Oregon Nordic Club
Santiam Alpine Club

Who We Are

The Club: The Chemeketans is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1928 united in a common interest in outdoor activities. The Chemeketans is a membership organization with about 700 members based in Salem, Oregon. Our primary activity is day hiking but includes many other outdoor activities and special events as well. We schedule cross-country ski trips, snowshoe outings, bicycle trips, canoe trips, backpacks, mountain climbs, picture nights, and other events such as museum trips and car camps. We help build and maintain trails too. We own a mountain cabin and schedule overnight trips there. We have a program for those who wish to share in the club's ever expanding commitment to conservation of natural resources. We have an annual banquet and a Christmas and Halloween party. Our most ambitious single event is a two-week Annual Outing which provides meals and activities for up to 100 people per week at a distant campsite.

The Name: "Chemeketa" is a Native American name which roughly translates as "meeting place." It was the name that indigenous peoples used for what is now the Salem area.

Contact Information: The club has no telephone number. Our mailing address is: The Chemeketans, P.O. Box 864, Salem OR 97308. Send questions about the club and membership to the Membership Secretary.

Meetings: We don't have regularly scheduled membership meetings other than our annual business meeting. We gather somewhere in Salem prior to activities to register and arrange car-pooling. Activities are published in abbreviated form on the Activities Calendar and with contact information in our monthly Bulletin.

Club Job Descriptions:

Annual Outing Chairperson
Auditor
Backpack Chairperson
Biking Chairperson
Bulletin Editor
Cabin Chairperson
Canoeing Chairperson
Climbing Chairperson
Conservation Chairperson
Council Officers
Den Chairperson
Entertainment Chairperson
Hiking Chairpersons- Dawdlers, Mid-Week, & Weekend
Historian
Litter Patrol Chairperson
Miscellaneous Events Chairperson
Picture Night Chairperson
Store Chairperson
Trail Development Chairperson
Winter Sports Chairperson

Council Policies: click on the link to download the Council Policies Document in Adobe .pdf format.

Activity Information: Activity information is provided to members in The Chemeketan our monthly bulletin. To receive a complementary two-month subscription to The Chemeketan and for more information about membership, contact the Membership Secretary.