Membership

Ordeal Candidates:
Those who have been selected to become members in the Order of the Arrow, youth and adult, must first complete the Ordeal of the Order.  Mowogo Lodge holds two Ordeal Weekends each year, one in March and one in May.  Candidates must complete the Ordeal in one of two successive weekends, March or May Ordeals or May and following March, depending on when elected.  Candidates approaching their first Ordeal opportunity will find information about the next upcoming Ordeal weekend and the registration form in the First Opportunity Letter.  Those who bypassed the first Ordeal opportunity will find the information they need in the Last Opportunity Letter.  

New Ordeal Members:
Welcome to Mowogo Lodge!!

Your main source of information will be your Chapter members.  You are encouraged to attend your Chapter meetings and the next Mowogo Lodge Function that you might learn about Mowogo and the Order and the path to Brotherhood membership.  This website will also provide a great deal of information about the Lodge.

Additionally, the National Order of the Arrow has a lot of information for new Ordeal members at its JumpStart website. Click below.

Sealing Membership in the Order by Brotherhood Conversion:
After 10 months of Ordeal membership you are able to seal your membership in the Order by becoming a Brotherhood member. There is a ceremony to help refresh and enrich your understanding of the principles and traditions of the OA. The Lodge has challenged the Chapters to handle this process separate from the Ordeal Fellowship weekends.

This has two benefits for the Lodge. It allows more focus and attention to be paid to the new Ordeal members on those weekends and it allows the Brotherhood candidates to focus on what they are doing in sealing their membership when they don’t have to worry about the new Ordeal brothers under their care. It also provides an opportunity for additional service to the Council properties, Rainey Mountain or Scoutland.

Since the Ordeal weekends are in March and May, the 10 month time period allows brothers to seal their membership in February or April the next year. Canantutlaga and Lau-in-nih will be hosting a Brotherhood Fellowship in February. It is open to all chapters to participate in this event. Another opportunity for conversion will be offered in April.

OA Members Wishing to Transfer to Mowogo Lodge:
Welcome to Northeast Georgia!! We would welcome you to Mowogo Lodge.

This website will also provide a great deal of information about the Lodge.  Submit the Transfer to Mowogo Form along with the $16 registration fee and then attend the next Mowogo Lodge Function to obtain your Mowogo flap patch.  You may also transfer by bringing the form and fee to the next function.  Vigil members must include a copy of your Vigil certificate. 

Renewing Membership in Mowogo:
Those Mowogo members who were registered with the Lodge this past year but who did not renew there membership in the Fall may renew by submitting the Dues Form (pdf) or  Dues Form (htm format) along with the $10 fee.  Those who have been members in the past, but were not registered this past year may submit the Dues Form along with a $16 fee.

Medical Forms:
All Lodge members must have an up-to-date Medical form on file with the Lodge.  Youth and adults under age 40 may use the Class 1 & 2 Form or Class 3 Form.  Adults age 40 and older must use the Class 3 Form.

Questions?
Please feel free to contact us.