Boy Scouts of America
Northern New Jersey Council # 333
Lenape Trail District #33
formerly Orange Mountains District#47
Northern New Jersey Council # 333
Lenape Trail District #33
formerly Orange Mountains District#47
Troop 16 (5216)
Chartered by St. Philomena's Church
Livingston, New Jersey
Chartered by St. Philomena's Church
Livingston, New Jersey
Order of the Arrow
Lenapehoking Lodge IX
Southwest Chapter
Northern New Jersey Council
Lenapehoking Lodge IX
Southwest Chapter
Northern New Jersey Council
Order of the Arrow
Links to the OA National site
and the Lodge that Aidan belongs to
and the Lodge that Aidan belongs to
THE ORDER OF THE ARROW
The Order of the Arrow is Scouting’s National Honor Society
For more than 95 years, the Order of the Arrow (OA) has recognized Scouts and Scouters who
best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives. This recognition provides encouragement
for others to live these ideals as well. Arrowmen are known for maintaining camping traditions and
spirit, promoting year-round and long-term resident camping, developing leaders, and providing
cheerful service to others. OA service, activities, adventures, and training for youth and adults are
models of quality leadership development and programming that enrich, support, and help to extend
Scouting to America's youth.
Mission
The mission of the Order of the Arrow is to fulfill its purpose as an integral part of the Boy Scouts
of America through positive youth leadership under the guidance of selected capable adults.
Purpose
As Scouting’s National Honor Society, our purpose is to:
-- Recognize those who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives and through
that recognition cause others to conduct themselves in a way that warrants similar recognition.
-- Promote camping, responsible outdoor adventure, and environmental stewardship as essential
components of every Scout’s experience, in the unit, year-round, and in summer camp.
-- Develop leaders with the willingness, character, spirit and ability to advance the activities of their
units, our Brotherhood, Scouting, and ultimately our nation.
-- Crystallize the Scout habit of helpfulness into a life purpose of leadership in cheerful service
to others.
History
The Order of the Arrow was founded by Dr. E. Urner Goodman and Carroll A. Edson 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 Boy Scouts of America. In 1998, the Order of the Arrow became recognized as Scouting's
National Honor Society when it expanded its reach beyond camping to include a greater focus on
leadership development, membership extension, adventurous programming, and broader service
to Scouting and the community. Today, its service, activities, adventures, and training for youth and
adults, are models of quality leadership development and programming that enrich, support, and help
extend Scouting to America’s youth.
Membership
The OA has over 171,000 members in lodges affiliated with more than 290 local BSA councils.
Eligibility
The Order of the Arrow membership requirements are:
-- Be a registered member of the Boy Scouts of America.
-- After registration with a troop or team, have experienced 15 days and nights of Boy Scout camping
during the two-year period prior to the election. The 15 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.
-- Youth must be under the age of 21, hold the BSA First Class rank or higher, and following approval
by the Scoutmaster or Varsity team Coach, be elected by the youth members of their troop or team.
-- Adults (age 21 or older) who are registered in the BSA and meet the camping requirements may
be selected following nomination to the lodge adult selection committee. Adult selection is based on
their ability to perform the necessary functions to help the Order fulfill its purpose, and is not for
recognition of service, including current or prior positions. Selected adults must be an asset to the
Order because of demonstrated abilities, and must provide a positive example for the growth and
development of the youth members of the lodge.
Ordeal Membership
The induction process, called the Ordeal, is the first step toward full membership in the Order.
Upon completion of the Ordeal and its ceremony, the member is expected to strengthen his
involvement in the unit and encourage Scout camping.
Brotherhood Membership
After 10 months of service as an Ordeal member and after fulfilling certain requirements, a
member may take part in the Brotherhood ceremony, which places further emphasis on the
ideals of Scouting and the Order. Completion of this ceremony signifies full membership in the
Order of the Arrow.
Vigil Honor
After two years of exceptional service as a Brotherhood member, and with the approval of the
national Order of the Arrow committee, a youth or adult Arrowman may be recognized with the
Vigil Honor for their distinguished contributions to their lodge, the Order of the Arrow, Scouting,
or their Scout camp. This honor is bestowed by special selection and is limited to one Arrowman
for every 50 members registered with the lodge each year.
