Welcome to the Wipala Wiki lodge website!
Wipala Wiki lodge is the Order of the Arrow lodge for Grand Canyon Council. While our council headquarters are in Phoenix, we have roughly 1600 members making us one the largest in the country both in membership and geographically. We have members all around the state of Arizona. Our lodge was formed in 1950 and is going strong 69 years later. Our lodge makes up one-fourth of Section
If you have questions about our lodge, please direct them to our volunteer Lodge Adviser, Ken Adams.
Upcoming Trainings
March 22-24, Camp Geronimo
Regional leadership training for youth and adults! Great for lodge and chapter leaders. This is held a couple of times a year but this one is close to home!
March 22-24, Camp Geronimo
Regional leadership training for our adult advisers! Great for lodge and chapter advisers. This is held a couple of times a year but this one is close to home!
Latest Stories
May This Place Be a Blessing to You
“Welcome Ben, and May this place be a blessing to you.” That was the note that one of the residents gave to me on my first day of work as a server at Amethyst Gardens Senior Living. Many weeks went by and I went through the routine of work. On my first time as a room...
Wiki’s Place at the Summit Circle
Kyle, I've been racking my brain for something to write about for the Tom Tom. I've tried to think of something humorous, something serious, something inspirational, something who knows what. I had writer's block, and I'm not even a writer! Then it came to...
Chiefly Speaking
Hello Wipala Wiki Lodge! I enjoyed seeing some of you at our Lodge Leadership Development this last month. The skills and lessons taught at this training are ones that create successful chapters and lodges. If you were there and you know someone who wasn’t, I would...
New Chief-ly Speaking
Hello Wipala Wiki Lodge! I am Riely B., your 2019 Lodge Chief. It’s my honor to serve you during the next year as we strive towards success as a lodge under our new theme: ‘Honoring the Past, Creating the Future.’ It was my pleasure to meet many of you at our banquet...
Our Past Chief’s Banquet Speech
On January 25, 2019 Wipala Wiki’s annual Winter Banquet commenced at around 6:00pm that night. Many awards were given out and many speeches were made. Honorable youth were mentioned and recognized for their amazing effort to assist the Lodge and the mission of the...
Immediate Past Chiefly Speaking
Brothers, Last month I sent my official farewell in the Tom Tom, but I was asked to publish one more article regarding banquet and the end of my term. I want to thank everyone who came out to the banquet. We were very proud of how it turned out and hope it sets a new...
When is the Appropriate time to wear your OA Sash?
This is a great question!!! The Bryan on Scouting blog from Scouting magazine answers this question in full detail in this blog post. This is a good read for all members. There are appropriate times for members to wear their sash. Click here for the full article,...
Coming Up in March: NLS & DYLC at Camp Geronimo Repost from the Western Region Website
The National Leadership Seminar (NLS) is a weekend training program focusing on leadership development. Run by the Region Chief and his Advisers, it provides an in-depth look at leadership skills and techniques. An NLS discusses how these skills can be applied in your...