Welcome to our 95th Year! To be a current Lodge Member you need to pay your dues. In addition, you must be a currently-active registered member of the Northeast Illinois Council, a district or unit chartered within NEIC, or otherwise actively registered with the BSA in order to be a member of the Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan Lodge of the Order of the Arrow (this is a National Policy). 

Regular Dues

Regular dues for 2024 will remain the same as in 2022 and 2023 at $25 per member. Regular dues maintain your membership in our Lodge and the Order of the Arrow. With Regular dues, you will pay for each event you attend.

Sustaining Dues

Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan Lodge also offers a Sustaining dues option. In addition to including the regular dues, sustaining dues also cover your event fees for all Lodge events other than the Winter Banquet. The 2024 events are listed here: 2023-2024 Event Calendar. For 2024, we will maintain the same sustaining dues fee of $65 that we had in 2023.  

Note About 2024 Lodge Event Registration Fees

We expect the Lodge event registration fees to be the same as in 2023. Sustaining-level members do not pay for individual Lodge event registrations except for the Winter Banquet.  

Verifying Your Active BSA Registration

Your BSA Member ID is required to renew your OA membership. You will enter your ID along with your name when you register. This dues site has a database added that inlcudes all OA members whose reocrds are verified with the National BSA and show an active BSA registration. If the last time you paid your dues was before 2014, you may need to contact the Lodge Adviser. Please note that if you enter your BSA ID and the registration system does not find you, please contact us to resolve the issue. We have found that we often have an incorrect BSA ID or birth date in our records.

You can get your BSA ID in several ways.

• Your BSA ID number is available on your BSA membership card.
• You may also find your BSA ID in your Order of the Arrow LodgeMaster portal account. You can request access to your Portal account by contacting the Lodge Adviser.
• You can get your BSA ID number from ScoutBook.
• Your unit committee chairperson or advancement chairperson should have access to your BSA ID on Unit Charters or through ScoutBook if you do not have access.
• Last, if you need help, please email the Lodge Adviser at oalodge40@gmail.com. We can provide the BSA ID we have on record.

*A 3% Processing Fee will be assessed for all online Credit Card payments. **A 0.5% Processing Fee will be assessed for all online e-Check payments. *** Checks sent or brought to 850 Forest Edge Drive, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 will not be assessed this Processing Fee. Make sure the Memo line mentions your registration number.