List of Alpha Phi Alpha National Conventions

The general conventions and other national conventions of Alpha Phi Alpha (ΑΦΑ) are as follows:[1]

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Number	Host chapter(s)	Location	Dates	Anniversary	Notes	Refs
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][4][5][6]
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–			[4][9]
8th	Ο	University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	December 27, 1915–December 29, 1915			[4][10][11]
9th	Γ	Virginia Union University Richmond, Virginia	December 27, 1916–December 30, 1916			[12][13]
10th	Ρ and Ν	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	December 26, 1917–December 29, 1917			[12][14][15]
11th	Π	Cleveland, Ohio	December 27, 1918–December 31, 1918			[16]
12th	Θ	Chicago, Illinois	1919
13th	ΒΛ	Kansas City, Missouri	1920
14th	ΔΛ	Baltimore, Maryland	December 17, 1921–December 20, 1921		Followed by travel to DC on December 28, 1921 for Initiation of Frederick Douglass 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	[20][22][23]
17th	Η	New York City, New York	December 27, 1924–			[22][23][24]
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, Membership requirement to be Negro removed	[36][37][38]
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.	[39]
34th	ΑΘΛ	Atlantic City, New Jersey	1948	42nd
35th	ΗΛ, ΑΡ-ΑΦ and Ι	Atlanta, Georgia	1949	43rd	Theme: Segregation must go	[40]
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		[41][42]
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"	[43][44]
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.	[45][46]
40th	ΒΒΛ	Miami, Florida	December 27, 1954–December 30, 1954	48th		[47][48]
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	[49]
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 W. Averell Harriman, Kentucky Senator John Sherman Cooper, Martin Luther King Jr.	[50][51][52][53]
43rd	ΑΔ, ΓΞ, and ΒΨΛ	Los Angeles, California	1957	51st
44th	Ρ, ΖΟΛ, and Ψ	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1958	52nd		[54]
45th	ΑΑ and ΔΓΛ	Cincinnati, Ohio	December 26, 1959–December 30, 1959	53rd	Joint convention with Alpha Kappa Alpha	[37][55][56][57]
46th	Β, ΜΛ and ΟΛΑ	Washington, D. C.	August 19, 1960–August 23, 1960	54th		[58]
47th	ΑΛ, ΑΒΛ, ΓΒΛ, and ΥΛ	Louisville, Kentucky	December 1961	55th		[59]
48th	Κ and ΑΡΛ	Columbus, Ohio	December 1962	56th	Last Wintertime General Convention	[60]
49th	Σ and ΕΓ	Boston, Massachusetts	August 16, 1963–August 22, 1963	57th		[61]
50th	Η, ΑΓΛ, ΗΖΛ, ΔΧ, ΓΙΛ, ΖΖΛ, ΗΧΛ, and ΗΘΛ	New York City, New York	August 14, 1964–August 20, 1964	58th	Theme: Communication - Excellence: Key to Equality	[62][63]
51st	Θ and ΞΛ	Chicago, Illinois	August 1965	59th	Speakers: Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley	[64]
52nd	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][65]
55th	ΔΘ and ΑΗΛ	Shamrock Hotel Houston, Texas	August 1969	63rd		[66][67]
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		[68]
60th	Bay Area Chapters	Bay Area	1974	68th
61st	ΒΒΛ and Miami Area chapters	Fontainebleau Hotel Miami Beach, Florida	August 1, 1975–August 7, 1975	69th	Theme:Alpha's Outreach to Business	[69][70][71]
62nd	Greater New York, New Jersey and Connecticut chapters	New York City, New York	July 30, 1976–August 3, 1976	70th	Phase I	[72]
62nd	ΗΕΛ	Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa	August 3, 1976–August 9, 1976	70th	Phase II	[72][73][74]
63rd	Ι and ΕΛ	Atlanta Hilton Atlanta, Georgia	August 5, 1977–August 10, 1977	71st		[75][76][77]
64th	Μ and ΓΞΛ	Minneapolis, Minnesota	July 28, 1978–August 3, 1978	72nd		[78]
65th	Β and ΜΛ	Washington, D. C.	August 3, 1979–August 9, 1979	73rd	Theme: "ALPHAS IN GOVERNMENT: Planning for the Future of Our Children" Speaker: UN Ambassador Andrew Young	[79][80]
