Uh-To-Yeh-Hut-Tee Lodge

Fall Conclave

September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 Tyler

Don’t miss out! In just over a week, Uh-To-Yeh-Hut-Tee Lodge will be hosting our 2023 Fall Conclave at Sandhill Scout Reservation. It will happen on the weekend of October 6^th-8^th, and it is primed to be our biggest inductions weekend of the Lodge Year. Be sure to register by this Sunday, October 1^st, to avoid the $10 late fee.

You can register for Fall Conclave here – https://scoutingevent.com/089-2023OAFallConclave.

Service projects to help maintain Camp Sandhill will happen on Saturday, and the Elemental Bulls will continue with a water theme. Activities and food will be centered around this, including a pool party that will occur on Saturday night. Our attendance goal is 200 members and candidates, and if reached, arrowmen will have the opportunity to soak the Lodge Chief with water balloons, so make sure to invite your friends.

Our ceremonies team is in great need of members, so be sure to contact ceremonies@uhtoyehhuttee.org to join the team, or ask the Lodge Chief directly at lodgechief@uhtoyehuttee.org.

Join us for Fall Conclave, it will be a blast!

Lodge Leadership Development

July 20, 2023July 20, 2023 Tyler

On Saturday, August 12th, we will host our annual Lodge Leadership Development (LLD) course at Camp Soule. Please join us for fun activities and training that improve our member's leadership skills and increase our lodge's performance for the duration of the lodge year. Similar to previous years, we will be giving the option of Friday night arrival. No training will occur Friday night, and attendance is not required, but we will have lots of fun fellowship activities and games throughout Friday night, including a cracker barrel.

Golden Bull Awards Banquet April 29th

April 10, 2023April 28, 2023 Carson

Spring Fellowship Coming Soon!

February 21, 2023April 15, 2023 Alex

Coming up in just over a week is the most exciting lodge weekend of our program year. Spring Fellowship 2023 will be at Sand Hill Scout Reservation from March 3rd to 5th. There will be no Ordeal or Brotherhood process this weekend, but members can enjoy plenty of other engaging activities at this event.

Friday night will be recognition for brothers who have been awarded the Vigil Honor for their service. A full list of Vigil recipients in the 2022 class will be published after Spring Fellowship. There will also be a Four Winds ceremony where members will honor our brothers who have passed this year.

On Saturday, the main event will be the Quest for the Golden Hoof. Chapters will compete against one another in Ultimate frisbee, Basketball, Bullpardy, a Lodge Adviser Sink-a-thon, and more. Not only do these games give chapters the opportunity to prove who is the best, but we will also be training to compete at Section Conference. Uh-To-Yeh-Hut-Tee’s record of domination at Ultimate Frisbee is on the line.

Also at Spring Fellowship will be lodge elections. All youth members are eligible to vote for Lodge Chief, Vice Chief of Operations, Vice Chief of Membership, Secretary, Treasurer, and Historian from amongst the pool of candidates. These new officers will begin their terms at the Lodge Banquet at the end of April. Elections for Chapter officers will take place this weekend as well, and they will be inaugurated at the same time as lodge officers.

More fellowship events will take place at Spring Fellowship. Our lodge’s first Elangomat training session will be held Saturday afternoon. Anyone hoping to earn the new Elangomat patch must attend this training and serve as an Elangomat at an ordeal. There will also be a live auction for patches and other memorabilia from the lodge box on Saturday night. Saturday’s program will conclude with a campfire, where Chapter Chiefs will lead their chapters in a skit competition. This competition will be the final factor in deciding which of our chapters has earned the Golden Hoof. Any lodge creatives who have patch ideas should attend Sunday’s LEC, where a theme for the upcoming lodge year will be discussed.

To register for Spring Fellowship, follow the link on the right side of this page. On-time registration ends soon, so don’t miss out. The Lodge Executive Board is excited for the final weekend of our program year, and even more excited to see you there.

Uh-To-Yeh-Hut-Tee Lodge | 2023 Program

December 5, 2022April 28, 2023 Carson

2022 for Uh-To-Yeh-Hut-Tee Lodge was an award winning year! Be part of the next great year in 2023. The new calendar year kicks off with Winter Conclave, Jan 6-8 at Camp Soule. It will continue the lodge's theme of Bulls Across America, visiting the Midwest. You can expect great food, service, ceremonies, and fun activities throughout the weekend. Come join us for Ordeal and Brotherhood opportunities during a great season to be outdoors in Florida.

Our trip Across America will continue through Spring Fellowship in March and conclude with a star-studded Golden Bull Awards Banquet in April. We want you there for it all - another award winning year full of fellowship and service across so many different event opportunities. Make the most of this great lodge and what it can do for you. Guarantee your part in Uh-To-Yeh-Hut-Tee Lodge by paying your 2023 member dues today!

You must pay your 2023 dues to register for Winter Conclave or any event in 2023. Ordeal candidates do NOT need to pay dues, only the registration fee for the event.

