The General Conventions and other National Conventions are as follows:[1]
Number | Host(s) | Location | Dates | Anniversary | Notes | Refs |
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1st | Β | Howard University Washington, D. C. |
December 28, 1908 | [2][3] | ||
2nd | Γ | Virginia Union University Richmond, Virginia (One source says NYC) |
December 27, 1909– December 29, 1909 | [2][4] | ||
3rd | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | December 29, 1910– December 31, 1910 | [2][4] | |||
4th | Ε | 1017 E. Catherine Street University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan |
December 27, 1911– December 30, 1911 | [2][5][6][4] | ||
5th | Κ | Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio |
December 26, 1912– December 28, 1912 | [2] | ||
6th | Β | Howard University Washington, D. C. |
December 29, 1913– December 31, 1912 | Conception of the Sphinx came out | [7][8] | |
7th | Θ | Chicago, Illinois | December 29, 1914– | [9][4] | ||
8th | Ο | University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
December 27, 1915– December 29, 1915 | [4][10][11][12] | ||
9th | Γ | Virginia Union University Richmond, Virginia |
December 27, 1916– December 30, 1916 | [13][14] | ||
10th | Ρ and Ν | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | December 26, 1917– December 29, 1917 | [13][15][16] | ||
11th | Π | Cleveland, Ohio | 1918 | |||
12th | Θ | Chicago, Illinois | 1919 | |||
13th | ΒΛ | Kansas City, Missouri | 1920 | |||
14th | ΔΛ | Baltimore, Maryland | December 17, 1921– August 12 | Followed by travel to DC on December 28, 1921 for Initiation of Frederick Douglas into Omega chapter. | [17][18] | |
15th | ΕΛ | St. Louis, Missouri | December 27, 1922– December 31, 1922 | [19][20][21] | ||
16th | Κ | Columbus, Ohio | December 27, 1923– December 31, 1923 | Delta Sigma Theta convention held simultaneously in Columbus | [22][20][23] | |
17th | Η | New York City, New York | December 27, 1924– | [22][24][23] | ||
18th | ΓΛ | Detroit, Michigan | December 1925 (Holiday season) | [25] | ||
19th | Γ | Virginia Union University Richmond, Virginia |
December 27, 1926– December 31, 1926 | [25][26][27] | ||
20th | Π | Cleveland, Ohio | 1927 | |||
21st | Ρ and Ψ | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1928 | |||
22nd | ΑΦ, ΑΡ, and ΗΛ | Atlanta, Georgia | December 28, 1929– December 31, 1929 | [28] | ||
23rd | ΑΑ | Cincinnati, Ohio | 1931 | 25th | ||
24th | ΕΛ | St. Louis, Missouri | 1933 | 27th | [19][29] | |
Θ, ΞΛ | Chicago, Illinois | August 19, 1934– August 22, 1934 | Special devoted to ending Jim Crow practices in public education. | [30][31] | ||
25th | Χ, ΑΧ, ΒΟ and ΤΛ | Nashville, Tennessee | December 28, 1935– December 31, 1935 | 29th | Hosted at Tennessee State University campus. | [32][33][34] |
ΑΔ | Los Angeles, California | 1936 | Pan-Pacific | |||
26th | ΒΤ and ΣΛ | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1937 | 31st | [6] | |
27th | Η and ΑΓΛ | New York City, New York | August 28, 1939– | Began use of "General Convention" | [35] | |
28th | ΒΛ | Kansas City, Missouri | December 30, 1940– | Tri-Convention with Alpha Kappa Alpha and Kappa Alpha Psi | [36][37] | |
29th | ΑΛ | Louisville, Kentucky | 1941 | 35th | ||
30th | ΑΘΛ | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 1944 | 38th | ||
31st | Θ and ΞΛ | Chicago, Illinois | 1945 | 39th | ||
32nd | Κ and ΑΡΛ | Columbus, Ohio | 1946 | 40th | ||
33rd | ΑΤΛ | Tulsa, Oklahoma | –December 28, 1947– | 41st | Speech by Former Vice President Henry A. Wallace read. | [38] |
34th | ΑΘΛ | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 1948 | 42nd | ||
35th | ΗΛ, ΑΡ-ΑΦ and Ι | Atlanta, Georgia | 1949 | 43rd | ||
36th | ΒΛ | Kansas City, Missouri | 1950 | 44th | Tri-Convention with Alpha Kappa Alpha and Kappa Alpha Psi | [37] |