66th	ΞΛ	Chicago, Illinois	August 1, 1980–	74th		[81]
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	[82][83][84]
68th	ΓΞ and ΒΨΛ	Los Angeles, California	August 1982	76th	Speaker:Jesse Jackson and John E. Jacob	[85]
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		[86][87]
71st	ΗΛ	Atlanta, Georgia	August 1985	79th		[88]
72nd	ΜΛ	Washington Hilton Washington, D. C.	July 31, 1986–August 6, 1986	80th		[89][90]
73rd	ΓΧΛ	San Francisco Hilton San Francisco, California	July 23, 1987–July 29, 1987	81st		[91]
74th	ΒΛ	Kansas City, Missouri	1988	82nd
75th	ΜΝ and ΔΡΛ	Marriott Rivercenter and Riverwalk hotels San Antonio, Texas	July 27, 1989–August 2, 1989	83rd		[92][93]
76th	ΒΒΛ	Fontainebleau Hotel Miami Beach, Florida	August 2, 1990–February 8, 1990	84th		[94]
77th	ΒΑ and ΔΛ	Omni Radisson Baltimore, Maryland	August 1991	85th		[95]
78th	ΝΤΛ	Anaheim, California	August 1992	86th		[96]
79th	ΣΛ	New Orleans	July 29, 1993–August 4, 1993	87th	Speaker Sen. Edward Brooke	[97][98]
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	[99][100]
81st	ΔΞΛ	Orlando, Florida	August 1995	89th	Speaker John Hope Franklin, Delano Lewis, Hugh B. Price and Marc Morial	[101]
	ΣΛ	New Orleans, Louisiana	August 1996	90th	National Alpha Scholarship Forum: Speaker Edward Brooke and Horace Dawson	[102][103]
82nd	ΜΛ	Washington, D. C.	July 31, 1997–August 4, 1997	91st	Speaker James A. Joseph	[104][105]
	ΙΕΛ	Nassau Marriott Resort and Crystal Palace Hotels Nassau, Bahamas	August 2, 1998	92nd	Economics Empowerment Seminar	[106]
83rd	ΑΣΛ and ΞΤΛ	Wyndham Anatole Dallas, Texas	July 29, 1999–August 3, 1999	93rd		[107]
	ΑΡ and ΗΛ	Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Georgia	August 3, 2000–August 8, 2000	94th	Millennium Convention	[108][109]
84th	ΡΙ and ΣΛ	Marriott Hotel New Orleans, Louisiana	August 2, 2001–August 7, 2001	95th		[110]
	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	[111]
85th	ΠΥ and ΓΛ	Renaissance Center Detroit, Michigan	July 31, 2003–August 5, 2003	97th		[112]
	Ψ and Ρ	Philadelphia Marriott Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	August 5, 2004–August 8, 2004	98th		[113]
86th	ΔΘ and ΑΗΛ	Hilton Americas Hotel Houston, Texas	August 4, 2005–August 8, 2005	99th		[67]
	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	[114][115][116]
87th	ΔΞΛ	Rosen Shingle Creek Resort Orlando, Florida	August 9, 2007–August 13, 2007	101st		[117][118][119]
88th		Bartle Hall Convention Center Kansas City	July 17, 2008–July 21, 2008	102nd		[120]
89th		Hilton New Orleans Riverside New Orleans, Louisiana	July 15, 2009–July 19, 2009	103rd		[121][122]
90th		Bally's Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada	July 21, 2010–July 25, 2010	104th	Moved from Phoenix, Arizona	[123][124]
91st		Hilton Chicago Chicago, Illinois	June 22, 2011–June 26, 2011	105th	Theme: A Global Vision for Brotherhood: Gateway to the Dream	[125][126][127]
92nd	ΓΗΛ	Hilton Austin Austin, Texas	June 26, 2013–June 30, 2013	107th	Theme: Few in Number, Mighty in Power, Influence in Service	[128][129]
93rd	ΒΝΛ, ΑΟ, ΜΤ, and ΤΟ	Charlotte Convention Center Charlotte, North Carolina	August 5, 2015–August 9, 2015	109th	Theme: Focused on the Future: Investing in our Community, Health, Wealth and Self.	[130][131]
94th		Baltimore Convention Center Baltimore, Maryland	July 12, 2017–July 16, 2017	111th	Theme: The Urgency of Now	[132]
95th		Bally’s Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, Nevada	July 24, 2019– July 28, 2019	113th	Theme:”Alpha Advocacy in Action: Silence Is Not An Option,”	[133]
96th	ΙΛ, ΓΡ, and ΘΞ	JW Mariott Indianapolis	July 14, 2021– July 18, 2021	115th	Theme:Elevating the Alpha Spirit: Men of Distinction Impacting our Communities	[134]