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Santee Lodge Kicks Off Dixie Host Set With 2014 Winter Banquet

Santee Lodge Kicks Off Dixie Host Set With 2014 Winter Banquet Santee Lodge 116 returned to Myrtle Beach, SC for it’s annual Winter Banquet for the first time since 1996.  The lodge banquet was held at the Sea Mist Resort on January 4th.  The day was more than a banquet however with an LEC meeting and the first full Dixie staff meeting.  For patch collectors this …Read More



Muscogee Lodge 221 Elangomat Flaps

Muscogee Lodge 221 Elangomat Flaps The Nendawagan Elangomat Program is a recognition and incentive program for Elangomats proposed for Muscogee Lodge 221. Its name is derived from the Lenâpé word Nendawagan,meaning “A torch”. It is in recognition of those Arrowmen who by exceptional service as an Elangomat, serve as guide to other, newer Arrowmen, much as a torch is used …Read More



Klahican Lodge 331 Cardinal Conclave Host Issues for 2014

Klahican Lodge 331 Cardinal Conclave Host Issues for 2014 Klahican Lodge 331 will host the 2014 SR7B Conclave at Camp Bowers the weekend of April 25-27.  The conclave is expected to bring over 1,000 Arrowmen to White Oak, North Carolina.  In a stroke of luck for patch hounds the neighboring council and lodge are hosting the 2014 Dixie Fellowship just under two hours drive …Read More



History of the Catawba Lodge 459 Dance Team Jacket Patches & Neckerchief

History of the Catawba Lodge 459 Dance Team Jacket Patches & Neckerchief In the later part of 1965, the Lodge Dance Team decided to produce a jacket patch that could be earned by the Dance Team Members.  At the time, the Lodge Dance Team was very prominent and chose to use a Fancy Dancer as a basis for the design of this Jacket Patch. In 1966, the …Read More



2014 Cardinal Conclave Memorabilia Preorder Live

2014 Cardinal Conclave Memorabilia Preorder Live One of the unique ways that SR-7B makes the budget for its conclave is by running an online preorder system.  The beauty of this is that you don’t even have to be attending to complete an order.  You have to make arrangements for someone in your lodge to pick it up – but if you …Read More



Bob White Lodge 87 Gu Que Flap Series

Bob White Lodge 87 Gu Que Flap Series In 2011, Bob White Lodge #87 (Georgia-Carolina Council) issued a commemorative flap to recognize the important dates in the lodge’s cabin. The series of 4 flaps (issued in ghost bronze, silver, and gold) also served as a fundraiser for Bob White as it relocated the 200-year old structure. There was also a flap of the …Read More



Un A Li’yi Lodge 236 New Issues for 2014

Un A Li’yi Lodge 236 New Issues for 2014 It’s the 70th anniversary of Unali’yi Lodge and there is a new flap to celebrate the occasion! There were a total of 500 flaps made for this issue. Unali’yi Lodge has released their 2015 NOAC fund raising flap with a production run of five hundred flaps. Those registered to go to NOAC have been selling …Read More



The Toughest Chapter Patch In The State of SC?

The Toughest Chapter Patch In The State of SC? Through the years, several chapters of Atta Kulla Kulla Lodge 185 have issued patches and other type of memorabilia. The Southbounders chapter was the first chapter to make a patch within Atta Kulla Kulla. In 1980, the district was called Greenville South, along with the chapter name.  Per an agreement with the district members and …Read More



Cloth Talk 2.0 Episode 4: J. Rucker Newbery’s Flaps

Cloth Talk 2.0 Episode 4: J. Rucker Newbery’s Flaps In this episode of the videoblog for CarolinaOA.com called Cloth Talk 2.0 the hosts Hank Birdsong and Jason Spangler dive into their collections to talk about the super rare Dancer flaps from Un A Li’yi Lodge 236 in Charleston, SC.  For many state collectors these are among the hardest issues to get and certainly would …Read More



Area 6-A goes to 1958 NOAC

Area 6-A goes to 1958 NOAC The six lodges currently in Section SR-7B have enjoyed being together in the same section for over 70 years.  This close association has led to friendships between Arrowmen and a number of traditions.  This camaraderie can be traced back to the 1950s. On August 23, 1958 a contingent of 37 Arrowmen from Area 6-A boarded …Read More