Ordeals
Lodge Ordeals – 3 per calendar year: May (Camp Pomperaug), June (Camp Sequassen), and September (Camp Pomperaug)
Purpose – To complete the induction process of the elected candidate.
Service Chapter Responsibilities:
Chapter Chief or Designee:
- Selection of an event theme to be approved by the Lodge Executive Committee
- Selection of a Medical Officer, Ordeal Master, and Head Chef
- Preparation of a Meal Plan to be presented to the Head Chef and Lodge Executive Committee 3 months in advance
- Arrive at 5pm on Friday to help set up and to stay until noon on Sunday to help with clean up
Ordeal Master: The Ordeal Master is suggested by the Chapter Chief of the host chapter, and confirmed by the Lodge Chief. The Ordeal Master is the youth in charge of operating the ordeal. They are responsible for executing the ordeal plan, and overseeing all activities for the candidates. The Ordeal Master’s responsibility begins when appointed and continues until clean up is completed on Sunday morning. The Ordeal Master’s other duties are:
- To work with the service chairman and with all Elangomats to inform and direct them on where their clan needs to be and what projects they will be working on.
- To work with the kitchen staff to provide meals for the candidates.
- To make sure the ordeal is on schedule
- Is expected to arrive on-site no later than 5pm on the Friday of the ordeal.
- Is tasked, along with Kitchkinet, with bringing the candidates to the Pre-Ordeal Ceremony, Night Alone Location, Saturday breakfast location, and for taking the candidates from the dance team performance to the ordeal ceremony.
- Is responsible for leading clean up on Sunday
Support Chapter Responsibilities:
Chapter Chief or Designee: The responsibilities of the Chapter Chief or designee, including the host chapter’s:
- Friday Night:
- The Chapter Chief is to be in their chapter’s campsite from when registration starts at 6:30pm until when the chapter goes to the dining hall for a snack.
- Promote a sense of brotherhood between the candidates and returning members.
- Assist in the preparation of the horseshoe pack if a candidate does not have one.
- Saturday Night/Sunday Morning:
- Conduct a chapter meeting where they formally welcome the new members to the chapter
- Explain when and where the chapter meets
- Distribute and explain what is included in the new member packet
- Make sure that their chapter’s site is clean and left in a better condition than the one they found it in.