37th | ΑΕ | Berkeley, California | December 27, 1951– December 30, 1951 | 45th | [39][40] | |
38th | Π and Δ-ΑΛ | Cleveland, Ohio | December 26, 1952– December 30, 1952 | 46th | Joint convention with Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta. Kappa Alpha Psi, Sigma Gamma Rho and Zeta Phi Beta. Constitution change: admission "regardless of race, color or creed" | [41][42] |
39th | ΓΛ and ΑΥ | Detroit, Michigan | December 27, 1953– December 31, 1953 | 47th | Theme: "First of All Servants of All" Speakers included Thurgood Marshall(Jointly with Phi Beta Sigma) and Archibald Carey, Jr. | [43][44] |
40th | ΒΒΛ | Miami, Florida | December 27, 1954– December 30, 1954 | 48th | [45][46] | |
41st | Θ and ΞΛ | Morrison Hotel Chicago, Illinois |
December 27, 1955– December 30, 1955 | 49th | Theme:"Desegregation the mode; Total Integration the Goal" National Headquarters in Chicago Dedicated | [47] |
42nd | ΡΛ and the General Organization | Buffalo, New York | August 7, 1956– August 11, 1956 | 50th | Theme: "Building on the Past--To Face the Challenges of the Future." Speakers: New York Governor Averell Harriman, Kentucky Senator John Sherman Cooper, Martin Luther King, Jr. | [48][49][50][51] |
43rd | ΑΔ, ΓΞ, and ΒΨΛ | Los Angeles, California | 1957 | 51st | ||
44th | Ρ, ΖΟΛ, and Ψ | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1958 | 52nd | [52] | |
45th | ΑΑ and ΔΓΛ | Cincinnati, Ohio | December 26, 1959– December 30, 1959 | 53rd | Joint convention with Alpha Kappa Alpha | [53][54][55][37] |
46th | Β, ΜΛ and ΟΛΑ | Washington, D. C. | August 19, 1960– August 23, 1960 | 54th | [56] | |
47th | ΑΛ, ΑΒΛ, ΓΒΛ, and ΥΛ | Louisville, Kentucky | December 1961 | 55th | [57] | |
48th | Κ and ΑΡΛ | Columbus, Ohio | December 1962 | 56th | Last Wintertime General Convention | [58] |
49th | Σ and ΕΓ | Boston, Massachusetts | August 16, 1963– August 22, 1963 | 57th | [59] | |
50th | Η, ΑΓΛ, ΗΖΛ, ΔΧ, ΓΙΛ, ΖΖΛ, ΗΧΛ, and ΗΘΛ | New York City, New York | August 14, 1964– August 20, 1964 | 58th | [60] | |
51st | Θ and ΞΛ | Chicago, Illinois | August 1965 | 59th | Speakers: Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley | [61] |
52th | ΔΗ, ΑΕΛ, ΔΕΛ and ΕΛ | St. Louis, Missouri | 1966 | 60th | [19] | |
53rd | ΒΨΛ, ΓΞ and ΑΔ | Los Angeles, California | 1967 | 61st | ||
54th | ΑΥ and ΓΛ | Detroit, Michigan | August 1968 | 62nd | [6][62] | |
55th | ΔΘ and ΑΗΛ | Shamrock Hotel Houston, Texas |
August 1969 | 63rd | [63][64] | |
56th | Ψ, Ρ and ΖΟΛ | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1970 | 64th | ||
57th | ΔΧΛ and ΕΤ | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 1971 | 65th | ||
58th | ΔΨΛ and ΙΟΛ | Denver, Colorado | 1972 | 66th | [6] | |
59th | ΣΛ, ΒΦ, and ΕΥ | Roosevelt-Fairmont Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana | August 1973 | 67th | [65] | |
60th | Bay Area Chapters | Bay Area | 1974 | 68th | ||
61th | ΒΒΛ and Miami Area chapters | Fontainbleau Hotel Miami Beach, Florida |
August 1, 1975– | 69th | [66][67] | |
62nd | Greater New York, New Jersey and Connecticut chapters | New York City, New York | July 30, 1976– August 3, 1976 | 70th | Phase I | [68] |
62nd | ΗΕΛ | Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa | August 3, 1976– August 9, 1976 | 70th | Phase II | [69][70][68] |
63rd | Ι and ΕΛ | Atlanta Hilton Atlanta, Georgia |
August 5, 1977– August 10, 1977 | 71th | [71][72][73] | |
64th | Μ and ΓΞΛ | Minneapolis, Minnesota | July 28, 1978– August 3, 1978 | 72nd | [74] | |
65th | Β and ΜΛ | Washington, D. C. | August 1979 | 73rd | Theme: "The Greatness of Our Past is the Key to Our Future" Speaker: UN Ambassador Andrew Young | [75][76] |
66th | ΞΛ | Chicago, Illinois | August 1, 1980– | 74th | [77] | |
