Occoneechee Lodge Support System

Awards and Recognitions (5)

Questions about Lodge recognitions

Are there any recognitions for Units?

What is an Award Petition

What recognitions does the Lodge offer to members?

When are award petitions due?

When are awards presented?

Brotherhood (4)

Questions regarding the Brotherhood Trail

Can I do the Brotherhood Trail with another Lodge and report it back to this Lodge?

How do I know if I'm eligible for Brotherhood?

If I'm Brotherhood, can I help?

Is Brotherhood offered at Spring Inductions?

Ceremonies (1)

Questions regarding Lodge and Chapter Ceremonies.

Who do I contact for a Webelos Crossover Ceremony?

Chapters (3)

Questions regarding chapters.

How do I know which Chapter I'm in?

What is a Chapter?

Where does my chapter meet and when?

Email (5)

This topic deals with technical questions regarding email.

How do I change my email associated with my membership profile?

How do I unsubscribe from emails?

I asked to be unsubscribed but I'm still receiving emails. How do I fix that?

I use Earthlink and I'm not receiving emails.

I'm a parent and I'm not receiving emails.

General (13)

Questions that don't fit into any other category.

Can a Cub Den Leader wear a Lodge Flap?

Can I take my son home Saturday night?

How do I access LEC Minutes

How do I access safeguarded materials?

How do I follow the lodge on social media?

Membership (7)

Questions that deal with your membership in the Lodge.

How can I get a listing of all the OA Members in my Unit?

How do I get a plastic membership card?

How do I transfer my membership from another Lodge?

How do I update my membership?

What are the requirements for an adult to become a member of the OA?

OA at Summer Camp (5)

This Catagory contains all commonly asked questions for the OA at Camp Durant during the Summer.

Are there any events held at summer camp?

Can I go for my Brotherhood at an out of council camp?

Can my unit hold elections at Summer Camp?

Can our scouts be tapped out at an out of council camp?

Can we have a unit election at an out of council camp?

OA Troop Representative (2)

Questions regarding the position of OA Troop Representative

Can I request a Unit of Excellence Report for my unit?

Can the position of OA Troop/Team Representative be used for BSA Rank Advancement?

Registration (7)

Anything having to do with event registration.

How do I change my credit/debit card on file?

How do I know if I'm registered for an event?

How do I pay my Lodge Dues?

How do I register for an event?

I missed an event that I had already payed for. Can I transfer the credit to the next event?

Trading Post (7)

Questions that deal specifically with our physical and online Trading Post.

Do you charge sales tax?

Do you sell everything on your online store?

Does the physical Trading Post accept debit and credit cards?

How does Free Pick Up work?

How long does shipping take?

Unit Elections (18)

Questions regarding election into the Order of the Arrow.

A Scout was accidentally left off the ballot during an election. Can we hold another one?

A Scout who recently joined my troop camped a lot in his previous troop. Should that camping be counted when deciding if he can be listed on the election ballot for my troop’s unit election?

Can a Lone Scout be elected into the Order?

Can a Scout use the same camping nights towards the requirements of Camping merit badge and for the OA camping requirement?

Can a troop/team conduct its own election?

Venturing (4)

All questions that have to do with the Order of the Arrow and the Venturing programs.

A Scout in my troop is also registered in a Venturing crew. Can camping trips with the crew count towards the camping requirement?

Can I wear my Venturing Uniform to Lodge events?

Can the Lodge Flap be worn on a Venturing Uniform?

Can Venturing Crews hold a unit election?

Vigil (3)

All questions regarding the Vigil Honor.

If I submit a vigil petition, when will I know if my candidate has been selected?

When are Vigil Call Outs held?

When can I submit a Vigil Nomination?

Frequently Asked Questions