Lodges
An Order of the Arrow lodge is granted a charter from the National Council, BSA, upon annual
application by the lodge’s local council. Only one lodge charter is granted per council. The
OA lodge helps the local council provide a quality Scouting program through recognition of
Scouting spirit and performance, youth leadership development, adventurous programming,
financial support, and enhanced membership tenure.
Sections
An Order of the Arrow section consists of lodges within a geographic area of the region. Annually, representatives of lodges in the section come together for a conclave to share in fellowship, skills,
and training. In addition the section creates a monitoring/mentoring relationship with its lodges,
provides leadership development opportunities, fosters understanding and adherence to national
OA policies and procedures, and coordinates OA administrative and program functions. A section
is led by three elected youth officers - the section chief, vice chief, and secretary - who are advised
by an adult section adviser and a professional section staff adviser.
Region Leadership
The region chief is the youth OA leader of the region elected annually by the section chiefs of his
region. This election is held in conjunction with an annual national OA planning meeting attended
by the approximately 50 section chiefs from around the country. In addition to representing the
national chief, the region chief conducts national leadership seminars and national lodge adviser
training seminars in their respective regions. The region chief is advised by an adult region Order
of the Arrow chairman and a professional region staff adviser.
National Leadership
The national chief and vice chief are youth Arrowmen elected to one-year terms by the section
chiefs attending the annual national OA planning meeting. They serve as members of the national
Order of the Arrow committee, providing youth involvement in decisions affecting national OA policy.
They serve as the presiding officers for national OA events, and are advised by the adult national
Order of the Arrow chairman and the professional OA team leader. In addition, each year the
national chairman appoints approximately 50 Arrowmen to serve on the national Order of the
Arrow committee to oversee the OA program.
For more than 95 years, the Order of the Arrow (OA) has recognized Scouts and Scouters who
best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives. This recognition provides encouragement
for others to live these ideals as well. Arrowmen are known for maintaining camping traditions and
spirit, promoting year-round and long-term resident camping, developing leaders, and providing
cheerful service to others. OA service, activities, adventures, and training for youth and adults are
models of quality leadership development and programming that enrich, support, and help to extend
Scouting to America's youth.
Mission
The mission of the Order of the Arrow is to fulfill its purpose as an integral part of the Boy Scouts
of America through positive youth leadership under the guidance of selected capable adults.
Purpose
As Scouting’s National Honor Society, our purpose is to:
-- Recognize those who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives and through
that recognition cause others to conduct themselves in a way that warrants similar recognition.
-- Promote camping, responsible outdoor adventure, and environmental stewardship as essential
components of every Scout’s experience, in the unit, year-round, and in summer camp.
-- Develop leaders with the willingness, character, spirit and ability to advance the activities of their
units, our Brotherhood, Scouting, and ultimately our nation.
-- Crystallize the Scout habit of helpfulness into a life purpose of leadership in cheerful service
to others.
History
The Order of the Arrow was founded by Dr. E. Urner Goodman and Carroll A. Edson 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 Boy Scouts of America. In 1998, the Order of the Arrow became recognized as Scouting's
National Honor Society when it expanded its reach beyond camping to include a greater focus on
leadership development, membership extension, adventurous programming, and broader service
to Scouting and the community. Today, its service, activities, adventures, and training for youth and
adults, are models of quality leadership development and programming that enrich, support, and help
extend Scouting to America’s youth.
Membership
The OA has over 171,000 members in lodges affiliated with more than 290 local BSA councils.
Eligibility
The Order of the Arrow membership requirements are:
-- Be a registered member of the Boy Scouts of America.
-- After registration with a troop or team, have experienced 15 days and nights of Boy Scout camping
during the two-year period prior to the election. The 15 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.
-- Youth must be under the age of 21, hold the BSA First Class rank or higher, and following approval
by the Scoutmaster or Varsity team Coach, be elected by the youth members of their troop or team.
