This year's ordeal was a huge success. After months of careful planning by officers Ian Faison, Tommi Carson, Ted Zika, and Stephen Renner, everything went off smoothly and all who attended had a great time. The Ordeal took place at Camp Augusta on October 1st through 3rd and focused on inducting new members into the Order of the Arrow and helping out Camp Augusta with several service projects. Highlights of the service included demolishing a shed at the waterfront and moving a huge amount of wood from a campsite on a hill to the stables. We were very pleased with the turnout – one of our largest in years. 17 new members received Ordeal membership while another 15 became full Brotherhood members.

All this was carried out by the skilled ceremonies teams under the direction of Tommi C. and David M. Other parts were played by Andrew H., Tommy W., Kevin C., Jacob A., Ted Z., Stephen R., and J.P. S-Z. To celebrate the arrival of our new members at the end of the Ordeal, everyone was treated to a huge feast cooked by Ned Bogie and his kitchen staff. After the new members got to spend a restful night on real mattresses, they got up the next morning to attend their first official lodge meeting. We welcomed them into the lodge, discussed plans for the lodge dinner, and swore in our new team of officers for the coming year. We are happy to have Ted Z. as the new lodge chief, Jacob A. as vice-chief of Communications and Finance, J.P. S-Z as vice-chief of Membership, and David M. as vice-chief of Activities and Ceremonies. We are pleased to have had such a great turnout and hope to see everyone at the lodge dinner.