Welcome to the Spring Fellowship weekend to be held at Griswold Scout Reservation in Gilmanton, NH. 

Fellowship weekends are the largest lodge events of the year.  During these weekends, we welcome new members into the Order of the Arrow, provide much-needed service to the camps, and gather with our current members for Fun and Fellowship. 

The purpose of the Ordeal is to have candidates reflect on their own Scout life, character, and come to a deeper understanding of the Scout Oath and the Order's principles. This purpose is realized through a fourfold Ordeal that includes sleeping alone, silence, work, and a limited amount of food. No hazing or endangerment of a Scout's safety is allowed.  More information for Ordeal Candidates can be found at https://oa.nhscouting.org/candidates/

Newly elected candidates for membership in the Order of the Arrow must complete the Ordeal and be inducted into the OA by the lodge that serves the council in which the unit is chartered. This allows the candidates to bond with their contemporaries as they go through the Ordeal and creates a positive leadership environment in which they can progress. 

If you have been an Ordeal member of the Lodge for six months, the Fellowship Weekend is the perfect opportunity to seal your membership in the Lodge by becoming a Brotherhood Member.  Sign-up as a Brotherhood Candidate, then come to the weekend to help out and learn more about the OA, ending with your induction ceremony.  More information on sealing your Brotherhood membership can be found at https://oa.nhscouting.org/brotherhood/.

After the Ceremonies on Saturday night, all Brothers will gather for Food!  Fun! and Fellowship!

The weekend is to induct Ordeal Candidates into Scouting's National Honor Society. Ordeal members seal their membership in the OA becoming Brotherhood members.

****Check-in will be in the Administration Building****

Please arrive on Friday, May 16th between 6:00pm and 7:30pm

Dismissal is after the Lodge Business Meeting on Sunday, May 18th at about 11:00am

All participants must register prior to the event to be able to participate.