About Nacha Nimat Lodge  

"It is the vision of this Lodge to be a member of Scouting’s National Honor Society and an intergral part of our council. Our service, activities, adventures, and training for youth and adults are models of quality, leadership, and development, programming that enrich, support, and help extend Scouting to the youth of the Hudson Valley and America." (Nacha Nimat Bylaws)

Affiliation

The Order of the Arrow is Scouting’s National Honor Society.

Hudson Valley Council’s local lodge is Nacha Nimat Lodge, which serves Orange, Ulster, Sullivan, Dutchess, Rockland, Putnam, Pike, and Westchester Counties. Nacha Nimat Lodge was founded in October of 1996.

Organization

Nacha Nimat Lodge is a youth-run program where youth members under the age of twenty-one develop and execute the program of the Lodge as a team. Adult advisers provide guidance and counsel. Six youth officers direct the operation of the Lodge and serve on its Executive Committee along with the chairmen of the Lodge's sixteen committees and the Chiefs of the Lodge's four Chapters. The Lodge Chief serves as the leader of the Lodge and represents the Lodge to outside organizations and is supported by the Lodge Adviser and Staff Adviser.

The Lodge has four Chapters, each of which serves a different local area of the Lodge. The Chapters parellel the District organization of Hudson Valley Council. The Chapter Chiefs direct the operation of each Chapter and are supported by a Chapter Adviser.

Events And Activities

Throughout the year, the Lodge holds several events for its members including three Ordeal induction weekends, a Fellowship weekend, multiple day events, and a Winter Banquet. Members of Nacha Nimat Lodge also partake in the  events of the Order of the Arrow, including National Conferences, Jamborees, Conclave, and High Adventure programs.

The Lodge Executive Committee holds bi-monthly meetings at the Council Resource Center which all members are invited to attend and each chapter holds monthly or bi-monthly meetings in their local area.

The Lodge And Council

The Lodge supports the council program by providing leadership, promoting scout camping, providing countless hours of service, giving financial support, and in many other ways. In addition, several Arrowmen from the Lodge serve on staff at our local summer camps.

A District Executive or other professional employee of the Council serves as the Lodge's Staff Adviser and the Scout Executive of the council serves as Supreme Chief of the Fire for the Lodge.