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The order of the Arrow is the national camping honor society of the Boy Scouts of America. Lowaneu Allanque will have a representative at camp to coordinate the Order of the Arrow program at camp. We hope to see many Arrowmen participating in the Lodge activities at camp. The following is the weekly program schedule for the Order of the Arrow at camp.
 Any ordeal members looking to seal their membership in the lodge can do so on Tuesday by going through their brotherhood. You must be a current dues paid member of Lowaneu Allanque to do your brotherhood. You may pay the 2009 dues at camp or go to the lodge website www.lowaneuallanque.org and print off the 2009 membership renewal form and mail it in along with a check. All members interested must meet at the nature center at 12:15. There is a fee of $15 for doing your brotherhood. This fee covers the cost of the brotherhood sash.
 On Wednesday evening the Order of the Arrow will do its call out ceremony for its new candidates. The ceremony will take place after the chapel service with an approximate starting time of 8:00. If you are looking to come up to camp on Wednesday to do your ordeal you should plan on arriving by 6:00 pm. Please call ahead to make sure your visit is properly arranged. When you arrive check in at the office. Dinner Wednesday night will not be provided so please eat a hearty meal on your way to camp.
Scouts doing their ordeal at camp should be prepared to make up merit badge work. A Scout should talk to their merit badge counselor on Monday so they can set up a time to make up the work that the Scout will miss on Thursday. If a Scout does not know that he is being called out then it is the responsibility of the Scoutmaster to talk with the merit badge counselors. In some cases doing your ordeal at camp may result in a Scout receiving a partial on a merit badge. It will take some extra work and planning on the side of the Scout in order to complete their ordeal and all their merit badges. Be prepared and plan ahead.
The cost for doing your ordeal at camp is $55.00. This includes one ordeal sash, the Order of the Arrow handbook, your $20 2010 lodge dues, and a lodge pocket patch to be worn on your uniform. This fee also includes a free brotherhood ceremony if you do your brotherhood conversion within one year from the time you do your ordeal.
There will also be a $5.00 on site registration fee. Please register for your ordeal before you arrive at camp so that the best experience can be arranged. The ordeal ceremony will take place Thursday night. Participants and all lodge members should meet at the top of heart attack hill, by the campsite Saratoga at 9:15pm. This is a private ceremony to order of the arrow members only. The ceremony will be done by 10:00pm. For those that came up on Wednesday just to do your ordeal, you are more than welcome to spend the night at camp. Make sure to let us know when you call ahead. The lodge cracker barrel will be at 10:00pm Thursday night at the nature center. All new members who went through their ordeal and current lodge members are welcomed.
Order of the Arrow Camping Award
This award can be earned by any troop which camps at summer camp. There are two requirements.
- Your troop must attend a week long summer camp.
- 60% of a troop’s registered youth members must attend summer camp.
If your troop meets these requirements it can earn the Order of the Arrow Camping Award. While at camp ask the Order of the Arrow camp coordinator or the program director about this award.
For more information about our Order of the Arrow Lodge #41 Lowaneu Allanque, please visit our OA Website by clicking on the photo below.
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