Tipisa Lodge
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Tipisa Lodge #326 is the official Order of the Arrow lodge for the Central Florida Council of the Boy Scouts of America. It is part of Section 4S, Southern Region. As of 2007, membership in Tipisa Lodge numbered more than 1,200 scouts and scouters.
The Lodge was formed as an extension of the "Tipisa Honor Camper Society" in 1938. The society, which was originally created in 1930, also had chapters in Boy Scout councils in Michigan and Indiana. The Indiana chapter was chartered as an OA Lodge under the name "Me-she-kin-no-quah #269" in 1944, and the Michigan chapter was chartered as "Tecumseh #332" in 1946. The Central Florida chapter retained the Tipisa name, and was also chartered as an OA Lodge in 1946. "Tipisa" is from the Sioux language, meaning "red tipi".[1]
Tipisa hosts 5 events annually, including the Spring Conclave in March, the Service Weekend in May, the Lodge Leadership Development Program (LLDP) and Lodge Banquet in August, and the Fall Fellowship in September. The chapters of the lodge host their own Ordeal weekends (with some chapters holding joint weekends) from October to February.
Tipisa Lodge is divided into fourteen chapters, each representing a separate district of Central Florida Council.
| District | Chapter |
|---|---|
| Canaveral | Woapalanne |
| Eagle | Estiotee |
| Ft. Gatlin | Klallam |
| Halifax | Tomoka |
| King's Road | Wiquek |
| Lake | Wewahitchka |
| Little Econ | Tosohatchee |
| Manatee | Astatula |
| Osceola | Wahitlaw |
| Rolling Hills | Waga-Hlakgo |
| Sand Lake | Lemhee-Okee |
| Seminole Trails | Takachsin |
| Tuscarora | Micconope |
| Wekiwa | Elauwit |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Tipisa Lodge #326 Official Website
