70 Tsoiotsi Tsogalii

Old North State Council, Greensboro, NC

Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge 70 2014 SR‐7B Conclave Issues

Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge 70 2014 SR‐7B Conclave Issues Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge issued three patches for the SR-7B Section Conclave. 2014 marks the lodge’s 20th anniversary and everything issued this year will commemorate the occasion.  The first patch was a blue ghost flap restricted to members that signed up by mid-March for the conclave. The design includes the lodge totem red-tailed hawk, fireworks, and …Read More



Tsoiotsi Tsogalii 70 S2 – 1996 NOAC

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

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

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 “Fall OA Experience”

Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge 70 “Fall OA Experience” On the weekend of November 8 – 10, 2013 Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge 70 held a great fellowship.  The weekend included four major activities:  Stew Fundraiser, an Ordeal, Webelosree, and Museum Dedication. For over thirty years the current lodge and its predecessor (Tsalagi Lodge 163) has made its version of Brunswick Stew.  On Friday over 1,400 …Read More



Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge 70 2013 National Jamboree set

Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge 70 2013 National Jamboree set Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge recently released a two-piece set for the 2013 National Jamboree.  The flap features the lodge totem, a red-tailed hawk, which is found across North Carolina.  The bottom piece shows a Carolina Parakeet.  This species used to populate the Carolinas but has been extinct since the early 1900s.  The lodge made 1,000 sets …Read More



Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge 70 2013 SR-7B Section Conclave Flaps

Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge 70 2013 SR-7B Section Conclave Flaps Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge issued two flaps on April 19 for their delegates to the 2013 SR-7B Section Conclave.  The flaps show the lodge’s Spirit Theme of “Mardi Gras”.  The green border flap was the “early bird” issue, designated for Arrowmen that signed up early (by March) for the conclave.  Brothers received one patch when they …Read More



Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge 70 FIRST FLAP

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