Order of The Arrow
| Tipisa Lodge | |||
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| Founded | 1946 | ||
| Lodge Chief | Chase Patterson | ||
| Lodge Adviser | Howard Gross | ||
| Staff Adviser | Matthew Ragan | ||
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| Website http://www.tipisa.org |
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Tipisa Lodge #326 is a Lodge of the Order of the Arrow associated with Central Florida Council. It is descended from the Tipisa Honor Camper Society, and is the only lodge of that organization to retain the Tipisa name. Tipisa weekends are always held at Camp La-No-Che. It is part of Section 4, Southern Region. As of 2009, membership in Tipisa Lodge numbered more than 1,400 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".
Tipisa hosts 4 events annually, including: Spring Conclave in March, OA Service Weekend in May, the Lodge Leadership Development Program (LLDP) and Banquet in August, and Fall Fellowship in September. It also hosts TNAW (Tipisa Native American Weekend) in February. 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 eleven chapters, each representing a separate district of Central Florida Council.
| District | Chapter |
|---|---|
| Riverside | Nefketeh |
| Challenger | Kikape |
| Ft. Gatlin | Klallam |
| Halifax | Tomoka |
| Lake | Wewahitchka |
| Little Econ | Tosohatchee |
| Osceola | Wahitlaw |
| Rolling Hills | Waga-Hlakgo |
| Sand Lake | Lemhee-Okee |
| Tuscarora | Micconope |
| Seminole Springs | Huracan |
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