The Order of the Arrow is a service organization made up of scouts and scouters who are specially selected to be a part of scouting's national honor society.

The purpose of the Order of the Arrow is fourfold:

• To recognize those Scout campers who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives
• To develop and maintain camping traditions and spirit
• To promote Scout camping
• To crystallize the Scout habit of helpfulness into a life purpose of leadership in cheerful service to others

The Order of the Arrow Chapter 18 meetings are during the normal district Roundtable meetings. We would like to make it more convenient for our brothers in the western part of the District to join us. Fred Klotz ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) is the chapter advisor.

Ceremony Team

The Chapter 18 Ceremony Team is available to perform Pack Arrow of Light ceremonies and Troop OA Call-Out Ceremonies. Units can submit Ceremony requests by completing the OA Ceremony Request Form and emailing it to the chapter ceremony team adviser. Please submit requests for an Arrow of Light or an OA Call-Out ceremony at least thirty days prior to the ceremony date.

Upon receipt of a Ceremony request, the Ceremony Team Advisor and the Youth Chair will respond within a few days to let you know whether the Team will be able to help the unit with their ceremony. Accepted requests will be placed on Chapter 18’s website Calendar. Only the Ceremony Team Youth Chair and the Adult Advisor can commit the Team to perform a Unit requested ceremony. For more details and specifics, please reference the Ceremony Team Guidelines document. This document outlines the details of the request process, as well as describing the how the unit can prepare for their upcoming ceremony.

• Ceremonial Team Advisor: Jim Hemenway ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 804-272-8946)
• Ceremonial Team Youth Chair: Brenton M. ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Elections

Troops interested in having an OA election conducted must download and fill out the OA Election Request Form to be emailed to the Unit Elections Advisor (see email address below). Request must be made no later than 3 weeks before the election date. Every troop may conduct one unit election per each calendar year. Any questions about unit elections or to join the unit elections team can be directed to the Unit Elections Adviser.

• Unit Elections Advisor: Vincent Milone ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Nawakwa Lodge

For more information about our local Order of the Arrow lodge, Nawakwa lodge, please visit their website. You can also contact the Witchindin Chapter executive committee directly using this form.

The OA has more than 176,000 members located in lodges affiliated with approximately 327 BSA local councils. For more information about the Order of the Arrow, take a look at the Order of the Arrow website or their the offical BSA Order of the Arrow Fact Sheet.