The Order of the Arrow is an Honor Camper Organization founded in 1915 at the Treasure Island, Pennsylvania Scout Camp by Dr. E. Urner Goodman and Carroll A. Edson. Wahissa Lodge #118, founded in 1938 by G. Kellock Hale, is the local Order of the Arrow Lodge serving the Old Hickory Council.
The purposes of the Order of the Arrow is to: recognize those campers who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives, develop and maintain camping within the unit, and to crystallize the scout habit of helpfulness into a life purpose of leadership in cheerful service to others.