Order of the Arrow Induction Weekend
New England Base Camp, 411 Unquity Rd, Milton, MA
Friday, June 6, 2025 7:00 PM through Sunday, June 8, 2025 11:00 AM.
Pennacook Lodge invites eligible candidates to its second spring Ordeal Induction of 2025. This is a wonderful opportunity to start your journey with the Lodge and the Order of the Arrow.
CANDIDATES should go to http://oapennacook.org/candidate to find candidate information. A packing list for the weekend is also available for download from that page.
Registration for the induction includes all meals for Saturday and breakfast on Sunday- No food will be provided on Friday evening.
Candidates need only register using the Candidate Registration option. The candidate registration fee includes; food for the weekend, OA Sash, OA handbook, Lodge Flap and annual Lodge Dues. No other payment is required.
A Candidate and Parent Information Session is scheduled for Monday, June 2 at 7:30 PM, location to be determined. Attendance at the information session is not required to attend the Induction event, but is encouraged. There is no charge for the information session, but a separate registration is required. To register for the information session, click here.
Check-in for the induction is between 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM on Friday. Check-out will be between 10:30 and 11:00 AM on Sunday.
Health Forms
All participants (members and candidates) must have a completed BSA Medical / Health History Form (sections A & B only are required - a physician signature is NOT required) - Click Here to download the Medical form. Health forms will be collected at check-in. Please bring any medications labeled with you name.
Pennacook Lodge has a Member Event Participant Policy based on the notion that an event will be successful if Lodge leadership adheres to the principles and practices of the Guide to Safe Scouting and that all participants are properly informed and prepared for the event. This policy also includes a Participant Expectation Agreement that outlines expected conduct of all participants and that fosters a positive role-modeling environment fully vested in the Scout Motto of “Be Prepared”, the Scout Oath and Law and the Obligation and Admonition of the Order of the Arrow.
Effective September 15, 2024 for all events and activities of Pennacook Lodge, all participants will be expected to acknowledge, read and agree to the Event Participation Policy. This will be accomplished by the member and/or parent checking a required box on the registration form itself.
You may access the policy on the Lodge website at https://oapennacook.org/memberparticipation/
National Youth Protection guidelines require that all members in attendance 18 years of age or older are required to have a current BSA registration AND have completed the BSA Youth Protection Training course within the 24 months prior to this event in order to stay overnight in camp.