GENERAL

• Order of the Arrow REGISTRATION (Dues)
  • Registration expires December 31 of every year
  • Dues are $10.00 per person
  • You must be currently registered in the Boy Scouts of America
  • If you do not re-register, you cannot take part in OA functions nor will you get any mailings
    
    
• OA ELIGIBILITY:
  • Elections take place before June each year
  • First Class Scout Rank before the election
  • 15 nights of outdoor camping within past 2 years
    • Must include 5 consecutive nights long-term resident camping
    • Must include 10 nights of overnight, short-term BSA camping
  • Must have approval of the Scoutmaster
  • Must be elected by 50% of Troop Scouts casting a Ballot 
  • These requirements can be located on the OA Official Website:
    www.oa-bsa.org/misc/basics

• ELECTIONS:
  •  Spring of each year, before June 1.
  •   NO elections will be held at camp.
  •  ALL elections MUST be done by a lodge trained election team
    • Will be held during the regular Troop Meeting
    • Please review the eligibility requirements
      
      
• OA CALLOUT CEREMONY:
  •  Held during Texas Trails Summer Camp
    
    
• Fellowship Weekends:
  • Usually will provide opportunities for Ordeal and/or Brotherhood
• Click here for complete Details

ELIGIBILITY

• ORDEAL ELIGIBILITY
  • Properly elected by your unit
  • Attend the full Ordeal Weekend, starting Friday evening through Sunday morning.

• NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION - ONLINE:
  • HTTP://www.jumpstart.oa-bsa.org


• BROTHERHOOD ELIGIBILITY:
  • 10 Months of Membership & Service since attaining Ordeal
  • Memorize the signs of OA membership
    • Obligation
    • Song
    • Admonition
    • Sign of Ordeal Membership
    • OA Handclasp
  • Advance in your understanding of the Ordeal
  • Serve your unit
  • Plan for service in your lodge
  • Review your progress

• BROTHERHOOD REQUIREMENTS
  • ALL Ordeal Arrowmen need to complete the trail to Brotherhood
  • Online Information for Ordeal Members
    • Contains actual audio of the admonition & obligation with correct pronunciations
    • Also has audio of the OA song
  • Click here for a Brotherhood Candidate Study Sheet
    

• VIGIL ELIGIBILITY/REQUIREMENTS
  • Two years of cheerful service since attaining Brotherhood
  • Nominated by other current Brotherhood and Vigil members
  • Selected by a selection committee based upon a ratio of no more adults than youth
  • Maximum number to be selected is based upon lodge membership of 1 for every 50 members registered during re-charter