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When were chapters first used in the Order of the Arrow? I’m not sure what the answer is, but while doing some research on the Ten Mile River Scout Museum Archive web site, I came across the 1929 Brooklyn Council Yearbook. Page 18 of the yearbook is written by Edwin Nicholson described as (3rd Degree) Deputy Chief of the Fire and his article is entitled The Wimachtendienk W. W.

The quote which caught my eye was:

In the summer of 1925, the Brooklyn Lodge, known as the Shu-shu-gah (Blue Heron) Lodge, was formed at Camp Kanohvet. Every unit of the Brooklyn Camps now has a chapter. The organization is primarily concerned with the summer camp program and functions efficiently in building morale and good spirit in each camp.

Each chapter has a sacred shrine in the woodlands where members may hold forth during summer months in good fellowship or in the ceremonial of inducting new candidates into the rites and mysteries of the order.

Prior to Brooklyn Scout Camps moving to Ten Mile River Scout Camps in 1928, they were located at Kanohwahke Scout Camps in what is now Harriman or Bear Mountain State Parks.

So Shu Shu Gah Lodge, to use the modern convention was born at Kanohwahke Scout Camps and than moved to Ten Mile River.  As quoted elsewhere in the 1929 Yearbook, these were the twelve camps which made up Brooklyn  Scout Camps.

Some of these names survived as chapters and were used in latter years.  Sacut Chapter had a chapter patch, which is probably the earliest known patch from Shu Shu Gah Lodge.

Can anyone date chapters prior to 1928/29?

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Shu Shu Gah Lodge #24 Thirteenth Annual TOR

Shu Shu Gah Lodge #24 will be hosting its 13th Annual Trade-O-Ree this November 22, 2008 at Camp Alpine.    We have sold out our tables for the last three years, due to new space constraints in Orbach Arena from the climbing wall, we will be limiting table sales to 40 in 2008.  This is 5 less tables than in previous years few years.

Here are the particulars.

Where: Gary Laermer Pavilion at Orbach Arena, Camp Alpine, Alpine, NJ

When: Saturday November 22, 2008

Time: 9:00AM to 3:00PM (dealer setup begins at 8:30AM)

Admission: Free to All - A unique day trip for your troop or pack

Tables: $20.00 for the first table, $15 for each additional table. All tables $25.00 after October 15, 2008

Table Reservations on a first come first served basis.

Location: Gary Laermer Activity Center at Orbach Arena, Alpine Scout Camp - Alpine, NJ (exit 3 on the Palisades Parkway).

Hope to see you there.  For a flyer, see the TOR link in the top menu bar.

Over the years, Shu Shu Gah Lodge # 24 did a number of stickers (5 or 6 if memory serves), as friendship gifts to be used while trading or meeting fellow Arrowmen. They measure approximately 2 inches tall by 3 1/2 inches wide. This one was from the 1988 NOAC held in Fort Collins, Colorado.

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Forget the formatting, but here is a breakdown of Area 7 which will have 2 Sections. Section NE-7A with 3 GNYC Lodges and 3 NJ Lodges. And Section NE-7B which will have the 2 remaining GNYC Lodges with the rest of Long Island and 3 ‘upstate’ NYS Lodges.

2008 Section Council Name Council # Lodge Name Previous Section Cncl City
Area 7
Section 7A
Northern New Jersey 333 Lenapehoking IX NE-2B Oakland
Central New Jersey 352 Sakuwit NE-2B Princeton
Patriot’s Path 358 Woalpalanne NE-2B Mountainside
GNYC - Brooklyn 642 Shu-Shu-Gah NE-2C NY - Brooklyn
GNYC - Manhattan 643 Man-a-Hattin NE-2C NY - Manhattan
GNYC - Staten Island 645 Aquehongian NE-2C NY - Staten Island
6 Section Lodges

Section 7B
Hudson Valley 374 Nacha Nimat NE-2C Salisbury Mills
Theodore Roosevelt 386 Buckskin NE-2B Massapequa
Westchester-Putnam 388 Ktemaque NE-2C Hawthorne
Suffolk County 404 Shinnecock NE-2B Medford
Rip Van Winkle 405 Half Moon NE-3B Kingston
GNYC - Bronx 641 Ranachqua NE-2C NY - Bronx
GNYC - Queens 644 Suanhacky NE-2C NY - Queens

7 Section Lodges

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A couple on months back, I posted on the 2008 Realignment of the Northeast Region of the BSA and its likely effects on the various OA Sections in New York. This was based on the original post on John Pannells site.

I have just received what is reportedly the composition of the OA Sections (from 2 different sources) which I will post on later tonight or tomorrow, once I have had a chance to absorb the information.

The first thing is that the 5 GNYC Lodges which have always been if the same section or area since Area C in the 1940’s are now being split up. The world is rent, the center cannot hold!

It was reported that NE7 would include:

It seems that there will be these lodges will be split into 2 Sections NE-7A and NE-7B. Shu Shu Gah #24, Man-a-Hattin Lodge #82 and Aquehongian Lodge #112 will be in the half of the Section with the NJ Lodges. Ranachqua #4 and Suanhacky #49 will be with the upstate NY Lodges (and Long Island).

More details to follow.

photo credit: BNSFinSeattle

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