-- Adults (age 21 or older) who are registered in the BSA and meet the camping requirements may
be selected following nomination to the lodge adult selection committee. Adult selection is based on
their ability to perform the necessary functions to help the Order fulfill its purpose, and is not for
recognition of service, including current or prior positions. Selected adults must be an asset to the
Order because of demonstrated abilities, and must provide a positive example for the growth and
development of the youth members of the lodge.
Ordeal Membership
The induction process, called the Ordeal, is the first step toward full membership in the Order.
Upon completion of the Ordeal and its ceremony, the member is expected to strengthen his
involvement in the unit and encourage Scout camping.
Brotherhood Membership
After 10 months of service as an Ordeal member and after fulfilling certain requirements, a
member may take part in the Brotherhood ceremony, which places further emphasis on the
ideals of Scouting and the Order. Completion of this ceremony signifies full membership in the
Order of the Arrow.
Vigil Honor
After two years of exceptional service as a Brotherhood member, and with the approval of the
national Order of the Arrow committee, a youth or adult Arrowman may be recognized with the
Vigil Honor for their distinguished contributions to their lodge, the Order of the Arrow, Scouting,
or their Scout camp. This honor is bestowed by special selection and is limited to one Arrowman
for every 50 members registered with the lodge each year.
Lodges
An Order of the Arrow lodge is granted a charter from the National Council, BSA, upon annual
application by the lodge’s local council. Only one lodge charter is granted per council. The
OA lodge helps the local council provide a quality Scouting program through recognition of
Scouting spirit and performance, youth leadership development, adventurous programming,
financial support, and enhanced membership tenure.
Sections
An Order of the Arrow section consists of lodges within a geographic area of the region. Annually, representatives of lodges in the section come together for a conclave to share in fellowship, skills,
and training. In addition the section creates a monitoring/mentoring relationship with its lodges,
provides leadership development opportunities, fosters understanding and adherence to national
OA policies and procedures, and coordinates OA administrative and program functions. A section
is led by three elected youth officers - the section chief, vice chief, and secretary - who are advised
by an adult section adviser and a professional section staff adviser.
Region Leadership
The region chief is the youth OA leader of the region elected annually by the section chiefs of his
region. This election is held in conjunction with an annual national OA planning meeting attended
by the approximately 50 section chiefs from around the country. In addition to representing the
national chief, the region chief conducts national leadership seminars and national lodge adviser
training seminars in their respective regions. The region chief is advised by an adult region Order
of the Arrow chairman and a professional region staff adviser.
National Leadership
The national chief and vice chief are youth Arrowmen elected to one-year terms by the section
chiefs attending the annual national OA planning meeting. They serve as members of the national
Order of the Arrow committee, providing youth involvement in decisions affecting national OA policy.
They serve as the presiding officers for national OA events, and are advised by the adult national
Order of the Arrow chairman and the professional OA team leader. In addition, each year the
national chairman appoints approximately 50 Arrowmen to serve on the national Order of the
Arrow committee to oversee the OA program.
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LENAPEHOKING LODGE IX
E. Urner Goodman and Carroll A. Edson founded the Order of the Arrow on July 16, 1915 at Treasure Island, New Jersey, a Boy Scout camp located between Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania and Frenchtown, New Jersey, situated in the middle of the Delaware River and owned by the Cradle of Liberty Council (formerly the Philadelphia Area Council prior to its merger with the Valley Forge Council in 1996).
Treasure Island is the oldest Boy Scout Camp in the country and has been operating since 1913. Since it became formally part of the Boy Scouts of America in 1948 it has been administered by "OA Sections" consiting of multiple Lodges.
Lenapehoking IX was formed in 1999 upon the merger of Mantowagan 14 (Hudson Liberty), Meechgalane 178 (Essex), Oratam 286 (Bergen), and Aquaninoncke 359 (Passaic Valley). Lenapehoking Lodge IX is The Order of the Arrow Lodge of Northern New Jersey Council serving Passaic, Bergen, Essex, and Hudon counties.
