I stayed on the 42nd floor and I made sure I had my back turned so I faced the elevator door at all times.

I ditto what Dee said, though. That place was huuuuuuuge and I too did a lot of walking! Dress comfortably and don't forget to bring a jacket or sweater!

Last year, Alpha Sigma Tau's convention was in Savannah, GA (2004)
Convention 2006 will be in Orlando, FL!

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Now there's a thread someone needs to start...."Who is your 'Jane A. Graf'?"

I know Alpha Phi has two (or is it three) women who are right there with Jane.

:D

Are you having it at the Opryland Hotel?

I *believe* so. :)

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Whether it be 26, 25, 20, etc. consecutive conventions...these women never fail to amaze me. It's so awesome to see them, some of them very elderly and frail, still celebrating sisterhood after all these years.

Sidenote about Jane:

The first time I met Jane was in 2001 in Atlanta. Me and the girls from Hawaii had shipped over a bunch of orchid leis (mind you, these were fresh flowers) from Honolulu to give to Council, members of our VST, and other special sisters. Anyway, Jane received a lei at the Foundation dinner on the first evening. By the conclusion of the convention 3 days later, the string that once held the lei only had two flowers still intact.

Jane still wore that "lei" proudly as she was wheeled around in her wheelchair! :eek:

I can't wait to see her again next year in California!

Well Ive only attended our Leadership Training School - the thinger held when we dont have convention.

I think the last few years we have had the convention in DC.

LTS had been at the Hyatt in New Brunswick NJ the two times Ive been/am going to it.

July 2-something - 31st!

Alpha Omicron Pi Convention History

1906 NYC
1908 Barnard College & NYU
1910 Tufts
1912 Northwestern
1914 Postponed until 1915 so it could be held in conjunction with the Panama/Pacific Exposition
1915 Berkeley CA
1917 Cancelled due to WWI
1919 DePauw
1921 Syracuse
1923 Whittle Springs, Knoxville TN
1925 Radisson Inn, Excelsior, MN
1927 Moran School, Banbridge Island, Seattle WA
1929 Cornell
1931 Troutdale-in-the-Pines, Troutdale CO
1933 Arlington Hall, VA
1935 Ferry Hall, Lake Forest IL
1937 Canyon Hotel, Yellowstone National Park, WY
1939 Huntingdon Hotel, Pasadena CA
1941 Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans LA
1943 Cancelled due to WWII
1945 Cancelled due to WWII
1946 Gratiot Inn, Port Huran MI (scheduled at end of WWII)
1947 Roanoke Hotel, Roanoke VA
1949 New Ocean House, Swamscott MA
1951 Hotel Colorado, Glenwood Springs CO
1953 Hotel Peabody, Memphis TN
1955 The Essex and Sussex Hotel, Spring Lake NJ
1957 The Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago IL
1959 The Empress Hotel, Victoria, Vancouver BC
1961 Atlanta-Biltmore Hotel, Atlanta GA
1963 Buena Vista Hotel, Biloxi MI
1965 Chase-Park Plaza Hotel, St. Louis MO
1967 The Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island MI
1969 Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles CA
1971 Statler Hilton, Dallas TX
1973 Diplomat Resorts and Country Club, Hollywood-by-the-Sea FL
1975 O'Hare Inn, Chicago IL
1977 Camelback Inn, Scottdale AZ
1979 Opryland Hotel, Nashville TN
1981 Radisson Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City MO
1983 Fairmont Hotel, New Orleans LA
1985 JW Marriott Hotel, Washington DC
1987 Marriott Desert Springs, Palm Desert CA
1989 Innisbrook Resort, Tarpon Springs FL
1991 Fairmont Hotel, Dallas TX
1993 Opryland Hotel, Nashville TN
1995 Marriott's Camelback Inn, Scottsdale AZ
1997 New York Marriott Marquis, NYC
1999 Coronado Springs Resort, Walt Disney World FL
2001 (can't remember location) Palm Desert CA
2003 Norfolk Waterside Marriott, Norfolk VA
2005 Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atlanta GA

AXO Alum being green with envy!!!!! Our convention at WDW last year was at the Hilton at Downtown Disney. My CP & I called it Ghetto Disney - we had a lovely view of two roofs meeting together from our window. The best was the guy out there eating his lunch one day while we had the window wide open getting dressed (no - we didn't THINK that someone would be sitting out on top of a roof in July in Orlando!)

Not to mention the new carpet & paint everywhere - STINK city!

Next year is in Chicago.

2001 was at the Marriott Desert Springs Resort, Palm Desert CA. Personally I loved this resort, but boy i'm sure glad we were inside - 110 F on concrete). It was also where I won my Rose Award, so it will always be special to me ;)

After Convention, AOIIAlum will post where we are going in 2007 (still DAMN hot)

A counselor friend & I both think that most people go to Banff because they like saying "Banff" and loved Rocky & Bullwinkle! ;)


We have two "Jane Grafs" - I'm sure that someone knows how many conventions they've attended & their names, but they're both in their late 80's! :eek:

I'm terribly disappointed that I won't be at this year's convention, but I have a very important wedding to attend.

Wait a minute, *wedding*?!?!?! You're not running off, are you Honey? :D ;)

We'll miss you at Convention - one of these days I've gotta meet you! :)

NO!!!!!!! mr. honeychile & I are due for a little chat, though.

The very first baby I ever held is being married, and "Wild Horses" (hee hee) couldn't keep me away! It will be a couple days after the Convention, but Mr. Visa said I couldn't do both. :(

Phi Mu's 2006 National Convention will be held in Nashville, Tennessee at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center on July 12-16.

I've always wanted to stay at the Opryland Hotel...