WHAT IS AN 'ELANGOMAT'?

Elangomat is a Lenni Lenape, Delaware Indian, word that means "friend." The Order of the Arrow uses the term Elangomat to refer to the person who leads, facilitates, and guides Candidates for Membership through the Ordeal weekend. An Elangomat is a friend to each candidate and also a Big Brother, so to speak. The Elangomat is responsible for ensuring that each candidate undergoes a pleasant and complete Ordeal experience and sees ideals of the Order of the Arrow exemplified in himOur lodge has a special program for Elangomats. In our program, each Elangomat receives a patch at the end of the Ordeal weekend if they have completed the requirements. They may then go on to earn the bottom section of this patch by getting 50% of their clan to become Brotherhood.

RECOGNITION

Our lodge has a special program for Elangomats. In our program, each Elangomat receives a patch at the end of the Ordeal weekend if they have completed the requirements. They may then go on to earn the bottom section of this patch by getting 50% of their clan to become Brotherhood.

REQUIREMENTS FOR TOP PORTION

  1. Attend Elangomat Training Class.
  2. Attend Elangomat Pre-Ordeal Meeting, assigned Ordeal Clan Members.
  3. Call your Ordeal Clan Candidates 1 week before Ordeal.
  4. Go through Ordeal weekend with your assigned Clan.
  5. Go through Lodge "Jump Start" with your Clan.

REQUIREMENTS FOR BOTTOM PORTION

  1. Contact your Ordeal Clan members 1 to 2 weeks after Ordeal. Encourage them to attend Chapter and LEC meetings, Drum and Dance Team, Ceremony Team, or another Order of the Arrow event.
  2. Contact your Clan, 30 days before they become eligible for Brotherhood, about attending a Brotherhood weekend.
  3. From Ordeal date, have at least 50% of your Clan members become Brotherhood members within 2 years.

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