Brotherhood Conversion
The Challenges of Brotherhood Membership
You must meet five challenges before you can enter the Circle of Brotherhood:
1. Memorize the signs of the Arrow membership. Memorize the Obligation of the Order, which you received from Allowat Sakima (printed on the back of your membership card and in the handbook). Also, memorize the Order of the Arrow Official Song, the Admonition, the sign of Ordeal membership, and the Order of the Arrow handclasp.
2. Advance in your understanding of the Order. Gain a thorough understanding of the Ordeal through which you have passed. See "The Customs and Traditions of the Ordeal" in the handbook.
3. Serve your unit. Maintain your registration in Scouting. During a period of at least 6 months, strive to fufill your Obligation by continuing and expanding your service to your own troop, team, or ship.
4. Plan for service in your lodge. Pay your dues in your Order of the Arrow lodge. Be aware that acceptance of Brotherhood membership involves a pledge of future service to the lodge. Develop a concrete idea of how you plan to fulfill this pledge.
5. Review your progress. When you earnestly feel that you have met the four challenges above, write a letter to your lodge or chapter secretary (depending on who is administering the induction). In this letter:
- Explain what you think the Obligation means,
- Describe how you have been fulfilling this Obligation in your troop, team, or ship and in your daily life, and how you have used your understanding of the Ordeal to aid in your service, and
- Describe your specific plans for giving future service in the lodge program.
Include with this letter your advanced resgistration application and fees for the next Brotherhood ceremony according to the instructions given by the lodge. Brotherhood membership can only be conferred by an Arrowman's home lodge - the lodge that serves the council in which the Arrowman's unit is chartered.
You must meet five challenges before you can enter the Circle of Brotherhood:
1. Memorize the signs of the Arrow membership. Memorize the Obligation of the Order, which you received from Allowat Sakima (printed on the back of your membership card and in the handbook). Also, memorize the Order of the Arrow Official Song, the Admonition, the sign of Ordeal membership, and the Order of the Arrow handclasp.
2. Advance in your understanding of the Order. Gain a thorough understanding of the Ordeal through which you have passed. See "The Customs and Traditions of the Ordeal" in the handbook.
3. Serve your unit. Maintain your registration in Scouting. During a period of at least 6 months, strive to fufill your Obligation by continuing and expanding your service to your own troop, team, or ship.
4. Plan for service in your lodge. Pay your dues in your Order of the Arrow lodge. Be aware that acceptance of Brotherhood membership involves a pledge of future service to the lodge. Develop a concrete idea of how you plan to fulfill this pledge.
5. Review your progress. When you earnestly feel that you have met the four challenges above, write a letter to your lodge or chapter secretary (depending on who is administering the induction). In this letter:
- Explain what you think the Obligation means,
- Describe how you have been fulfilling this Obligation in your troop, team, or ship and in your daily life, and how you have used your understanding of the Ordeal to aid in your service, and
- Describe your specific plans for giving future service in the lodge program.
Include with this letter your advanced resgistration application and fees for the next Brotherhood ceremony according to the instructions given by the lodge. Brotherhood membership can only be conferred by an Arrowman's home lodge - the lodge that serves the council in which the Arrowman's unit is chartered.
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Brotherhood Conversion Resource
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Brotherhood Conversion Opportunities
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