You Are Ordeal, Now What?
Your completion of the Ordeal sets you on the path of an exciting adventure. The Ordeal has introduced you to the mysteries of the Order. Now, during your period of service to your unit as an Ordeal member, you have ample opportunity to increase your knowledge of the Order and to make it work for you. Now that you are an Ordeal member, there are some things to keep in mind as you work on sealing your Order of The Arrow Membership:
Your completion of the Ordeal sets you on the path of an exciting adventure. The Ordeal has introduced you to the mysteries of the Order. Now, during your period of service to your unit as an Ordeal member, you have ample opportunity to increase your knowledge of the Order and to make it work for you. Now that you are an Ordeal member, there are some things to keep in mind as you work on sealing your Order of The Arrow Membership:
- The main thing to remember is that you are now a member of the Brotherhood of Cheerful Service, so it is most important that you keep serving your lodge in any way that you can. This means getting involved in Waguli Lodge and remembering to be an active member of your troop. Make sure you are following the Lodge on social media outlets and are receiving the Lodge newsletter, the Whippoorwill.
- Find out about Brotherhood membership and start planning out when you will complete all the requirements on it. Brotherhood Membership - From the beginning of the Order in 1915, all members have been equal. There are no ranks. As an Ordeal Member, you are entitled to all the rights and privileges of membership in the Order. Yet, so important is the induction sequence that the Order strengthened it by creating Brotherhood membership. It is an opportunity for members to evaluate their unit service since their induction. Brotherhood membership is sought by Arrowmen seeking to reaffirm their belief in the high purposes of the Order. Before becoming a Brotherhood member, each Arrowman makes a special effort to serve his troop .
- Each Brotherhood member commits to continued service to Scouting through the Order.
- Memorize the signs of Order of the Arrow membership. Memorize the Obligation of the Order, which you received from Allowat Sakima. Also, memorize the Order of the Arrow Song, the Admonition, the sign of Ordeal membership, and the Order of the Arrow handclasp. All of these may be found in the Brotherhood section of our website. You will be tested on these questions at a Brotherhood conversion event such as Ordeal Weekend or Spring Pow-Wow.
- Serve your unit. Maintain your registration in Scouting. During a period of at least 6 months, strive to fulfill your Obligation by continuing and expanding your service to your own troop or team.
- Review your progress. When you earnestly feel that you have met the challenges above, write a letter to your Lodge Secretary. In this letter:
- Explain what you think the Obligation means,
- Describe how you have been fulfilling this Obligation in your troop or team and in your daily life, and how you have used your understanding of the Ordeal to aid in your service.
- Describe your specific plans for giving future service in the lodge program.
Jumpstart is designed to help new ordeal members learn more about the order and its meaning to the Northwest Georgia council, lodge, and the nation. Check it out!!!
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