternoon Service Projects |
| 4:15-5:15 | New Arrowman Programming |
| 5:45-6:45 | Dinner |
| 7:00-9:30 | Evening Programming |
| 11:00 | Lights Out |
| Sunday | |
| 7:00am | Reveille |
| 7:00-8:00 | Pack-up |
| 8:00-8:45 | Breakfast |
| 9:00 | Parent Meeting (all parents recommended to attend to learn more about the Order of the Arrow) |
| 9:00-9:30 | Scouts Own Service |
| 9:30-10:00 | Jumpstart Presentation |
| 10:00 | Departure |
All candidates must stay until 10:00am on Sunday Morning in order to complete their induction.
The Lodge is willing and able to make any accommodations to individuals for medical or religious reasons. For any questions, please contact the Lodge Adviser at [email protected].