The lodge number for Ut-In Sélica is #58. Ut-In Sélica is associated with Mt. Diablo Silverado Council #23. The Existence of two numbers have been confusing in certain situations in recent years. Consequently, for the purposes of national reporting and registration purposes, only the council number (#23) is to be used. Such reporting and registration may take place at events such as the National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC) and at conclaves. This directive was issued by the National Order of the Arrow Committee in December 2003.

Lodge numbers have been assigned to each and every OA Lodge established the order started back in 1915. Numbers have generally been issued in the order that lodges were formed, so that the OA lodges with the lowest numbers are typically the oldest. In recent years, lodges were given options to select numbers other than the next succeeding number. In cases where lodges have opted to select lower numbers, the historical significance of the lodge numbers have been diminished.

Although only council numbers are now to be used for many reporting and registration purposes, lodge numbers are not being taken away. This is discussed more fully in national OA Operations Update 04-9, dated September 2004 (and available on the national OA web site). Many lodges continue to use their lodge numbers for numerous purposes, such as displaying them on their insignia (eg., pocket flaps). Some scouts and Scouters who collected OA memorabilia do so from a historical standpoint,and therefore order their collections based on lode numbers.

Since we have recently undergone the change noted above, there are different ways to identify our OA lodge. You may see affiliations with your OA lodge shown as: Ut-In Selica, Mt. Diablo Silverado Council #23 (as required for national reporting and registration); as Ut-In Selica Lodge #58 (like on the standard issue pocket flap); or even just with the lodge name and #23 (council number).

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