AOII's centennial convention in 1997 was in NYC since we were founded there. Marriott Marquis. 😉

Here's our list. I love the conventions in Meadville, Pa. I can't even imagine where they might have stayed! I also have no idea what was happening in 1935 but that's how sites are listed on our website.

1891 Greencastle, Indiana
1893 Albion, Michigan
1894 Evanston, Illinois
1896 Meadville, Pennsylvania
1897 Greencastle, Indiana
1898 Albion, Michigan
1900 Boston, Massachusetts
1902 Evanston, Illinois
1904 Meadville, Pennsylvania
1906 Greencastle, Indiana
1908 Champaign, Illinois
1910 Detroit, Michigan
1912 Madison, Wisconsin
1915 Long Beach, California
1919 Chicago, Illinois
1922 Colorado Springs, Colorado
1924 Swampscott, Massachusetts
1926 Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada
1928 Mackinac Island, Michigan
1930 Del Monte, California
1935 Greencastle, Indiana
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
Washington D. C.
1937 Glacier National Park, Montana
1939 Siegniory Club, Montebello, Quebec, Canada
1941 Pasadena, California
1943 Chicago, Illinois
1947 Quebec, Canada
1949 Pasadena, California
1951 Roanoke, Virginia
1953 Banff, Alberta, Canada
1955 White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1957 Pasadena, California
1960 French Lick, Indiana
1962 Bal Harbour, Miami Beach, Florida
1964 Colorado Springs, Colorado
1966 Portsmouth, New Hampshire
1968 Dallas, Texas
1970 Portland, Oregon
1972 Chicago, Illinois
1974 Atlanta, Georgia
1976 Minneapolis, Minnesota
1978 Scottsdale, Arizona
1980 New Orleans, Louisiana
1983 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1985 Indianapolis, Indiana
1988 Palm Desert, California
1990 Tarpon Springs, Florida
1992 St. Louis, Missouri
1994 Dallas, Texas
1996 San Diego, California
1998 Norfolk, Virginia
2000 Indianapolis, Indiana
2002 Denver, Colorado
2004 Orlando, Florida
2006 Chicago, Illinois
2008 Scottsdale, Arizona
2010 Washington D.C.
2012 St. Louis, Missouri
2014 Palm Desert, California

Sigma Kappa
2016 - Chicago
2014 - Las Vegas / Henderson, NV
2012 - Woodlands, TX (Houston vicinity)
2010 - Disney World
2008 - Palm Springs / Indian Wells, CA
2006 - Washington DC / Crystal City, VA
2004 - Cincinnati, OH
2002 - Phoenix / Scottsdale, AZ
2000 - Marco Island, FL
1998 - Washington DC ????

Okay, I'm dying to know.

"Delta Chapter in Meadville, PA was hostess for the Fourth National Convention, April 8-10, 1896. The delegates convened in the fraternity room....The social features were a reception and musicale at the home of Mrs. Walter Harper, receptions by Kappa Alpha Theta and Kappa Kappa Gamma in their fraternity rooms and a banquet at the Commercial Hotel."
1929 History

CHI OMEGA
 

1900 Memphis, TN; Peabody Hotel

1901 Little Rock, AR; Capital Hotel

1904 St. Louis, MO; Hamilton Hotel

1906 Washington, D.C., Shoreham Hotel

1908 Chicago, IL; Chicago Beach Hotel

1910 Lexington, KY; Morrison Chapel, Transylvania University

1912 Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada; Clifton Hotel

1914 "Camp Convention" Chautauqua Grounds near Boulder, CO

1916 Lynchburg, VA; Randolph-Macon Woman's College

1918 (No Convention due to World War I)