67th | ΑΣΛ | Dallas, Texas | July 31, 1981– August 6, 1981 | 75th | Theme: Saluting the Past – Securing the Future (The Agenda for the '80s). Speakers: Chris Edley, Vernon Jordan, Maynard Jackson and Ernest Morial | [78][79][80] |
68th | ΓΞ and ΒΨΛ | Los Angeles, California | August 1982 | 76th | Speaker:Jesse Jackson and John E. Jacob | [81] |
69th | ΣΛ | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1983 | 77th | ||
70th | Π and ΔΑΛ | Stouffer's Inn on the Square(now Renaissance Cleveland Hotel) Cleveland, Ohio |
August 3, 1984– August 7, 1984 | 78th | [82][83] | |
71st | ΗΛ | Atlanta, Georgia | August 1985 | 79th | [84] | |
72nd | ΜΛ | Washington Hilton Washington, D. C. |
July 31, 1986– August 6, 1986 | 80th | [85][86] | |
73rd | ΓΧΛ | San Francisco Hilton San Francisco, California |
July 23, 1987– July 29, 1987 | 81st | [87] | |
74th | ΒΛ | Kansas City, Missouri | 1988 | 82nd | ||
75th | ΜΝ and ΔΡΛ | Marriot Rivercenter and Riverwalk hotels San Antonio, Texas |
July 27, 1989&ndash: August 2, 1989 | 83rd | [88][89] | |
76th | ΒΒΛ | Fontainbleau Hotel Miami Beach, Florida |
August 2, 1990– February 8, 1990 | 84th | [90] | |
77th | ΒΑ and ΔΛ | Omni Raddison Baltimore, Maryland |
August 1991 | 85th | [91] | |
78th | ΝΤΛ | Anaheim, California | August 1992 | 86th | [92] | |
79th | ΣΛ | New Orleans | July 29, 1993– August 4, 1993 | 87th | Speaker Sen. Edward Brooke | [93][94] |
80th | ΞΛ | Chicago Hilton Hotel and Towers Chicago, Illinois |
August 1994 | 88th | Speaker Lee Brown, Cardiss Collins, Alexis M. Herman, Dennis Archer, John H. Johnson, Marian Wright Edelman, Horace Dawson and Bobby Austin | [95][96] |
81st | ΔΞΛ | Orlando, Florida | August 1995 | 89th | Speaker John Hope Franklin, Delano Lewis, Hugh B. Price and Marc Morial | [97] |
ΣΛ | New Orleans, Louisiana | August 1996 | 90th | National Alpha Scholarship Forum: Speaker Edward Brooke and Horace Dawson | [98][99] | |
82nd | ΜΛ | Washington, D. C. | July 31, 1997– August 4, 1997 | 91st | Speaker James A. Joseph | [100][101] |
ΙΕΛ | Nassau Marriot Resort and Crystal Palace Hotels Nassau, Bahamas |
August 2, 1998 | 92nd | Economics Empowerment Seminar | [102] | |
83rd | ΑΣΛ and ΞΤΛ | Wyndham Anatole Dallas, Texas |
July 29, 1999– August 3, 1999 | 93rd | [103] | |
ΑΡ and ΗΛ | Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Georgia |
August 3, 2000– August 8, 2000 | 94th | Millennium Convention | [104][105] | |
84th | ΡΙ and ΣΛ | Marriott Hotel New Orleans, Louisiana |
August 2, 2001– August 7, 2001 | 95th | [106] | |
Μ and ΓΞΛ | Bally's Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada (Both Μ and ΓΞΛ are in Minneapolis) |
August 1, 2002– August 4, 2002 | 96th | Economic Development Conference | [107] | |
85th | ΠΥ and ΓΛ | Renaissance Center Detroit, Michigan |
July 31, 2003– August 5, 2003 | 97th | [108] | |
Ψ and Ρ | Philadelphia Marriott Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
August 5, 2004– August 8, 2004 | 98th | [109] | ||
86th | ΔΘ and ΑΗΛ | Hilton Americas Hotel Houston, Texas |
August 4, 2005– August 8, 2005 | 99th | [64] | |
Β and ΜΛ | Marriott Wardman Park Washington, D. C. |
July 25, 2006– July 30, 2006 | 100th | Centennial; Speaker Hugh B. Price, Andrew Young, Lou Gossett, Jr. and Bill Pinkney | [110][111][112] | |
87th | ΔΞΛ | Rosen Shingle Creek Resort Orlando, Florida |
August 9, 2007– August 13, 2007 | 101st | [113][114][115] | |
88th | Bartle Hall Convention Center Kansas City |
July 17, 2008– July 21, 2008 | 102nd | [116] | ||
89th | Hilton New Orleans Riverside New Orleans, Louisiana |
July 15, 2009– July 19, 2009 | 103rd | [117][118] | ||
90th | Bally's Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada |
July 21, 2010– July 25, 2010 | 104th | Moved from Phoenix, Arizona | [119][120] | |
91st | Hilton Chicago Chicago, Illinois |
June 22, 2011– June 26, 2011 | 105th | [121][122] |