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Formation of Section Southern Region Section 2/3 North
Section G3 first started under the title of SR-2/3N in 2008. This title came to be as we emerged from two sections being scraped and reorganized (Section SR-2 Covering South Texas to East Texas Area and Section SR-3 Covering South Texas to West Texas Area) into 10 Lodges. The other section we restructured with was SR-2/3S which would evantually become SR-3 and then the now G3. The old SR-2 2007 – 2008 Officers would build the foundation for how this restructuring would work, and Isaac McDaniel was the final SR-2 Chief and oversaw the reconstruction of his section into two new sections. Notably, despite being the final SR-2 Chief he was Netopalis Sipo Schipinachk lodges second Lodge Chief and in 2015 received the Distinguished Service Award for his years of national support. Section SR-2/3N began with the already established Fall Council of Chiefs meeting where all Lodge Chiefs and Section Officers meet and vote on Section Business. Additionally, Triad was a event from the old SR-2 that had carried onto SR-2/3N which focused on training lodge leaders and doing essential conclave planning at a January Conference. Both Triad and Fall COC are still done annually by the section. At the very first Fall COC they voted on the section totem to be a Phoenix. The first Section Chief, Micheal Failor claimed it was because of the rising of lodges that have worked together formed together into something new.
The First Conclave
Michael Failor was our first Section Chief and held our first conclave themed “Dawn of the Phoenix” in 2009 at Sid Richardson Scout Ranch with Netopalis Sipo Schipinachk as the Host Lodge with Host Lodge Chief Zach Wisch and Host Lodge Adviser Bryan Stevenson. Failor had previously served as a Section Officer for the then recently dissolved Section SR-2. This conclave would receive around 350 participants and show to be a stunning success for the start of SR-2/3N. Here the tradition of all section conclaves and elections being held in April began. Micheal would later return as a Section Associate Adviser.
The 2010 Conclave, the “Nonclave”
The second Section Chief would be Drate Berry who had served also as the first Section Vice Chief. Drates conclave would be held at the C.W. Post Memorial Scout Camp with Nakona Lodge as the Host in 2010. This conclave followed the theme of “Who shot the phoenix?”. This conclave would go down as the “nonclave” due to a 100 year flood that came to Lubbock and washed out the camp. Many participants did not make it past the gate, and took shelter in town. Those who did make it to camp were towed out, and the conclave was cancelled.
The 2011 Conclave
The third Section Chief, Kevin Lovett, Jr. would host the 2011 conclave Camp Tonkawa, hosted by Penateka Lodge with the theme of “Pioneers of the Twenty First Century”. Kevin was elected on a conference call after the 2010 “nonclave”. Austin Moore the Section Vice Chief that year would ultimately be the one who lead the entire conclave and it’s planning. Austin had previously served as both Section Vice Chief and Section Secretary.
The 2012 Conclave
The fourth Section Chief, Graham Rapier would host the 2012 conclave at Tarleton State University under the theme of “Reliving the Legend”. Graham had previously been the Section Secretary. At the December planning meeting Graham was elected to serve as the NOAC 2012 Conference Vice Chief of Shows.
The 2013 Conclave
The fifth Section Chief was Brad Torpey who at the December National Planning Meeting all Section Chiefs attend was elected to be the Southern Region Chief. Because of that the section held a special election and Saul Rodriguez was elected to serve out the rest of the chief term making him the sixth chief. The theme of this conclave was the “Great Southern Conclave” and would be held at Sid Richardson Scout Reservation and Hosted by Netopalis Sipo Schipinachk lodge as the 2013 Conclave. This conclave marked the end of Chuck Haseman’s term as Section Adviser as the first adviser for our section. After Brad’s term as Southern Region Chief he would at the 2015 NOAC be presented the Distinguished Service Award for his time as a national officer.
The 2014 Conclave
The seventh Section Chief, Hunter Brown hosted the 2014 Conclave at Camp Wisdom with the theme “Spirit of the Phoenix, The Fire Within” with the Host Lodge of Mikanawaka. Hunter Brown had previously served as the Section Vice Chief. This conclave would mark Brian Bennett’s first year as the second Section Adviser.
The 2015 Conclave
The eighth Section Chief would be Jake Torpey and he would host the 2015 Conclave at Camp Don Harrington hosted by Nischa Achowalogen Lodge with the theme of “Spirit of the Phoenix, Living the Tradition”. This conclave would additionally be held during the centennial anniversary of the Order of the Arrow. At the December planning meeting Jake was elected to serve as the 2015 NOAC Conference Vice Chief of Training.
