Chumash Lodge History

The Order of the Arrow is recognized as Scouting's National Honor Society. Each local Boy Scout council is encouraged to have an Order of the Arrow lodge. Each lodge is granted a charter from the National Council, BSA, upon annual application. The OA lodge helps the local council provide a quality Scouting program through recognition of Scouting spirit and performance, development of youth leadership and service, promotion of Scout camping and outdoor programs, and enhancement of membership tenure.

The Chumash Lodge 90 was created when the Mission Council, which served Santa Barbara County and Santa Lucia Council, which served San Luis Obispo County merged to form the Los Padres Council in January 1994. The Chumash Lodge #304 from the Santa Lucia Council and the Canaliño
Lodge #90 from the Mission Council were combined to form our new lodge, Chumash Lodge 90 which serves both San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties. The name of one lodge and the number of the other lodge were used to form the new lodge name, Chumash Lodge 90. This new name gives members from each of the former lodges a sense of ownership in the new lodge name.

Chumash Lodge 90 continues to pursue the Order of the Arrow's worthy purpose.

The purpose of the Order of the Arrow is fourfold:

1. To recognize those Scout campers who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives
2. To develop and maintain camping traditions and spirit
3. To promote Scout camping
4. To crystallize the Scout habit of helpfulness into a life purpose of leadership in cheerful service to others.

Chumash Lodge 90 patch