Spring Induction & Fellowship 2026
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Campsite Assignments
| Chapter | Site |
| Achewon Woapalanne | Campsite 3 |
| Echota | Campsite 2 |
| Etowah | Campsite 1 |
| Kennesaw | Campsite 4 |
| Lowanne Nimat | Campsite 6 |
| Nagatamen | Campsite 5 |
| Osten Nokose | Campsite 5 |
| Silepl Ilaonëtu | Campsite 3 |
| Tella Qualla Boundary | Campsite 10 |
| Thennethlofkee | Campsite 10 |
| Wesadicha | Campsite 2 |
| Wvhvlv en Hvresse | Campsite 2 |
Event Schedule
Friday
- 6:00 – 8:30 PM Candidate Check In- Lower Staff Hotel
- 6:00 – 8:30 PM Member Check In – Main Pavillion
- 6:00– 8:30 PM Candidate gathering – Amphitheater/ Rain plan – Mountaineering
- 8:00 PM Elangomat Meeting – Nunn Building
- 10:00 PM Cracker Barrel – Main Pavilion
Saturday
- 7:00 AM Candidate Breakfast – Carlock Pavilion
- 7:45 AM Candidate Service Project Session 1
- 8:00 AM Member Breakfast – Main Pavilion
- 9:00 AM Member Service Project Begins
- 11:45 AM End of Candidate Service Project Session 1
- 12:00 PM Candidate Lunch – location of current work site
- 12:30 PM Member Lunch – Main Pavilion & Mandatory Brotherhood meeting
- Advisers Lunch/Meeting- Nunn Building
- 12:15 PM Candidate Service Project Session 2 begins
- 2:00 PM Candidate Service Project Session 2 ends leave to return tools – NOT BEFORE!!!! (Subject to change)
- 2:15 PM Clans assemble – Carlock Pavilion — (Subject to change)
- 2:30 PM Ordeal Ceremonies begin – Nature Lodge
- 5:45 PM Brotherhood Trail Begins – Meet – Trading Post Porch
- 6:30 PM Dinner – Main Pavilion
- New Ordeal Members, Elangomats , Brotherhood Ceremonialists have priority.
- 8:00 -10:00 PM Tailypo for New Ordeal members (will be announced @ dinner) – Main Pavilion
- 8:00 PM Brotherhood Ceremony
- 10:00 PM Silent Auction CLOSED – Main Pavilion
- 10:15 PM Lodge Cracker Barrel – Main Pavilion
Sunday
- 7:40 AM Interfaith Service – Main Pavilion
- 8:00 AM Breakfast – Main Pavilion
- 8:45 AM New Members receive bag
- 8:45 AM Brothers begin camp clean-up
- 10:00 AM Brothers dismissed from dining hall
- *LEC as soon as camp is cleaned up – location – Main Pavilion
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Interfaith Service Program
Interfaith Service
2026 Spring Induction
Woodruff Scout Camp
Welcome, and thank you for coming to today’s Interfaith Service as we close out our Spring Induction Weekend. First, in invocation from Ben Moise, author of Ramblings of a Low Country Game Warden.
A Scout is Reverent. Let us pray.
Lord, we thank you for this most amazing day…
for this true-blue dream of sky…
for the leaping greenly spirits of trees…
and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is, YES
We ask your blessing for this event, for the people who have assembled here, and for the bounty of our shared experience
Amen.
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I once visited a Scout troop who, at their recruitment event, showed a slideshow of camping trips they had been on in the past year and asked different Scouts to narrate the slides. The narration went something like this – “this was our trip to climb Denali. We hiked through snow and climbed sheer ice. Bobby got a fish hook in his eye and Mike got dysentery on that trip. THAT TRIP WAS GREAT!!!!
Another Scout narrated the next slide. ” This trip was to the swamp. It rained the whole time we were there. We kayaked for 20 miles. Timmy got cut on a rock and Jeff and Kyle got dysentery. THAT TRIP WAS AWESOME!!!!
