Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge
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| Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Headquarters | Greensboro, North Carolina | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | 1994 | ||
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Website Lodge70.org | |||
Tsoiotsi Tsogalii (Lodge #70) is a lodge in the Order of the Arrow (OA), BSA's National Honor Society. The Lodge serves and is backed by the Old North State Council. Tsoiotsi Tsogalli is part of the SR-7B Section of the Southern Region of the Order of the Arrow. The Lodge's totem is the Red-tailed Hawk. Approximately 1750 Arrowmen are currently registered as members of Tsoiotsi Tsogalii.
History
The Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge name means "We Three are Friends" in the Cherokee language and was formed from three smaller lodges. The first, Tali Tak Taki #70 merged with Uwharrie Lodge #208 in the early 1990s to form Keyauwee Lodge #70. This short-lived lodge then merged with Tsalagi Lodge #163 in 1994 to form Tsoiotsi Tsogalli, which still exists today.
In 2001, based on the Lodge's Service to Cub Scouting, Tsoiotsi Tsogalii received the National Service Award. This was followed by the Lodge's acceptance of the E. Urner Goodman Camping Award in 2003 and a National Service Grant in 2005, which helped construct a Health & Fitness shelter at Cherokee Scout Reservation.
Executive Committee
The Lodge's leadership consists of a Lodge Chief and seven Vice Chiefs elected annually by the Lodge youth, of a few Lodge Committee Chairmen, and of nine Chapter Chiefs elected by each Chapter's youth. The group meets together as the Lodge's Executive Committee (EC) with their adult Advisers at monthly meetings (no meetings usually occur in June and July). Each officer (the mentioned excluding Advisers) has one vote per decision at these meetings, as does the immediately previous Lodge Chief. The EC is governed by the Lodge Bylaws and Parliamentary Procedure. Each Lodge officer must be a registered Lodge youth to carry out his position.
The Lodge Vice Chief positions in order with no succession are as follows:
- Vice Chief of Program
- Vice Chief of Service
- Vice Chief of Communications
- Vice Chief of Administration
- Vice Chief of Indian Affairs
A trio known as the "Key 3" are allowed to make certain decisions with approval from the EC. The group consists of the Lodge Chief, the Lodge Adviser, and the Lodge Staff Adviser.
Lodge Committee Chairmen are appointed and confirmed by the EC. The number of Chairmen varies from year to year depending on scheduled activities and programs instituted by the EC. At the EC meetings, each Chairman is granted one vote on each decision until the committee that he represents is dissolved.
Lodge bylaws
The Lodge Bylaws [1]act as a constitution for the Lodge, forming the basis for the organization of leadership and membership. The current Bylaws were implemented under the administration of former Lodge Chief R. Martin Stamat (2007) and are divided into four articles, each dealing with a certain aspect of the Lodge. Articles I and II focus on the establishment of the Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge and the qualifications for membership in the Lodge. One of the bylaws states that a member in Lodge 70 must be a registered member of the Old North State Council.
Article III briefly describes the responsibilities of all the Lodge Officers and Advisers and explains that additional temporary responsibilities may be added for Officers. The fourth Article explains the expectations of Tsoiotsi Tsogalii members at Lodge functions, and also declares that items sold by the Lodge must be either approved by Executive Committee or the leadership of the place where the items are sold.
The fifth and final Article lays out the steps necessary for amending the Bylaws document. A proposed amendment must be presented to the Executive Committee, where a motion to approve the amendment must receive two-thirds approval. Then, the proposed amendment must be presented to the Lodge membership for a majority vote before it becomes active.
Chapters
The Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge is divided into 5 separate chapters, each with an elected Chapter Chief, an elected team of Vice Chiefs, and a team of appointed Advisers.[2]
Tsoiotsi Tsogalii's Chapters are listed below along with the regions they represent:
- Alamance Chapter - represents all of Alamance County.
- Northern Chapter - represents all of Caswell County, Person County, and Rockingham.
- Dahlonegah Tawodi Chapter - represents Guilford County.
- Tutelo Chapter - represents Greater High Point in Guilford County and the northeastern portion of Davidson County.
- Keyauwee Chapter - represents all of Randolph County, all of Davie County and a majority of Davidson County
Events
Each year, the Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge hosts two Fellowship weekends (Spring Fellowship and Fall Fellowship), three Induction Weekends, one Vigil Weekend, one Lodge Leadership Development Conference (LLD), and many other smaller events. Approximately once every six years, the Lodge hosts the SR-7B Section Cardinal Conclave, a convention-style event where Arrowmen from all over the Section gather for fellowship and competition. Lodges compete against each other in events such as Indian Dancing and the "Quest for the Golden Arrow Games", which is similar to a decathlon.
Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge last hosted a SR-7B Conclave in 2012 at Cherokee Scout Reservation. Lodge events are most commonly held at either Cherokee Scout Reservation or Woodfield Scout Preservation.
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