The Order of the Arrow is Scouting's National Honor Society.

The Order of the Arrow (OA) was founded by Dr. E. Urner Goodman and Carroll A. Edson in 1915 at the Treasure Island Camp of the Philadelphia Council, Boy Scouts of America. It became an official program experiment in 1922 and was approved as part of the Scouting program in 1934.

In 1948 the OA, recognized as the BSA's national brotherhood of honor campers, because an official part of the national camping program of the Boy Scouts of America.

The Order serves to promote Scouting ideals, the camping program, and to recognize those Scouts and Scouters who show leadership in cheerful service to others. Native American traditions, customs, and ceremonies are an integral part of the Order's program of service. Democratic in nature, Lodges are youth run by young men under 21 years of age. As members are elected by their fellow Scouts, the OA is unique in that the majority of those who decide who may join are non-members.

Welcome to Gyantwachia Lodge #255 World Wide Web site on the Internet. This page is dedicated to serving fellow arrowmen by bringing them up-to-date information about the Lodge, upcoming events, and the Order of the Arrow in general. The following links will provide the necessary information to make YOU an informed Arrowman.

*Dedicated to the Lodge Members of 1989-1992*

Gyantwachia Lodge #255
Chief Cornplanter Council Council #538
Boy Scouts of America
316 4th Avenue, Warren, Pennsylvania 16365-2320
Phone #814 723-6700
Fax #814 723-4008