The Order of the Arrow

Order of the Arrow

The Order of the Arrow is the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America . It uses American Indian-styled traditions and ceremonies to bestow recognition on scouts selected by their peers as best exemplifying the ideals of Scouting. The society was created by E. Urner Goodman, with the...

 Scouting's national honor society is represented in the Winnebago Council by the Sac-N-Fox Lodge. The lodge is administratively divided into chapters corresponding to the council's districts. The Sac-N-Fox Lodge is part of Section C-1B, in the Central Region

Central Region (Boy Scouts of America)

For administrative purposes, the Boy Scouts of America is divided into four regions — Central, Southern, Western, and Northeast. Each region is then subdivided into areas...

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History

The Sac-N-Fox Lodge #108 arose out of the merger of the Wakosha Lodge #108 based in Waterloo, Iowa and the Aiaouez Lodge #473 based in Mason City, Iowa. The name was chosen to pay tribute to the Indian tribes that once inhabited the area.

The merger of the two lodges was discussed at a mutual Father-son Aiaouez and Wakosha Lodge Winter Banquet on December 19, 1971, and the merger took place at the time when the two respective councils merged in 1972.

Lodge Flap

The Sac-N-Fox Lodge flap was designed by Gary Stattler, The fleur-de-lis symbolizes our ties to the Boy Scouts of America and the W.W.W. shows our ties to the Order of the Arrow. The council fire in the center of the patch is our lodge's totem, and the two Indians in the patch are exchanging the peace pipe, the symbol of our council. The thunderbird and the fox head in the patch depict the totems of the Wakosha and Aiaouez Lodges.

External links

• Boy Scouts of America
• Central Region Venturing
• Scout Shop

Order of the Arrow

• Section C-1B
• Central Region Order of the Arrow
• National Order of the Arrow