Unit elections are permitted in Scouts BSA, Venturing, and Sea Scout units. The Order of the Arrow membership requirements are as follows:
- Be a registered member of the Boy Scouts of America.
- Have experienced 15 nights of Scout camping while registered with a troop, crew, or ship within the two years immediately prior to the election. The 15 nights must include one, but no more than one, long-term camp consisting of at least five consecutive nights of overnight camping, approved and under the auspices and standards of the Boy Scouts of America. Only five nights of the long-term camp may be credited toward the 15-night camping requirement; the balance of the camping (10 nights) must be overnight, weekend, or other short-term camps of, at most, three nights each. Ship nights may be counted as camping for Sea Scouts.
- At the time of their election, youth must be under the age of 21, and hold one of the following ranks corresponding to the type unit in which they are being considered for election: Scouts BSA First Class rank, the Venturing Discovery rank, or the Sea Scout Ordinary rank or higher, and following approval by the Scoutmaster, Crew Advisor or Sea Scout Skipper, be elected by the youth members of their unit.
- Adults (age 21 or older) who meet the camping requirements may be selected following nomination to and approval by the lodge adult selection committee.
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We conduct unit elections from the start of November to March. Elections are conducted by chapters. Information on the 2022-23 Elections season will be posted by November.
Below is the information from last years Election season.
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Date |
Location |
Registration Deadline |
Link |
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April 8th-10th |
Camp Pigott |
April 6th |
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June 3th-5th |
Camp Parsons |
June 1st |
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August 26th-28th |
Camp Sheppard |
August 25th |
What does an in-person Inductions Weekend look like?
All candidates will report to the camp parking lot Friday evening between 7:00pm and 7:30pm. Please do not arrive after 9:00pm. Departure from camp is expected to be around 11:00am Sunday morning.
Expectations for safety: masks for all attendees are strongly encouraged, as well as social distancing, and symptom checks for all arriving cars. If one person in a car does not satisfy the health screening, all participants in the car will be asked to leave. Please fill out the COVID-19 waiver and bring it with you. Participants will be expected to maintain 6 feet of distance from one another throughout the entire weekend. Our ceremonies team is taking special precautions to make sure all health and safety concerns are addressed.
The BSA Medical form Part A & B must be signed by a parent or guardian and brought to check-in.
Ordeal Essentials
- Completed and signed BSA Medical Form parts A & B
- COVID-19 waiver
- Supply of masks and hand sanitizer to last the weekend
- Correct and complete Scout or Scouter uniform. You will not need medals, merit badge sashes, neckerchiefs, nonofficial uniform parts or hats
- Come fully prepared with sleeping bag, ground cloth/pad and tarp for an overnight campout ALONE under the stars
- You may bring a small personal tent in case of extremely foul weather
- Small flashlight, pencil, pen, paper, water bottle and knife
- Work clothes, work gloves, personal toilet gear and personal First Aid kit with band-aids
- Boots and rain gear
- Eat prior to your arrival on Friday
- DO NOT BRING food, candles, lanterns, LP cartridge lights or fire building material of any kind
- Bring extra money to purchase additional OA and Lodge items at the Trading Post