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Thunderbird Chapter - Order of the Arrow
Submitted by deb on Mon, 11/17/2008 - 1:05am.
To recognize those campers – Scouts and Scouters – who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives and by such recognition cause other campers to conduct themselves in such a manner to warrant recognition.
To develop and maintain camping traditions and spirit.
To promote Scout camping, which reaches its greatest effectiveness as part of the unit’s camping program, both year-round and in summer camp, as directed by the camping committee of the Council.
To crystallize the Scout habit of helpfulness into a life purpose of leadership in cheerful service to others.
Call the OA Hot-line at Three Fires Council for up-to-date information at (630) 584-9250, ext. 41.
Lowaneu Allanque Lodge #41 Lowaneu Allanque Lodge web page link
National Order of the Arrow National Order of the Arrow web site link
Welcome to the Order of the Arrow Lowaneu Allanque Lodge #41 – Thunderbird Chapter
Chapter Chief: Matt Shanahan
Chapter Advisor: Graham Johnson
Associate Chapter Advisor: Jerry Howard 630-886-2697
We have moved the date & location of Roundtables & the OA Chapter Meetings beginning in August to the LDS Church in Naperville at 1320 Ridgeland Ave, Naperville, IL 60563. Chapter meetings are held at 7:30pm on the SECOND Thursday of each month. Each Troop should send a representative to the monthly meetings.
- North Star OA Newsletter - Current edition
- OA Lodge Dues - 2008
OA Chapter Meeting is Thursday, December 11th, 7:30 pm at the LDS Church in Naperville
OA UPCOMING EVENTS
Arrowmen, in the coming months there are several events that you should mark on your calendars.
1. Lodge Winter Banquet - January 3, 2009 - The Winter Banquet is at the Court Yard Banquets in Warrenville Illinois. This event is held to recognize all the accomplishments of the lodge in the last year. Several Awards are given such as the: Founders award, the Arrowmen of the Year, and James E. West Award. This is an event for you so please come and support your fellow arrowmen and your Lodge. Guests are welcome at the Winter Banquet.
We would like to say thank you to all the Arrowmen, Scouts, and Scouters who support our Lodge. We hope to see you at our upcoming events.
Please tell all Arrowmen you encounter about these events. Get their input, and get them excited about it!
Purpose of the Order of the Arrow
Membership Qualifications
Each unit may elect Scouts and a Scouter who warrant recognition as noted in the purpose statements. Elections are conducted by members of the Order of the Arrow at each unit during the winter. A Scout must be First Class rank, have a minimum of 15 days and nights of Boy Scout camping experience 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 BSA. The balance of the camping must be overnight, weekend, or other short-term camps. Candidates must meet the requirements for membership as specified by the national Order of the Arrow committee. Elected candidates must attend the Lowaneu Allanque Lodge #41 Ordeal ceremony in order to become a member of the Order of the Arrow. The Ordeal ceremony is held at the Fall and Spring Fellowship weekends and at Camp Freeland Leslie during every week of Boy Scout Summer camp.
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