Letter from the Chief

Welcome to Eswau Huppeday Lodge and congratulations upon the completion of your Ordeal! I am pleased that you are a new member of our brotherhood. Eswau Huppeday Lodge is one of the foremost lodges in the nation and you should take pride in having been accepted into our circle.

This Brotherhood Orientation Guide and your Order of the Arrow Handbook should be your guides in the next few weeks as you establish yourself as an Order of the Arrow brother. An amazing amount of information is located within these pages and should give you the basis you need to become an active and vital member of Eswau Huppeday. If any questions you have are not answered within this booklet or the handbook do not hesitate to ask another brother, as they will most likely be able to answer your inquiry or know someone who can. It is imperative to your Order of the Arrow experience to become involved, whether it is in your chapter, in a committee, or as an active promoter of the OA within your troop.


I encourage you to attend every event you can be present at with excitement, curiosity, and optimism. I also beseech you to, after the appropriate time period; instill your membership in the Order of the Arrow by becoming a Brotherhood member. I am excited to become acquainted with each and every one of you in the weeks to come, and eager to see the amazing contributions all of you will make to your troop, your chapter, the Piedmont Council and Eswau Huppeday Lodge.

Wimachtendienk, Wingolauchsik, Witahemui.

Kyle Hansen Eswau Huppeday Lodge Chief