Choctaw OA Trivia

Miscellaneous

100

When may OA sashes be worn?

Arrowmen wear their sashes when attending OA ceremonies and events or conducting official OA business. Lodge meetings, section conclaves and unit elections are appropriate times to wear the sash; troop meetings and courts of honor generally are not.

200

Why do arrowmen wear different sashes, and what are they?

The sashes represent the three different levels of commitment or membership level in the Order of the arrow.

* Ordeal
* Brotherhood
* Vigil Honor

300

What are the requirements for being considered for selection into the Order of the Arrow?

As of February 1, 2019, unit elections are permitted in Scouts BSA, Venturing, and Sea Scout units. The Order of the Arrow membership requirements are as follows:

• Be a registered member of the Boy Scouts of America.
• Have experienced 15 nights of camping while registered with a troop, crew, or ship within the two years immediately prior to the election. The 15 nights must include one, but no more than one, long-term camp consisting of at least five consecutive nights of overnight camping, approved and under the auspices and standards of the Boy Scouts of America. Only five nights of the long-term camp may be credited toward the 15-night camping requirement; the balance of the camping (10 nights) must be overnight, weekend, or other short-term camps of, at most, three nights each. Ship nights may be counted as camping for Sea Scouts.
• At the time of their election, youth must be under the age of 21, and hold one of the following ranks corresponding to the type unit in which they are being considered for election: Scouts BSA First Class rank, the Venturing Discovery Award, or the Sea Scout Ordinary rank or higher, and following approval by the Scoutmaster, Crew Adviser or Sea Scout Skipper, be elected by the youth members of their unit.
• Adults (age 21 or older) who meet the camping requirements may be selected following nomination to and approval by the lodge adult selection committee.

400

What does Wimachtendienk Wingolauchsik Witahemui mean?

Wimachtendienk Wingolauchsik Witahemui was the original name of the Order of the Arrow.  Additionally, it is from the Lenni Lenape language, and translates to “Brotherhood of Cheerful Service”.

500

Who created the Order of the Arrow and what was the year?

E. Urner Goodman and Carroll A. Edson
1915

Chapter stuff

100

What is your chapters spirit animal?

The water spider

200

Who is the current Choctaw Chapter Advisor and Associate Advisor?

Bill Strickland and Jay Wright

300

How many Chapters are in the Yustaga Lodge?

Four.
Appalachee  (Lake Sands District)
Choctaw (Choctaw District)
Oschambos (Long Life Pine District)
Woapalanne (Pensacola Bay District)

Yustaga History

100

What is the mascot for the Yustaga Lodge?

The Osprey  (Fish Hawk)

200

What are the 4 main events held every year by the lodge?

Ordeal Weekend
Spring Fellowship
Fall Pow Wow
Banquet

300

When was the Yustaga Lodge established within the Gulf Coast Council?

1948
specifically:  May 21-22 , 1948
(As described on Yustaga385.com website)

400

What does the name YUSTAGA come from?

From a small Florida tribe that was part of the Creek Nation.   Translated, the words mean "Drinkers of the Fire Water."

(As described on Yustaga385.com website)

500

The Lodge bulletin, the "Osprey", was first published when?

1957 as a quarterly newsletter
(As described on Yustaga385.com website)

Ceremonies

300

How does one become a Brotherhood member?

After serving 10 months and fulfilling other requirements, a member may take part in the Brotherhood ceremony, which places further emphasis on the ideals of Scouting and the Order. Completion signifies full membership.

400

How does one become a Vigil Honor member?

After two years of exceptional service as a Brotherhood member, and with the approval of the national Order of the Arrow committee, Scouts and Scouters may be recognized with the Vigil Honor. This honor is limited to one person for every 50 lodge members.

OA Regalia

100

What tribe does the Yustaga regalia originate from?

the Creek Nation