Members of the Lodge
Mattatuck Induction Weekend 2026
Friday 6/5, 6:00-6:30 pm
Sunday 6/7, 10:00 am
Lodge Member Registration
@ Base Camp Parking Lot
Sign-out and Departure
@ 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.
You MUST check out with registration before leaving the event.
If you have not yet attended an Induction Weekend for the Order of the Arrow, please navigate instead to the Ordeal Candidate page. Information for both groups differs significantly.
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.
PLEASE BRING A TENT! Cabin space will be scarcely available during the weekend.
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 | |
| 6:00-6:30pm | Lodge Member Registration – Camp Dining Hall |
| 6:30 | Elangomat Meeting (attendance required for all Elangomats) |
| 8:00 | Induction Weekend Orientation |
| 8:30 | Pre-Ordeal Ceremony |
| 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 Walk and Ceremony |
| 4:15-5:15 | Aim High Orientation |
| 5:45-6:45 | Dinner |
| 7:00-7:30 | OA Opportunities Fair |
| 7:30-8:00 | Chapter Meetings |
| 8:30-9:30 | Ordeal Ceremony |
| 11:00 | Lights Out |
| Sunday | |
| 7:00am | Reveille |
| 7:00-8:00 | Pack-up |
| 8:00-8:45 | Breakfast |
| 9:00-9:30 | Scout’s 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. For any questions, please contact the Lodge Adviser at [email protected].