Membership

Welcome to Totanhan Nakaha Lodge!  We’re happy to welcome you into our 2,500+ members. For more details on transferring registration, read our transferring membership page!

From all of us here at Totanhan Nakaha Lodge, good luck on your move!  We are happy to keep you involved with Totanhan Nakaha Lodge, but you can only be a member of one lodge at a time.  To stay on our mailing list as an out-of-council recipient, contact us at totanhannakahalodge@oa.nsbsa.org.

Youth must be elected by the peers of their Unit to become a candidate in the Order of the Arrow.  To qualify to be elected, they must: Be a registered member of the Boy Scouts of America. At the time of their election, youth must be under the age of 21, and hold one of

Yes. You must be registered in a Troop, Crew, or Ship, or at-large in order to be considered an active member of the Lodge and participate in Lodge events. OA membership does not supersede or include BSA membership.  (Note: An adult who became an OA member as a youth could be registered in a Pack)

No, an Arrowman can only belong to one lodge at a time. On page 42 of the Order of the Arrow handbook, it states that dual lodge membership is not permitted. The Order of the Arrow wants to encourage Arrowmen to focus their efforts in one individual lodge and the council it is created to

While there are three levels of membership (called “honors”) in the Order of the Arrow, all members—regardless of honor—are considered equal. Induction or Ordeal The induction ceremony, called the Ordeal, is the first step toward full membership in the Order. During the experience, candidates maintain silence, receive small amounts of food, work on camp improvement

Certainly.  When you get where you’re going, have your new Lodge formally request your OA records from us. Once you register in a new Council, you can no longer remain a member of Totanhan Nakaha Lodge. Please send any request for membership records to membership.adviser@oa.nsbsa.org.

As of February 1, 2019, unit elections are permitted in Scouts BSA, Venturing, and Sea Scout units. Youth must be elected by the peers of their unit to become a candidate in the Order of the Arrow.  To qualify to be elected, they must: Be a registered member of the Boy Scouts of America. Have

Youth members (under the age of 21) are elected by other youth members of their unit in an election conducted by the OA Lodge through the Chapters.  At least 50% of the registered youth members of the unit must be present for an election to be held. Adults are nominated by the unit committee and

If you believe that you were a member of the Order, talk with the Lodge Chief or Lodge Adviser. Perhaps you can find an old newspaper clipping, your sash, lodge flap or be able to describe your Ordeal.