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Lodge Key 3Lodge Chief Dan Kline Lodge Adviser Jim Buerger Lodge Staff Adviser Sally Trump Lodge History Approval was granted to form an Order of the Arrow Lodge, fifth in the United States, at Camp Indiandale on July 1, 1921. The official name was Indiandale Lodge and the totem was a bison. On October 25, 1921 a new name, Minsi Lodge was adopted because of it being closely connected to the tribe of Native Americans that inhabited the region, and the wolf was adopted as the new lodge totem. Memeu Lodge was also chartered to the Schuylkill Council on July 30, 1938. In 1970, Appalachian Trails Council merged with Daniel Boone Council, which required their two respective lodges ( Minsi and Memeu) to also merge. So in 1971, the two lodges merged to form the new Kittatinny Lodge, Kittatinny means "endless mountain". Both Memeu and Minsi were installed by Dr. E. Urner Goodman, the founder of the Order of the Arrow. Through the years the lodge continued to grow, and in 1990 it received "National Honor Lodge" recognition for the first time in its history. In 2001, Kittatinny celebrated its 30th anniversary since its merger and its 80th anniversary since the induction of the fifth lodge by E. Urner Goodman. Kittatinny continues to provide leadership to the Hawk Mountain Council and has earned quality lode for 14 consecutive years.
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