The 2016 Conclave
The nineth Section Chief, Oliver Davidson would host the 2016 Conclave at Camp Trevor Rees-Jones with Mikanawaka as the Host Lodge. Oliver had previously served as the Section Secretary. With this conclave the Section Service Award & Section Officer Belt Buckle would be introduced. This conclave would be held under the theme of “Fuse”.
The restructure into Southern Region Section 2
Between the 2016 & 2017 Conclave National Order of the Arrow in collaboration with the Southern Region did Section Realignments and for our section we only experienced a change in title. Our title went from Southern Region Section 2/3 (SR-2/3N) North to simply Southern Region Section 2 (SR-2). This also applied to our neighbor section down south, which went from SR-2/3S to SR-3.
The 2017 Conclave
Oliver Davidson would host his second conclave as Section Chief in 2017 at Kinsey Scout Reservation with the theme of “Serve”. Caddo Lodge would be able to host this conclave in Louisiana. This would be the first conclave under the sections new title “SR-2”.
Loquahhe Allangwh & Mikanawaka Lodge Merger
Between the 2017 and 2018 Conclaves Section SR-2 would go from our 10 Lodges to 9 Lodges as Loquahhe Allangwh Lodge #328 would merge with Mikinawaka in a merger between Circle 10 Council and NeTseO Trails Council. This would solidify the 9 Lodges in the section that we maintain to this day. Wichita, Akela Wahinapay, Nakona, Nischa Achowalogen, Caddo, Netopalis Sipo Schipinachk, Mikanakawa, Tejas, and Penateka. To this day we still serve these same 9 Lodges.
The 2018 Conclave
Slade Young the tenth Section Chief hosted the 2018 “Ignite” themed conclave. This conclave was held at Sid Richardson Scout Ranch and was hosted by Netopalis Sipo Schipinachk Lodge. Slade had previously served as the Section Vice Chief. This conclave was also the first conclave to be hosted to only 9 lodges because of the merging of Loquahhe Allangwh. In addition, this was Brian Bennett’s final conclave as Section Adviser, ending the term of our second adviser. After Brian Bennett resigned, he would go onto serve as the Mikanakawa Lodge Adviser, and at the 2022 NOAC would be awarded the Distinguished Service Award, making him one of an elite few from our section who have been awarded this honor. After Slade’s term ended he would remain active as a Lodge Associate Adviser and a CVC Adviser.
The 2019 Conclave
The eleventh Section Chief, Connor Schee hosted the 2019 Conclave at Camp Pirtle with Tejas Lodge as the Host. Connor had previously served as Section Secretary. The theme for the conclave was “Fellowship of the Arrow”. This conclave also marked Dr. Matt Lindsey’s first conclave as the sections third Section Adviser. Connor Schee during and after his term would serve as the National Inductions Chairmen working with his committee to find strategies to best improve the OA Inductions process. Connor would remain active after his term as a CVC Adviser.
The 2020 Conclave & “Virtualclave”
Brody Humphries was the twelth Section Chief and had previously served as Section Vice Chief twice. Brody spent April 2019 to March 2020 planning the 2020 Conclave set to be hosted at Camp Constantin by Mikanawaka Lodge. Unfortunately COVID-19 cancelled the conclave and as Brody’s term had come to a conclusion he decided to resign in April. As a Virtual Conclave (known as the “virtualclave” would still be held Nate Simmons the Section Vice Chief at the time was promoted to Section Chief to host the virtual conclave making Nate the thirteenth Section Chief. The “virtualclave” was held in September of 2020 and a new slate of officers were elected to serve from September 2020 to April 2021.
The 2021 Conclave
Zack Mistrot the fourteenth Section Chief led the 2021 Conclave at Camp Perkins and hosted by Wichita Lodge. The theme was “Aim High, Fly High” and Zack had previously served two terms as Section Secretary (2nd term was extended due to COVID-19 and the virtual conclave). From the December before this conclave until later in the year Zack would serve as the Momentum Event Vice Chief of Content leading his committee in creating content for the Momentum 3 part National OA Event.
The Project Magellan region restructure into Gateway Region Section 3
During the 2021 Program of Emphisis “National Council of Chiefs” National Order of the Arrow announced that a team of Section Chiefs were working on a region restructure in a project called “Project Magellan”. This restructure came as the BSA nationally had scrapped the region structure in favor of a territory based system. Because of the OA’s means of restructuring effective January 1st, 2022 the OA dissolved the 4 Regions (Southern, Western, Northeast, and Central) for 2 new regions, Gateway and Eastern. Gateway sections were to be titled with “G” in front of their section number and Eastern with “E”. In this restructure we maintained all the same lodges, officers, and program the only change was our title was now Gateway Region Section 3.
