Pellissippi Lodge Welcomes You! nick.prins Mon, 05/03/2021 - 22:22 Greetings fellow Arrowmen, My name is John Campbell, Lodge Chief for Pellissippi Lodge 230 of the Great Smoky Mountain Council, which will host the 2022 National Order of the Arrow Conference. We are...
Will You Answer The Call? Do you remember your Elangomat? An elangomat is your guide through the Ordeal process and it’s their responsibility to lead you in cheerful service. We want every candidate to have a memorable experience at Spring Inductions! When you serve...
Introducing Thrive Connect eric.silva Sat, 04/24/2021 - 11:22 From 2020 to 2021, the Order of the Arrow suffered its most significant membership loss to date of 23,969 people. The Thrive initiative brings that decline to a halt, ushering in the Order of the Arrow’s...
Section E13 and E2 Forum: An Idea Sharing Experience nick.prins Sun, 02/20/2022 - 09:40 With youth leaders being elected every year, there is often an abundance of institutional knowledge that is lost with leadership turnover. Moreover, many young leaders new to their...
Mentoring Lodges Through Mergers nick.prins Sun, 02/20/2022 - 09:29 Throughout the history of the Order of the Arrow, the process of combining two or more lodges into one has been a regular occurrence. The first lodge merger happened in 1924, nine years after the OA’s...