Illinek Lodge
Chiefs

The Lodge Chief, is the senior youth leader of the
local Order of the Arrow lodge. He must be under age 21 for the entire length
of his term. He is elected by his peers under the age of 21 at the Illinek
Annual Meeting, typically in August. Together with a team of elected
subordinate offices (Vice Chief, Secretary and Treasurer), he runs the lodge
program. He serves as the head of the Lodge Executive Committee (LEC) composed
of youth committee chairmen and associated adult advisors. Together with the
Lodge Advisor and Staff Advisor, the three form an executive leadership team
referred to as the KEY-3. The term of office for the Illinek Lodge Chief is
from September 1st through August 31st of the following year.
The
following Arrowmen have served as the Lodge Chief of Illinek Lodge after having
been elected by their peers.
| From | To | Chief |
| 1938 | 1939 | Robert C. Rusby |
| 1939 | 1940 | unknown |
| 1940 | 1941 | Robert H Caldwell |
| 1941 | 1942 | Alden Canhum |
| 1942 | 1943 | Doanld Caldwell |
| 1943 | 1944 | unknown |
| 1944 | 1945 | Carl Bontemps |
| 1945 | 1946 | Ed Pyatt |
| 1946 | 1947 | Albert Schmid |
| 1947 | 1948 | Stuart Brown |
| 1948 | 1949 | Logan Schlipf |
| 1949 | 1950 | Floyd Siebert |
| 1950 | 1951 | Wendell W. Hann |
| 1951 | 1952 | Preston Dilts |
| 1952 | 1953 | Don Dickerson |
| 1953 | 1954 | Bruce Voorhees |
| 1954 | 1955 | Larry Purves |
| 1955 | 1956 | Rob Smith |
| 1956 | 1957 | Paul Masick |
| 1957 | 1958 | Larry Stowers |
| 1958 | 1959 | Richard Lanzerotti |
| 1959 | 1960 | Dean Perkins |
| 1960 | 1961 | George Brown |
| 1961 | 1962 | Alan Brickey |
| 1962 | 1963 | Fred Backstrom |
| 1963 | 1965 | Mike Horstman |
| 1965 | 1966 | James Nation |
| 1966 | 1967 | Ken Barton |
| 1967 | 1968 | John Kirchgesner |
| 1968 | 1969 | Vaughn Henery |
| 1969 | 1970 | Lloyd Day |
| 1970 | 1971 | James Jannesse |
| 1971 | 1972 | Homer Pryor |
| 1972 | 1973 | Rudy Kerar |
| 1973 | 1975 | Frank Minch |
| 1975 | 1976 | Greg Surbeck |
| 1976 | 1977 | Allen Brim |
| 1977 | 1979 | Jon Pasko |
| 1979 | 1981 | Mike Gonzalez |
| 1981 | 1982 | Cliff Althoff |
| 1982 | 1983 | Allan Stare |
| 1983 | 1985 | Steve Althoff |
| 1985 | 1986 | Tom Wahlsmith |
| 1986 | 1987 | Matt Poole |
| 1987 | 1988 | John Langley |
| 1989 | 1990 | Kevin Dolbeare |
| 1990 | 1991 | Ray Bledsoe III |
| 1991 | 1993 | Bryan Schroeder |
| 1993 | 1994 | Zechariah Vincent |
| 1994 | 1996 | David Cocagne |
| 1996 | 1997 | Scott Kording |
| 1997 | 1998 | Kenneth Requa |
| 1998 | 1999 | Chris Smith |
| 1999 | 2000 | Jody Koplo |
| 2000 | 2001 | Paul Miles |
| 2001 | 2002 | Brian Hatley |
| 2002 | 2004 | Billy Roseberry |
| 2004 | 2005 | Mike Brown |
| 2005 | 2006 | Robert Schmidt |
| 2006 | Alex Usherwood | |
| 2007 | Robert Schmidt | |
| 2007 | 2008 | Paul Schmidt |
| 2008 | Present | Colin Langenfeld |