Lenapehoking Lodge IX is now accepting election and visitation requests from Northern New Jersey Council Scouts BSA Troops, Venture Crews, and Sea Scout Ships. To be valid, elections must be led by a Lodge sanctioned election team from outside the unit. Elections are coordinated and scheduled by a youth member of your local chapter (district) and are held at a unit meeting only.
A visitation is a designed for units that have no members eligible for the Order of the Arrow.
The 2026 Unit Elections Season will run from January 15th-May 1st. Requests for exceptions to the scheduling window must be made with the Vice Chief of Unit Relations and Lodge Adviser.Details of the election eligibility requirements can be found on the National Order of the Arrow website at
https://oa-scouting.org/about/membership.
Questions regarding unit elections or visitations should be directed to:
Isabella Rupprecht | Interim Vice Chief of Unit Relations (vc-unitrelations@oaix.nnjbsa.org)
Benjamin La | Lodge Chief (lodgechief@oaix.nnjbsa.org)
Billy Cook | Lodge Adviser (lodgeadviser@oaix.nnjbsa.org)
