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Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Elangomat Patch Set
Three early pieces from Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge 70 were issued for Elangomat service. In Blue Book they are designated as X2, X3, X4 and were earned in order clockwise on the picture included in this post. The patch set was intended to be worn on the pocket of the uniform and would encourage a brother …Read More
Tsoiotsi Tsogalii 70 S2 – 1996 NOAC
In 1996 Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge 70 sent a delegation of 29 Brothers to the National OA Conference held at Indiana University. For this event the lodge issued its second flap, identified as the S2. The patch featured the lodge totem red-tailed hawk with his wings spread. The patch was popular although some traders mistakenly thought …Read More
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse Historic Trail
For over 30 years the Order of the Arrow lodge in Greensboro, NC has sponsored a historic trail. On March 15, 1781 American troops and militia under the leadership of General Nathanael Greene fought British forces led by General Cornwallis in the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. Two hundred years later on February 6, 1981 Tali …Read More
Life Member Patches Carry Across Three Lodges in NC
In the mid-1980s Uwharrie Lodge 208 started a Life Member program. While other lodges had these programs, Larry Warlick credits the NC Wildlife Commission’s offering of a lifetime hunting license as giving him the idea to suggest it for his lodge. Following approval of the Lodge Executive Committee, Brothers could pay a flat fee and …Read More
Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge 70 FIRST FLAP
Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge was formed through merger in the fall of 1994, but the lodge’s first flap (S1) was not issued until April 1995. The flap was first available to members attending the SR-7 Section Conclave at Tuscarora Scout Reservation. It features the lodge totem, the Red-tailed Hawk. The lodge name in Cherokee means “We …Read More