A third Scout pointed at a slide where a cluster of tents were toppled sideways. “A sudden hurricane whipped by here on this trip. We hiked 50 miles. Chris lost a shoe and got a fishhook in his foot. Mike AND Jeff got dysentery a second time. THAT WAS THE BEST TRIP EVER! We saw so many great things. We have been to such great places. You would LOVE this Troop ! You should totally join our Troop! As the 10 year old Cub Scouts looked confused and the parents all raised an eyebrow of concern, another Scout explained that 2 of the Troop leaders were retired Navy SEALS and they had taught the Troop to ” Embrace the SUC”. which is an acronym for “sustained unpleasant conditions”.
I didn’t join that Troop. But in the years since I have begun to understand what they were talking about. We should always find ways to embrace the SUC. Give thanks for the growth, understanding, and if nothing else, the cool stories that only come from the hard slog. The bad weather. The meal plan that didn’t work out so well in practice. And for some, the dysentery. My wish for you all is that our arduous labors, our harsh conditions, are circumstances that become part of your best stories, your best trip ever. May your labors, your work, be blessed be they easy or should they SUC.
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From the Irish poet John O’Donohue –
A Blessing of Your Work
May the light of your soul guide you.
May the light of your soul bless the work
You do with the secret love and warmth of your heart.
May you see in what you do the beauty of your own soul.
May the sacredness of your work bring healing, light and renewal to those
Who work with you and to those who see and receive your work.
May your work never weary you.
May it release within you wellsprings of refreshment, inspiration and excitement.
May you be present in what you do.
May you never become lost in the bland absences.
May the day never burden you.
May dawn find you awake and alert, approaching your new day with dreams, Possibilities and promises.
May evening find you gracious and fulfilled.
May you go into the night blessed, sheltered and protected.
May your soul calm, console and renew you.
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We have been gathered this Induction weekend for what we affectionately call “The Ordeal”, whether your Ordeal was literally yesterday or whether it was many years ago, we all understand the principles of sacrifice – arduous labor, scant food, silent contemplation and solitude to give us clarity of mind and purpose as we dedicate ourselves to “The High Ideals of Scouting”. At this time I’d like offer you the song “Thank U” by Alanis Morisette. Listen first as Alanis explain, during an episode of Storytellers, what she was going through when she wrote the song, Thank U. Think about what you are thankful for that might have really sucked at the time, might have been hard and felt like it was going to take more than you had to give. What are you thankful for because it made you who you are today? What trials, what hard things will strengthen and shape you in the future? Give thanks for those things today. We are Arrowmen, we volunteer cheerfully for hard things. To paraphrase Buffy and Willow – “What does it take to become renowned? Well, first there is the painful nowning process…” when we close the service I’ll play Alanis’ song in its entirety and you can listen in as you get your totems signed. A link to the song will available in the Interfaith Program.
https://youtu.be/ps0iqWvOgcY?
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Until we meet again, let us all remember to look around and appreciate the world around us and give constant thanks for our place within it. Be us all grateful for the bonds of our Brotherhood.
This concludes today’s service.
Link to “Thank U” (acoustic) https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Thank U – by Alanis Morrisette
Camp Cleanup Assignments
| Chapter | Clean Up |
| Achewon Woapalanne | Bathhouse 5 |
| Echota | Bathhouse 5 |
| Etowah | Welcome Center |
| Kennesaw | Bathhouse 6 and Amphitheater |
| Lowanne Nimat | Bathhouse 4 and 7 |
| Nagatamen | |
| Osten Nokose | Main Pavilion and Carlock Pavilion |
| Silepl Ilaonëtu | Main Pavilion |
| Tella Qualla Boundary | Nature |
| Thennethlofkee | Bathhouse 1 and Parade Field |
| Wesadicha | Main Pavilion |
| Wvhvlv en Hvresse | Main Pavilion |
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