ECHECONNEE

1) To recognize those Scout campers who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives... The OA has more than 176,000 members located in lodges affiliated with approximately 327 BSA local councils... Scouts are elected to the Order by their fellow unit members, following approval by the Scoutmaster or Varsity team Coach. To become a member, a youth must be a registered member of a Boy Scout troop or Varsity Scout team and hold First Class rank. The youth must have experienced fifteen days and nights of Boy Scout camping during the two-year period prior to the election. The fifteen days and nights must include one, but no more than one, long-term camp consisting of six consecutive days and five nights of resident camping, approved and under the auspices and standards of the Boy Scouts of America. The balance of the camping must be overnight, weekend, or other short-term camps. Adult selection is based on their ability to perform the necessary functions to help the Order..

Also known as: Echeconee Lodge, ECHECONNEE LODGE