Induction Weekends
Induction weekends are the largest lodge events of the year. During these weekends, we welcome new members into the Order of the Arrow, provide much-needed service to the camps, and gather with our current members for Fun and Fellowship.
The purpose of the Ordeal is to have candidates reflect on their own Scout life and character and come to a deeper understanding of the Scout Oath and the Order’s principles. This purpose is realized through a fourfold Ordeal that includes sleeping alone, silence, work, and a limited amount of food. No hazing or endangerment of a Scout’s safety is allowed.
Newly elected candidates for membership in the Order of the Arrow must complete the Ordeal and be inducted into the OA by the lodge that serves the council in which the unit is chartered. This allows the candidates to bond with their contemporaries as they go through the Ordeal and creates a positive leadership environment in which they can progress.
If you have been an Ordeal member of the Lodge for six months, the Induction Weekend is the perfect opportunity to seal your membership in the Lodge by becoming a Brotherhood Member. Sign-up as a Brotherhood Candidate, then come to the weekend to help out and learn more about the OA, ending with your induction ceremony.
Upcoming Induction Opportunities
Summer Ordeal / Brotherhood Weekend
June 5th – June 7th @ Camp Mattatuck Plymouth, CT
Induction weekends are the largest lodge events of the year. During these weekends, we welcome new members into the Order of the Arrow, provide much-needed service to the camps, and gather with our current members […]
Fall Ordeal / Brotherhood Weekend
September 18th – September 20th @ Camp Workcoeman New Hartford, CT
Induction weekends are the largest lodge events of the year. During these weekends, we welcome new members into the Order of the Arrow, provide much-needed service to the camps, and gather with our current members […]
Registration Options
Ordeal Candidate
For those who were just elected to serve as a member of the Order of the Arrow.
$65 (Includes annual Lodge Dues, OA Sash, book, Lodge Flap, and all meals)
Brotherhood Candidate
For those who have been a member of the OA for over 6 months and would like to complete their membership.
$15/Youth, $25/Adult, $0/Ticket Holder
Brother of the Lodge
Current Members of the Lodge who are not going for the Brotherhood Honor.
$15/Youth, $25/Adult, $0/Ticket Holder
Weekend Schedule
| Friday | |
| 6:00-6:30pm | Lodge Member Registration (for current Brothers of the Lodge and Brotherhood Candidates ONLY) – Camp Dining Hall |
| 6:45-7:45 | 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 |
| 3:45-5:30 | Brotherhood Conversion Programming |
| 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 of new members are 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 |
The Lodge is willing and able to make any accommodations to individuals for medical or religious reasons. To inquire more, please contact the Lodge Adviser at [email protected].