History
Lodge History
The Order of the Arrow was originally founded in 1915 by Dr. E. Urner Goodman. Twenty-five years and 187 lodges later, Itibapishe Iti Hollo Lodge #188 was founded as part of the Central North Carolina Council then headquartered in Concord.
Itibapishe Iti Hollo means “brothers together.” This name originated from a set of founding feathers which includes Hubert Powell, one of the lodge’s first Vigil Honor members. Mr. Powell was the caretaker at Camp Cabarrus in Kannapolis until his death in 2001.
In the early years of our lodge, Itibap hosted the Dixie Fellowship in 1954 at Camp Dick Henning. In the following years, the lodge hosted the Dixie Fellowship in 1967, 1972, 1979, and in 2001 all at Camp John J. Barnhardt.
In 1981, Itibapishe Iti Hollo changed from the old Section 3B to Section 7, which we remained in until January 1, 1997. Since the change to Section 7, Itibap has become recognized for our great lodge spirit. This was evident when we won the coveted Spirit Award at Camp Bowers during the 1988 Old North State Conclave. The following year, we hosted the Conclave at Camp Barnhardt.
In 1990, the lodge celebrated its 50th anniversary. The year was highlighted during the Fall Fellowship which served as a 50th Anniversary Weekend when over 160 Arrowmen from as far away as Virginia came to celebrate. On Sunday of that weekend a time capsule was filled with memorabilia from the lodge and council. The capsule will remained sealed until the lodge celebrates its seventy-fifth anniversary in 2015.
In April of 1993, Itibap attended the last SE7 Old North State Conclave hosted by Occoneechee Lodge 104. Following that weekend, the section was redrawn to include four new lodges from Virginia. The section is now named SR7 because of the new Southern Region. Effective January 1, 1997, Itibap and two other North Carolina Lodges left SR7 and joined SR5 which covers most of South Carolina.
The Lodge celebrated its 60th Anniversary in 2000. The lodge made special anniversary patches for each level of membership in the Order of the Arrow. It was a year to remember. In April 2001, Itibap hosted the dixie fellowship, with over 1000 scouts from across the section coming to Camp Barnhardt for an exciting time, with the introduction of the first live rock band at a Dixie.
2010 was the lodge’s 70th anniversary, with special patches commemorating the event as well as similar patches for the 100th anniversary of the BSA. The patches showed our totem, in a night time setting and a sunset setting, with matching neckerchiefs. The anniversaries were also celebrated that year in the Dixie patches issued by the lodge.
Currently, the lodge covers seven counties and is divided into seven chapters: Anson, Cabarrus, Montgomery, Richmond, Rowan, Stanly, and Union.