Colonneh Lodge Order of the Arrow
Purpose
The Order of the Arrow is Scouting's National Honor Society. The
purpose of the Order of the Arrow is fourfold:
- To recognize those Scout campers who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives
- To develop and maintain camping traditions and spirit
- To promote Scout camping
- To crystallize the Scout habit of helpfulness into a life purpose of leadership in cheerful service to others
History
The Order of the Arrow (OA) was founded by Dr. E. Urner Goodman and Carroll A. Edson in 1915 at the Treasure Island Camp of the Philadelphia Council, Boy Scouts of America. It became an official program experiment in 1922 and was approved as part of the Scouting program in 1934.
Colonneh Lodge is the Sam Houston Area Council's Order of the Arrow Lodge. The Lodge is named in honor of General Sam Houston; who was called Colonneh, meaning Raven, when he lived with the Cherokee Indians.
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