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Order of the Arrow
Scouting’s National Honor Society

Arapahoe Chapter #117

The Order of the Arrow (OA) was founded by Dr. E. Urner Goodman and Carroll A. Edison in 1915 at the Treasure Island Camp of the Philadelphia Council, Boy Scouts of America. It became an official program experiment in 1922 and was approved as part of the Scouting program in 1934.

In 1948 the OA, recognized as the BSA's national brotherhood of honor campers, became an official part of the national camping program of the Boy Scouts of America.

The purpose of the Order of the Arrow is fourfold:

  • To recognize those Scout campers who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives
  • To develop and maintain camping traditions and spirit
  • To promote Scout camping
  • To crystallize the Scout habit of helpfulness into a life purpose of leadership in cheerful service to others


The OA has more than 176,000 members located in lodges affiliated with approximately 327 BSA local councils.

Scouts are elected to the Order by their fellow unit members, following approval by the Scoutmaster or Varsity team Coach. To become a member, a youth must be a registered member of a Boy Scout troop or Varsity Scout team and hold First Class rank. The youth must have experienced fifteen days and nights of Boy Scout camping during the two-year period prior to the election. The fifteen days and nights must include one, but no more than one, long-term camp consisting of six consecutive days and five nights of resident camping, approved and under the auspices and standards of the Boy Scouts of America. The balance of the camping must be overnight, weekend, or other short-term camps.

Adult selection is based on their ability to perform the necessary functions to help the Order fulfill its purpose, and is not for recognition. Selected adult Scouters must be an asset to the Order because of demonstrated abilities, and provide a positive role model for the youth members of the lodge.


For more information on the mission and history of the Order, click Here.

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Arapahoe Chapter #117

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www.arapahoe117.com

The Order of the Arrow Chapter for Neuse Basin District is Arapahoe.
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Croatan Lodge #117

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www.croatan.org

Croatan Lodge is the official Order of the Arrow Lodge for East Carolina Council, BSA 426 and is comprised of over 500 members from 20 counties in Eastern North Carolina.

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National Order of the Arrow Website


OA Candidate Ordeal Information

Unit Election Form
Adult Election Form
Information Sheet
Registration Form
Medical Forms
Get other OA Forms Here.

OA Work Day

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OA Newsletter

March Edition
CroaSpeak

Conclave 2015

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