The 2022 Conclave
Zack Mistrot hosted his second conclave at Kinsey Scout Reservation with Caddo Lodge as his Host. The theme for the 2022 conclave was Hollywood. This conclave would mark the final usage of the SR-2 Title for Section SR-2’s Branding and would serve as a transformation between SR-2 and G3. Between Zack’s first conclave as chief and this conclave he would create the Section Coordinator position, which serves as an equal to CVCs but instead doing work for the section all year and not based on conclave. After this conclave as chief Zack would continue to serve the section under various other roles. During this term the Section Vice Chief, Tairan Lockett, was the only officer in section history to visit all nine of our lodges.
The 2023 Conclave
Braiden Eccleston, as the fifteenth section chief, led the first full G3 conclave at Camp Perkins. The conclave theme was “Carnival” and the 2023 Conclave was hosted by Wichita Lodge. Braiden had previously served as Section Secretary. Braiden remained active after his term as a OAHA Foreman and a CVC Adviser.
The 2024 Conclave
The 2024 conclave was led by the sixteenth section chief, Christian Kilburn, at Camp Constantin with Mikanakawa Lodge as the host. Christian previously served as section secretary. In October, the Council of Chiefs met and determined the theme of “Chart the Course” for the conclave.
Before Section SR-2/3N
Before the history listed above the OA had a large variety of restructures and changes. All of which can be read about below. The following information is sorted into these main categories for the simplicity of this complex system.
- 1938 – 1948: The 26 OA Areas
- When the OA was just developing and had their own area system.
- 1949 – 1972: The 12 OA Regions
- When the OA merged with BSA and adopted their Regional System.
- 1973 – 1992: The 6 OA Regions
- When our Section was finally all in one region, and BSA restructured.
- 1992 – 2008: The 4 OA Regions
- Everything leading up to the creation of our section.
In 1938 after many iterations of an area attempt, national BSA officially set 26 Areas all titled with a letter of the Alphabet. These areas between the years of 1938 – 1948 would slowly form. 4 Areas would comprise what would later become our section. Each of those areas and their history will be listed below:
Area 13 / M:
Area M would start in 1938 under the title Area 13 (Renamed in 1940). Area M would cover much of the established lodges in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona. The following lodges would make up Area M: 
- Wichita #35*
- Mitigwa #36
- Aina Topa Hutsi #60
- Sioux #62
- Yah-Tah-Ney-Si-Kess #66
- Tejas #72*
- Antelope #78
- Tonkawa #99
- Mikanakawa #101*
- Wihinipa Hinsa #113
- Ma-Nu #133
- Coloneh #137
- Yoqui #138
*Lodge that would build into our section
Area M would later include the following lodges:
- 1939 – Checote #154, *Nakona #150, Inola #148, and Tatanka #141
- 1940 – Wisawanik #190
- 1941 – Texoma #209, Wahinkto #199, Thunderbird #213, and Shawnee #192
*Lodge that would build into our section
In 1939 Area 13 held the Area 13 Conference at Camp Tom Wooten, TX hosted by Tonkawa 99. This would mark Area 13’s first Conclave.
In 1941 Area M would hold it’s second conclave the Area M Conference at Camp Tom Wooten, TX hosted by Tonkawa 99. (Participant patch seen on the right)
In December of 1942 Area M would be split between Area R and Area S, due to more lodges joining the OA and the area becoming to much to oversee.
Area R:
Area R was formed in 1942 after the realignment of Area M with the following lodges:
- Wichita #35*
- Yah-Tah-Ney-Si-Kess #66
- Tejas #72*
- Antelope #78
- Mikanakawa #101*
- Ma-Nu 133
- Yoqui 138
- Tatanka 141
- Inola 148
- Nakona 150
- Checote 154
- Wisawanik 190
- Shawnee 192
- Texoma 209
- Thunderbird 213
- Added in 1943 Akela Wahinapay #232*
*Lodge that would build into our section
In 1944 Area R would be realigned into Areas R, S, and X.
The new area R was covering most of West Texas and New Mexico along with parts of Arizonia.
The new 1944 Area R would include the following lodges:
- Wichita #35*
- Yah-Tah-Ney-Si-Kess #66
- Antelope #78
- Tatanka #141
- Nakona #150*
- Wahinkto #199
*Lodge that would build into our section
Area R would later include the following lodges:
- 1945 – Otena Lodge #295
- 1946 – Kotso lodge #330 & Chief Lone Wolf Lodge #341
- 1948 – Gila Lodge #378
In 1948 Area R would be reorganized into Area 9-A of Region 9.