1920 Knoxville, TN; Whittle Springs Hotel

1922 Salt Lake City, UT; Pine Crest Inn

1924 White Sulphur Springs, WV; The Greenbrier

1926 Mackinac Island, MI; Grand Hotel

1928 White Sulphur Springs, WV; The Greenbrier

1930 Hot Springs, AR; Arlington Hotel

1932 White Sulphur Springs, WV; The Greenbrier

1934 Buck Hill Falls, PA; The Inn

1936 White Sulphur Springs, WV; The Greenbrier

1938 Lake George, NY; The Sagamore

1940 White Sulphur Springs, WV; The Greenbrier

1942 Buck Hill Falls, PA; Buck Hill Falls Inn

1944 Hot Springs, VA; The Homestead

1946 Spring Lake, NJ; The Essex and Sussex

1948 White Sulphur Springs, WV; The Greenbrier

1950 White Sulphur Springs, WV; The Greenbrier

1952 White Sulphur Springs, WV; The Greenbrier

1954 White Sulphur Springs, WV; The Greenbrier

1956 White Sulphur Springs, WV; The Greenbrier

1958 White Sulphur Springs, WV; The Greenbrier

1960 White Sulphur Springs, WV; The Greenbrier

1962 White Sulphur Springs, WV; The Greenbrier

1964 White Sulphur Springs, WV; The Greenbrier

1966 White Sulphur Springs, WV; The Greenbrier

1968 White Sulphur Springs, WV; The Greenbrier

1970 White Sulphur Springs, WV; The Greenbrier

1972 White Sulphur Springs, WV; The Greenbrier

1974 White Sulphur Springs, WV; The Greenbrier

1976 White Sulphur Springs, WV; The Greenbrier

1978 White Sulphur Springs, WV; The Greenbrier

1980 Dallas, TX; The Fairmont

1982 Scottsdale, AZ; The Camelback

1984 Scottsdale, AZ; The Camelback

1986 Scottsdale, AZ; The Camelback

1988 St. Louis, MO; Adams-Mark

1990 Desert Springs, CA; Marriott Desert Springs

1992 Orlando, FL; The Peabody

1994 Houston, TX; Hyatt Regency

1996 Tampa, FL; Innisbrook Resort

1998 Phoenix, AZ; South Pointe Hilton

2000 Orlando, FL; Marriott World Center

2002 Desert Springs, CA; Marriott Desert Springs

2004 San Antonio, TX; Marriott River Center

2006 Washington, D.C.; Crystal City Marriott

2008 St. Louis, MO; Marriott Renaissance

2010 Orlando, FL; Grande Lakes Resort

2012 Phoenix, AZ; JW Marriott

2014 Orlando, FL; Grande Lakes Resort

2016 Orlando, FL; Grande Lakes Resort

I'm interested in your convention in Puerto Rico. How did it go? Was it a success? Was there a big turnout?

I've thought a cruise could be a great convention option but I'm not aware of it ever having been tried for a sorority /fraternity.

At least one fraternity has done a convention cruise. I remember reading about it in their magazine. I suspect several other fraternities have it, too. I don't think any of the NPC groups have done a convention cruise.

Sorry, I wasn't very clear. Several pre and post convention cruises have taken place in conjunction with NPC conventions, but I do not believe that any NPC convention has taken place while on a cruise ship. Wish I could remember what men's group did the convention aboard the ship. (Anyone? Anyone?)

Gamma Phi Beta Convention sites
 

1883. Syracuse, NY
1884. Ann Arbor, MI
1885. Syracuse
1886. Ann Arbor
1887. Madison, WI
1888. Boston
1889. Evanston, IL
1890. Syracuse
1891. Ann Arbor
1892. Madison
1893. Boston
1894. Evanston
1895. Syracuse
1896. Baltimore
1897. Ann Arbor
1898. Madison
1899. Boston
1900. Evanston
1901. Baltimore
1902. Berkeley, CA
1903. Denver
1904. New York City
1905. Minneapolis
1906. Seattle
1907. Syracuse
1908. Ann Arbor
1909. Berkeley
1911. Boston
1913. Madison
1915. Asilomar, CA
1917. Baltimore
1919. Estes Park, CO
1921. Seattle
1924. Lake Placid, NY
1927. Mackinac Island, MI
1929. Kansas City, MO
1931. Bemidji, MN
1934. Colorado Springs, CO
1936. Victoria, BC
1938. Del Monte, CA
1940. Washington, DC
1946. Bretton Woods, NH
1948. St. Louis, MO
1950. Glenwood Springs, CO
1952. Coronado, CA
1954. Mackinac Island, MI
1956. White Sulphur Springs, WV
1958. Victoria, BC
1960. Gulfport, MS
1962. Spring Lake, NJ
1964. French Lick, IN
1966. Hot Springs National Park, AK
1968. Pasadena, CA
1970. Dallas
1972. Minneapolis
1974. Kansas City
1976. Seattle
1978. Nashville
1980. Denver
1982. Phoenix
1984. Chicago
1986. Dallas
1988. Palm Desert, CA
1990. Denver
1992. St. Louis
1994. Naples, FL
1996. Kansas City
1998. Newport Beach, CA
2000. Houston
2002. Washington, DC
2004. Chicago
2006. Phoenix
2008. Cincinnati, OH
2010. Walt Disney World, FL
2012. Denver
2014. Seattle

The pattern I see is: the first 1/3 were hosted by the oldest chapters, and the next 30 years tended to be held at picturesque summer destinations, with the most recent in accessible cities with large alumnae volunteer populations.

The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, specifically in 1935.

What's with White Sulphur Springs, WV? Is Chi Omega's HQ there or something?

The Greenbrier, "America's Resort," is in White Sulphur Springs, WV. No, it was never Chi Omega's HQ, but it was truly like our "home away from home," hosting 21 Conventions. It's still a magnificent place!