2023 Member Dues are $20 and payable at this link.

Arrowpass is also available for $155 until January 8th. Arrowpass includes:

Annual Member Dues
Winter Conclave Registration
Spring Fellowship Registration
The Golden Bull Awards Banquet
Bull Weekend Registration
Fall Conclave Registration
A Back Patch from the 2022-23 Lodge Year (Bulls Across America)

More information and purchase of Arrowpass is available at this link.

Section Leadership Summit Registration!

October 19, 2022December 5, 2022 Aahan

Register today for Section Leadership Summit in order to be guaranteed a host t-shirt! Our lodge will place the order today, and although we will attempt to have extras available for people who register later, a t-shirt will no longer be guaranteed. If you decide to register closer to the event, be advised that registration will only be open until October 28th.

Registration is now open at this link, or at www.uhtoyehhuttee.org. Members from our lodge will receive the event patch, host patch, and the host T-Shirt, all included in the price of registration. Please be sure that you register as a member of Uh-To-Yeh-Hut-Tee Lodge so you receive all of the host merchandise as a member of the Host Lodge.

If you sign up to attend, you can either let us know ahead of time what area you would like to help with, or we can give you jobs as needed at the event. We will need help in all of the following areas:

Mountain Man Activities
Campsite Hosts
Friday Night Glow Party
Saturday Night Campfire Show
Food Service
Lodge Grill
General Logistics
Registration

If you would like to volunteer in one of these specific areas, please send an email to lodgechief@uhtoyehhuttee.org. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions, and I look forward to seeing many of you there.

Fall Conclave Recap

October 13, 2022January 22, 2023 Alex

Over the weekend, the lodge enjoyed a weekend of memorable activities and food themed around the Southeastern US. The activities committee had chapters go head-to-head in kahoot trivia and the construction of Mardi Gras floats. Everyone in attendance especially enjoyed Saturday’s biscuits and gravy, jambalaya, and banana pudding.

Fall Conclave was a success not only in its enjoyment, but in the number of Arrowmen who attended. A total of 197 people came to the event, falling barely short of the 200-person attendance goal. Even with hurricane Ian’s disruption of many schedules this month, it was the biggest weekend the lodge has held since 2017. 70 candidates completed their ordeal, and 35 members went through the brotherhood process. A partially new ceremonies team successfully conducted a single pre-ordeal ceremony on Friday night with every single candidate in attendance. Chapter Chiefs, whose own ordeal weekends are coming up soon, had a great example to follow at Sand Hill. The lodge continues its upward momentum at the close of 2022, and has a lot to look forward to in the new year.

Post-Hurricane Updates

October 1, 2022December 5, 2022 Aahan

I hope everyone and their families is alright in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Thankfully, none of our facilities have been severely impacted, and we will still be having Fall Conclave. In light of the hurricane, we have decided to extend the deadline for on-time registration to Tuesday. I’m looking forward to seeing all of you who can make it there, and once again, hope that you and everyone around you is safe.

Register for Fall Conclave 2022

September 20, 2022December 5, 2022 Aahan

Come out to Sand Hill Scout Reservation from October 7-9th to join us for our lodge’s largest induction event of the year, Fall Conclave! We will offer the ordeal and brotherhood process in addition to camp service and activities themed around the Southeast Region (where we live). Register before Sunday, October 2nd to avoid the $10 late registration fee. If we meet our goal of 200 Lodge patch featuring a bull in tourist clothes on a bridge in attendance, we will have the opportunity to soak the lodge chief (and possibly others) with water balloons, so make sure to get all your friends to attend!

Since we are planning to induct so many members into our lodge, the need for Elangomats has never been greater. If you are able to serve as an Elangomat (ordeal-only guide) or Extended Elangomat (guide from ordeal to brotherhood), please reach out to our Vice-Chief of Membership, Ben A., at vcm@uhtoyehhuttee.org.

Lodge Leadership Development – Recap

September 5, 2022December 5, 2022 Alex

In August, the lodge held our annual Lodge Leadership Development. This one-night event at Camp Soule gave lodge leaders the tools and trainings they needed to continue our successful streak into another year. Not only were there trainings, but also activities to promote both leadership skills and simple fun.

Much of Friday evening was spent at the camp pool, where we continued the Bulls Across America Theme with a Hawaiian luau. Lodge members spent much of the evening cooling off in the pool, enjoying some fresh fruit skewers, and singing karaoke with the LEC. Many agreed that the Friday night luau was one of the best activities our lodge has ever done.

(Pictured left: one of the luau’s most popular attendees)

The next day was no end to the fun, as thought-provoking trainings provided Arrowmen with ideas on how to improve their leadership styles. Youth and adults gave talks and started productive conversations about creative thinking, communication, and more. The activities committee also ran games which helped participants hone their communication, creativity, and problem-solving skills. Saturday’s games provided the Alaskan side of the weekend’s theme. Participants were challenged to cross a glacial river and construct duct tape boats to carry cargo across rough seas.

(Pictured above: Ian confidently prepares to cross an Alaskan river by tarp)

The last part of LLD was our monthly Lodge Executive Committee meeting. This part of the weekend was equally memorable, as the LEC decided to officially retire the lodge bonnets. Every participant came home from the weekend with some goal on how to improve the lodge and how they could take responsibility to make that happen.