Area X:
Area X would be formed in 1944 from the just reorganized Area R and S. Area X would cover most of East Texas and pieces of Oklahoma. Area X would initially comprise of the following lodges:
- Mitigwa #36
- Aina Topa Hutsi #60
- Sioux #62
- Tonkawa #99
- Wihinipa Hinsa #113
- Tejas #72*
- Mikanakawa 101*
- Texoma #209 (which would merge with Mikanawaka in 1947)
- Wewanoma #272 (became Colonneh #137 later in 1944)
*Lodge that would build into our section
Area X would later include the following lodges:
- 1945 – Karankawa #307
- 1946 – Huaco #327*
- 1949 – Okiciyapi #56
*Lodge that would build into our section
In 1945, Area X held their first conclave known as the 1945 Area X Conference held at Camp Tom Wooten, TX and hosted by Tonkawa Lodge #99.
In 1946, Area X did not hold a conclave.
In 1947, Area X held their second conclave known as the 1947 Area X Conference held at Camp Tom Wooten, TX and hosted by Tonkawa Lodge #99.
In 1948, Area X did not hold a conclave.
In 1949, Area X held their third conclave known as the 1949 Area X Conference held at Camp Indian Creek, TX and hosted by Aina Topa Hutsi Lodge #60.
In 1948, the Order of the Arrow switched to the 12 Region system which caused Area X to become Area 9-B of Region 9. Despite this change Area X decided to hold their third and final Conclave in 1949 anyways.
Area S:
Like Area X and R, Area S was formed at the reorganization of Area M in 1942. Area S was the area for South East Texas. Area S consisted of the following lodges:
- Mitigwa #36
Aina Topa Hutsi #60 - Sioux #62
- Tonkawa #99
- Wihinipa Hinsa #113
- Wahinkto #199
Before Area S held any events they split in 1944 and fed into Area X & R. All lodges joined Area X in 1944 except Wahinkto #199 which moved to Area R.
Area 7 / G:
In 1938 Area 7 would be established for lodges in Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. In 1940 Area 7 would be renamed to Area G. Area G originally consisted of the following lodges:
- Cherokee #50
- Wa-Hi-Nasa #111
- Achunanchi #135
Later the following lodges would be added:
- 1939 – Caddo #149*, Quapaw #160, Calcasieu #166, and Pushmataha #169
- 1940 – Alabama #179, and Sequoyah #184
- 1941 – Choctaw #193, Chicksa #202, and Cowikee #224
*Lodge that would build into our section
In 1942 Area G would be renamed Area H.
Area H:
In 1943 Area H would be formed for lodges across Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama. This new area would include more lodges through its time as an area. The original set of lodges are as follows:
- Cherokee #50
- Wa-Hi-Nasa #111
- Achunanchi #135
- Caddo #149*
- Quapaw #160
- Calcasieu #166 (Would disband in 1944)
- Watonala #169 (name changed to Pushmataha #169 in 1942)
- Alabama #179
- Sequoyah #184
- Choctaw #193
- Chicksa #202
- Cowikee #224
*Lodge that would build into our section
Later the following lodges would be added to Area H:
- 1943 – Pellissippi #230 & Ittawamba #235
- 1944 – Comanche #254, Sebooney Okasucca #260, and Attakapas #264.
- 1945 – Chickamauga #293 (disbanded in 1947), Kaskanampo #310, and White Fang #322.
- 1946 – White Panther #345
- 1947 – Wazhazee #366
- 1948 – Yustaga #385
In 1948 during the region restructure all the lodges of Area H were organized into Region 5.
In 1949, the Order of the Arrow was adopted as a offical BSA program. With that the BSA scratched the old 26 Area to match their national structure of 12 Regions based on the Federal Reserve Banking system. For our section the two main regions that would hold our lodges and history would be Region 9 and Region 5.
Region 9:
In 1948, Area X, R, and S would merge to former Region 9. By 1949, Region 9 consisted of three areas: 9-A (Northern & Western Texas, N.M), 9-B (Eastern & Southern Texas), and 9-C (Oklahoma).
Area 9-A would be comprised of the same lodges Area R from 1949 to 1954, Area 9-B would be comprised of the same lodges as Area X from 1949 to 1954, and Area 9-C would be comprised of the same lodges as Area S from 1949 to 1954.
In 1954, Region 9 reorganized it’s areas into 5 Areas. Area 9-A to Area 9-E.
