>>609842Yeah, I didn't go to far with it though. I never got that into it, and I don't think El-Ku-Ta lodge is exactly the cream of the crop anyway.
>be me, first class>get elected for OA by my troop>start looking into the OA, hear lots of scary stories about the ordeal>thoughly scared, but decide to sign up to do an Ordeal anyway>do nothing particularly memorable the evening of the ordeal>watch some guys in Indian costumes act out a story I don't recall, get confused>might have been something to do with Last of the Mohicans>Wimachtendienk, Wingolauchsik, Witahemui>go to bed in a nice comfy tarp>wake up, eat a granola bar and an egg for breakfast>hike up a gully near the camp where we were staying and clear an overgrown old trail>unusually foggy / rainy day, was pretty cool>return to camp>tie a monkey's fist>leaveThat's about all I remember of it, anyway. I went to a few of our monthly meetings after that, but stopped caring after about 8 months since we never did anything. Maybe if I had tried harder to be an active participant it would have been more interesting, but my services were needed in my troop at the time anyway. I got some cool patches for jamboree, at least. The full pocket flap is pretty annoying to wear, though; I don't know who thought making those was a good idea.
>fast forward, be 17>realize I should probably get brotherhood in case I ever get interested in OA later and want to try for vigil>get brotherhood along with a nice guy with a wee bit of the 'tism>sash and dashI feel a little bit bad about my OA career, honestly. The idea of a camping honor society sounds amazing, but from what I saw it has nothing to do with camping and is barely a society. Some anons earlier in the thread seem to have had better experiences, thankfully.
