2023 TOTANHAN NAKAHA LODGE SPRING FELLOWSHIP AND RECOGNITION

PLUS PRE EVENT OPTIONS:

SPRING BROTHERHOOD INDUCTION OR MINI INDIAN WINTER

This year's Lodge Spring Fellowship and Recognition will offer many different activities on one campus during the afternoon of Sunday April 30th.  Please read-on for more information about the Fellowship, Brotherhood Induction Ceremony, and Mini - Indian Winter event.      

SPRING FELLOWSHIP

Where: TeamBuilding Center at Base Camp (6202 Bloomington Rd, Ft. Snelling, MN 55111)

When: Sunday April 30th

• 5:30PM Registration open.

• 5:30-7:15PM Program Fellowship.

  • Dutch Oven cooking demonstrations (6-6:45PM).

  • Open climbing.

  • Make your on choker and learn about Order of the Arrow ceremonies. 

• 7:30PM Special presentation by SCUBA Venturing Crew 9820.

• 7:45PM Totanhan Nakaha Lodge annual awards presentation.   

           *A meal will be provided during the fellowship beginning at 6:30PM.

Event Cost: 

• $25 covers the full program, including the recognition event.  
• Price increases to $35 after Monday April 24th.  Registration will close on Friday April 28th at 5PM.    

Recognition: 

Join us for a celebration of our 2023 Founder's Award recipients, James E. West Fellowship recipients and other honorees.  Our members are what make the Totanhan Nakaha Lodge great, and we hope to see you at the TeamBuilding Center as we thank our fellow members for their contributions to the Order and Scouting.

Officer Elections: 

The lodge will be offering an in-person opportunity to cast your ballot as a part of the annual lodge officer elections at the Spring Fellowship and Recognition Event!  As a youth member, do not miss this opportunity to meet officer candidates in-person and cast your ballot!  Digital voting will still be supported in 2023, but we encourage you to join us in a strong kick-off to the season this April.   

PRE-EVENT: BROTHERHOOD INDUCTION - PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Overview: This ceremony event is for Ordeal members that have served as an Arrowmen for a minimum of 6 months.  Traditionally, the Brotherhood ceremony is offered as a feature at Induction Conclave events, but we are excited to announce a closer-to-home option this Spring.  

Where: Leadership Center (6202 Bloomington Rd, Ft. Snelling, MN 55111)

When: Sunday April 30th

1PM Registration open.

5:30PM Expected wrap-up.  

Event Cost: 

$15 covers the full program.  

Prerequisites: 

The Order of the Arrow Handbook sets forth five challenges that an Ordeal member must meet to attending the Brotherhood Ceremony:

• Memorize the signs of Order of the Arrow membership, including the Obligation, Admonition, song, sign of the Ordeal, and hand clasp.
• Advance your understanding of the Ordeal (see "Customs and Traditions of the Ordeal" in your handbook).  
• Serve your unit for a minimum of 6 months since becoming an Ordeal member.  
• Plan for your service in the lodge, including maintaining your program dues. 
• When you feel you have met requirements, write a letter to the lodge secretary detailing your explanation of the meaning of the Obligation, how you have worked to fulfill the Obligation, and finally, how you plan to provide future service to the lodge.  

To help with the letter writing portion of Brotherhood conversion, we have provided an online submission for letters to the secretary here through this link.

Questions?  Please direct any questions to event chair Steve Young at steve276young@gmail.com.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Other Important Information:  

• The Lodge Trading Post will be available. 
• Order of the Arrow members will be required to input their BSA ID number during registration.  Unsure of your member ID number?  Check out the lodge website here to use our lodge's ID lookup feature.  Please note that the registration system will still request an Order of the Arrow ID - that ID moving forward will be your BSA ID. 
• All participants should bring copies of their Annual Heath and Medical Record (BSA Health Form) to participate.     

Questions?  Contact: program.adviser@oa.nsbsa.org