Area 9-A in this new form would start in 1954 and end in 1972. Area 9-A starting in 1954 would include the following Lodges:
- Tatanka #141
- Nakona #150*
- Chief Lone Wolf #341
- Gila #378
- Palo Duro #486
- Kwahadi #78
└ Antelope #78 (name changed) - Joined in 1962 – Yah-Tah-Hey-Si-Kess #66
└ Yah-Tah-Ney-Si-Kess #66 (name changed)
Area 9-B in this new form would start in 1954 and end in 1972. Area 9-B starting in 1954 to 1969 would include the following lodges:
- Neche #36
- Sioux #62
- Tejas #72*
- Wihinipa Hinsa #113
- Coloneh #137
- Huaco #327
- 1970 – Hasinai Lodge #578 was formed from Sioux Lodge #62 and Neche #36.
Area 9-E would form in 1954 and end in 1972. It would include the following lodges:
- Wichita 35*
- Okiciyapi 56
- Mikanakawa 101*
- Akela Wahinapay 232*
- Loquanne Allangwh 428*
- Nishkin Halupa A Pe Lachi 489*
Region 5 would contain Caddo Lodge 149 from 1948 to 1972. Caddo Lodge woud be in the following areas:
Area 5-C: 1942
Area 5-D: 1943 – 1954
Area 5-B: 1955 – 1972
In 1973 Region 9 and 5 merged into the South Central Region to align with the BSA Region Restructure in 1973. At this point, what would eventually be our section was all in one region.
At this time our lodges were split between the following areas in 1973 (only our lodges included in this list):
- SC-1A
- Akela Wahinapay Lodge #232
- SC-1B
- Caddo Lodge #149
- SC-2A
- Mikanakawa Lodge #101
- Okiciyapi Lodge #56
- Loquanne Allangwh Lodge #428
- Nishkin Halupa A Pe Lachi Lodge #489
- Would become Netopalis Sipo Schipinachk Lodge #209
- SC-3A
- Tejas Lodge #72
- Huaco Lodge #327
- Would become Netopalis Sipo Schipinachk Lodge #209
- SC-4A
- Wichita Lodge #35
- Nakona Lodge #150
- Chief Lone Wolf Lodge #341
- Palo Duro Lodge #486
In 1973, Caddo would switch to SC-1A then in 1974 move back to SC-1B and then back again in 1975. In 1979, when the national office was moved to Irving, TX Mikanakawa Lodge #101, Loquanne Allangwh Lodge #428 and, Nishkin Halupa A Pe Lachi Lodge #489 would move to SC-2B. Finally, in 1982 SC-4A would be renamed SC-6.
In 1983 the South Central region would completley realign their sections. This would be when the term section was adopted and would show the earliest model of our section. The list below is where our lodges fell in the realignment:
- SC-1
- Caddo Lodge #149
- SC-2
- Akela Wahinapay Lodge #232
- SC-4
- Mikanakawa Lodge #101
- Nishkin Halupa A Pe Lachi Lodge #489
- Okiciyapi Lodge #56
- Tejas Lodge #72
- Wichita Lodge #35
- Huaco Lodge #327
- SC-6
- Nakona Lodge #150
- Chief Lone Wolf Lodge #341
- Palo Duro Lodge #486
In 1988, Chief Lone Wolf 341 (Adobe Walls Area) and Palo Duro 486 (Llano Estacado) merged to form Nischa Achowalogen Lodge #486.
In 1988, South Central would move to only having 4 Sections. This would reflect our lodges with the following section list:
- SC-2
- Akela Wahinapay Lodge #232
- Caddo Lodge #149
- Nishkin Halupa A Pe Lachi Lodge #489
- Huaco Lodge #327
- Loquanne Allangwh Lodge #428
- Mikanakawa Lodge #101
- Tejas Lodge #72
- Okiciyapi Lodge #56
- SC-4
- Wichita Lodge #35
- Nakona Lodge #150
- Nischa Achowalogen Lodge #486
In 1993, Texoma Valley Cncl (Okiciyapi 56) was absorbed into Circle Ten Council #571 (Mikanakawa 101) in Dallas, TX.
In 1992, the South Central Region would begin a year long transition with the Southeast Region to form the Southern Region.
In 1993 the Southern Region was formed. The original structure of the southern region would have our section split in half with two vertical slices of Texas making up Section SR-2 and Section SR-3. Eventually, in 2008 those sections would be reorganized into South and North Texas. North Texas (Waco and up) would be SR-2 and South Texas would be SR-3. From here we would reach our final section structure.
The rest of the history past here can be read from the top of this page down.