Fayetteville-Springdale Elks Lodge (B.P.O.E. 1987) was chartered and began October 20, 1955. Initially, the Lodge met on the second floor of a building on the Fayetteville square. From the Square, the Lodge moved to a location near the intersection of College Ave and Township Rd Later, the Lodge moved north again near the intersection of College Ave and Zion Rd. The current location opened in 1993 with 227 members. Membership has increased to over 1100 since. ************** Exhalted Rulers who have served the Lodge are: 1955-56 John "Red" Davis 1956-57 L.G. "Nick" Burrell 1957-58 Tom Phillips 1958-59 Gene Thrasher 1959-60 L.G. "Nick" Burrell 1960-61 Woody Hoye 0961-62 Edward Brooks 1962-63 Edward Brooks 1963-64 Jim Clark 1964-65 Tom Phillips 1965-66 Robert "Bob" Stout 1966-67 Robert "Bob" Stout 1967-68 Bill E. Parette 1968-69 Peter Harkins 1969-70 Gene thrasher 1970-71 Doug Douglas 1971-72 Doug Douglas 1972-73 Harold Perry 1973-74 Harold Perry 1974-75 Denny Tune 1975-76 Ralph Guthary 1976-77 Don Tuller 1977-78 Charles Nickle 1978-79 Harlin Archer 1979-80 Jim Hawkins 1980-81 Pete Horine 1981-82 John Fisher 1982-83 John Fisher 1983-84 Ray Sehorn 1984-85 Jim Selman 1985-86 Bill E. Parette 1986-87 Bill E. Parette 1987-88 James Dudley 1988-89 James Dudley 1989-90 Robert Johnson 1990-91 Frank B. Burggraf 1991-92 Virgil Jackson 1992-93 Robert E. Bray Jr 1993-94 Bill E. Parette 1994-95 Bill E. Parette 1995-96 Bill E. Parette 1996-97 Bill E. Parette 1997-98 Dan Capstick 1998-99 Bill Parker 1999-00 Frank Kerr 2000-01 Frank Kerr 2001-02 Frank Kerr 2002-03 Jim Boyd 2003-04 Jim Selman 2004-05 Jim Boyd 2005-06 Jim Boyd 2006-07 Jim Boyd 2007-08 Jim Edgar 2008-09 Jim Edgar 2009-10 Johnny Hutchison 2010-11 Johnny Hutchison 2011-12 Tim Bunch 2012-13 Bobby Odom 2013-14 Jim Boyd 2014-15 Jim Boyd 2015-16 Johnny Hutchison 2016-17 Jim Boyd 2017-18