Although four lodges made up Lenapehoking Lodge IX, its foundation goes back all the way to 1921 with Pamrapaugh 14, the ninth lodge organized that met at the Grand Lodge Organization meeting on October 7, 1921. However, a clerical error showed the number 9 given to Cowaw and Pamrapaugh settled on the number 14.
In 1916, Jersey City Council was the first council chartered by the US Congress, and has roots within this council. Also, founder Carroll Edson formed Achtu 37 when he became Scout Executive of Hudson Council and sat his vigil in this lodge. Seventeen different lodges make up what is now Lenapehoking IX.
THE IX
So after all those years, how was the lodge able to "get the number back?" It is quite simple really; Sanhican 2 (George Washington) merged with Narriticong 9 (Thomas A. Edison) to form Sakuwit 2. This vacated a number that to some felt was rightfully theirs, especially since the ninth oldest lodge is rooted in Lenapehoking. There was some discomfort with having a new number where the previous owner is so close to home. The solution was simple: make the 9 the roman numeral "IX"; it is in even our lodge's bylaws today. It set the precedent upon which for new traditions to be built.
IX is proud to boast two NOAC Spirit Awards.
The Northern New Jersey Council charters the Lenapehoking Lodge IX aand the Lodge consists
of four sections which include all nine districts of the NNJC. They are as follows:
SE Chapter - Hudson Liberty and Robert Treat Districts
SW Chapter - Orange Mountains, Southern Valley and Broken Arrow Districts
NE Chapter - Tantaqua and Twin Valleys Districts
NW Chapter - Black Bear and Iaoapogh Mountains District
The Lodge is located in Region/Area NE7A.
"Lenapehoking" Name Translation: Home of the Lenape
Totem: Spirit of the Lenape
Treasure Island is the oldest Boy Scout Camp in the country and has been operating since 1913. Since it became formally part of the Boy Scouts of America in 1948 it has been administered by "OA Sections" consiting of multiple Lodges.
Lenapehoking IX was formed in 1999 upon the merger of Mantowagan 14 (Hudson Liberty), Meechgalane 178 (Essex), Oratam 286 (Bergen), and Aquaninoncke 359 (Passaic Valley). Lenapehoking Lodge IX is The Order of the Arrow Lodge of Northern New Jersey Council serving Passaic, Bergen, Essex, and Hudon counties.
Although four lodges made up Lenapehoking Lodge IX, its foundation goes back all the way to 1921 with Pamrapaugh 14, the ninth lodge organized that met at the Grand Lodge Organization meeting on October 7, 1921. However, a clerical error showed the number 9 given to Cowaw and Pamrapaugh settled on the number 14.
In 1916, Jersey City Council was the first council chartered by the US Congress, and has roots within this council. Also, founder Carroll Edson formed Achtu 37 when he became Scout Executive of Hudson Council and sat his vigil in this lodge. Seventeen different lodges make up what is now Lenapehoking IX.
THE IX
So after all those years, how was the lodge able to "get the number back?" It is quite simple really; Sanhican 2 (George Washington) merged with Narriticong 9 (Thomas A. Edison) to form Sakuwit 2. This vacated a number that to some felt was rightfully theirs, especially since the ninth oldest lodge is rooted in Lenapehoking. There was some discomfort with having a new number where the previous owner is so close to home. The solution was simple: make the 9 the roman numeral "IX"; it is in even our lodge's bylaws today. It set the precedent upon which for new traditions to be built.
IX is proud to boast two NOAC Spirit Awards.
The Northern New Jersey Council charters the Lenapehoking Lodge IX aand the Lodge consists
of four sections which include all nine districts of the NNJC. They are as follows:
SE Chapter - Hudson Liberty and Robert Treat Districts
SW Chapter - Orange Mountains, Southern Valley and Broken Arrow Districts
NE Chapter - Tantaqua and Twin Valleys Districts
NW Chapter - Black Bear and Iaoapogh Mountains District
The Lodge is located in Region/Area NE7A.
"Lenapehoking" Name Translation: Home of the Lenape
Totem: Spirit of the Lenape
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