On November 15, 1978 BOK was founded in Fayetteville by Bud Fish and Dick Hawkins. Bud was one of the founding fathers of Quantico O Club, a member of USOF Board of Directors, and was ranked #1 in 1977. Dick competed on the US Team in 1976 and was ranked #2 in the US.
BOK held its first event on December 2, 1978 in Fayetteville. The next president, Joseph Huberman, was appointed by Bud Fish in September 1980. Joseph & Ruth Bromer orienteered for the first time at Duke Forest on Dec 9, 1979, and set their first event, which was also the first Raleigh event at Lake Johnson on June 1, 1980. Andy Huber ran his first event with BOK in the spring of 1981, and set his first course for us at Clemmons State Forest on October 11, that same year.
All that time the event directors were making black and white maps just ahead of each event, and correcting them each time we held another event. It wasn't until September 1982 that we got our first color maps, and the first event using one of them was Joseph and Ruth's wedding on September 11, 1982. Those first maps were the very western edge of Umstead Park, Lake Johnson, Pullen Park, and Schenck Forest including Richland Creek the area now occupied by the RBC Center
In those early days we were happy to get 10 people to an event, and we were ecstatic if 20 showed up. Membership was $5 per year and entry fees were $1.00 for members and $1.50 for non-members. The new color maps were a huge turning point, and lead to where we are today.