NPC Convention Sites
 

Hello NPC Sisters! Best wishes to those of you who will be attending your inter/national convention this summer. It seems like often we use the same hotels for these functions, so I thought it would be fun to share where we've been & where we're going!

Chi Omega
2006 - Washington, D.C. - Marriott Crystal City
2004 - San Antonio - Marriott Riverwalk
2002 - Palm Desert, CA - Marriott Desert Springs
2000 - Orlando, FL - Marriott World Center
1998 - Tucson, AZ - South Pointe Hilton
1996 - Tampa, FL - Innisbrook Resort
1995 (Centennial Celebration) - Memphis, TN - The Peabody, et al
1994 - Houston, TX - Hyatt
1992 - Orlando, FL - The Peabody
1990 - Palm Desert, CA - Marriott Desert Springs
1988 - St. Louis, MO - Adam's Mark
1986 - Scotsdale, AZ - The Camelback
1984 - Scotsdale, AZ - The Camelback
1982 - Scotsdale, AZ - The Camelback

DG was at the Marriot Crystal City in 2004. The hotel is like 1 stop on the DC metra from the airport. I would recommend taking it if you are flying in because it is so fast and so convenient, clean and cheap. I think I paid like $1.50 each way for the 5 minute trip. It was much faster and cheaper than a cab or shuttle bus.

AOII's Convention that I attended:

New York Marriott Marquis 1997 (Centennial Celebration)
Marriott Marquis NYC

Norfolk Marriott Waterside 2003
Waterside Marriott

Atlanta Marriott Marquis 2005, June 25-July 3, 2005
Atlanta Marriott

I'm waiting for them to have one in Memphis or New Orleans! That would be so awesome! I know they have had one or two in New Orleans already!

Alpha Gam Conventions
 

From 1981 on..

1981- Doral Country Club, Miami, Florida
1983- Camelback Inn, Scottsdale, Arizona
1985- Fairmont Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana
1987- Clarion Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri
1989- Fairmont Hotel, Dallas, Texas
1991- Innisbrook Resort, Tarpon Springs, Florida
1993-Chicago Hilton and Towers, Chicago, Illinois *
1995- The Scottsdale Princess, Scottsdale, Arizona
1997- Innisbrook Hilton Resort, Tarpon Springs, Florida
1999- Adam's Mark Hotel, Denver, Colorado
2001- Atlanta Marriot Marquis, Atlanta, Georgia*
2004- Chicago Downtown Marriot, Chicago, Illinois*
2006- Renaissance Esmerelda, Indian Wells, California*


* denotes Conventions I attended (will attend).

Dee

Pi Phi's convention is coming up June 24-28! It will be in Tampa, Florida at the Marriott Waterside Hotel. I'll be there, volunteering. I'm so excited!

Re: Alpha Gam Conventions
 

I also attended Atlanta in 2001 and Chicago in 2004. My goal is to pull a Jane A. Graf -- I think her record is 26 consecutive Conventions now? :D

To add on to Dee's AGD list, here are the ones pre-1981. It's interesting to see where Conventions have been held before -- some places I've never heard of, and I'm sure some of these venues have since closed. How fitting that Conventions were held in bigger cities and hotels as our membership grew.

Notice how a few Conventions were omitted to reflect the war conflicts. Have other GLOs done the same thing?

1907-Alpha Chapter House, Syracuse, New York
1909-Alpha Chapter House, Syracuse, New York
1911-Masonic Hall, Athens, Ohio
1913-Lathrop Hall, Madison, Wisconsin
1915-St. Albans, Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

1917-Because of war conditions, Grand Council acted in lieu of National Convention, meeting at the Delta chapter house, Minneapolis, Minnesota

1919-Hotel Tudor-Nahant, Massachusetts
1921-Northshore Hotel, Evanston, Illinois
1923-Hotel Phoenix, Lexington, Kentucky
1925-Olympic Hotel, Seattle, Washington
1927-The Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan
1929-Hotel Syracuse, Syracuse, New York (Twenty-fifth anniversary Convention)
1931-Huntington Hotel, Pasadena, California

1933-Omitted, as was done in the case of several fraternities, because of the economic conditions of North America

1935-Chateau Frontenac, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
1937-Troutdale-in-the-Pines, Evergreen, Colorado
1939-Essex and Sussex Hotel, Spring Lake, New Jersey
1941-Grove Park Inn, Asheville, North Carolina

1943-Omitted because of war conditions
1945-Omitted because of war conditions

1947-Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Alberta, Canada
1949-Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia

1951-Omitted because of the conflict in Korea

1954-Chateau Frontenac, Quebec, Quebec, Canada (Fiftieth anniversary Convention)
1957-Hotel del Coronado, Coronado, California
1959-French Lick-Sheraton Hotel, French Lick, Indiana
1961-Hotel Colorado, Glenwood Springs, Colorado
1964-Wentworth By The Sea, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
1966-The Empress, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
1968-Tan-Tar-A. Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri
1970-Marriott, Chicago, Illinois
1972-Del Webb TowneHouse, Phoenix, Arizona
1975-Crown Center Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri
1977-Oklahoma Center For Continuing Education, Norman, Oklahoma
1979-Hyatt Regency, Indianapolis, Indiana (Seventy-fifth anniversary Convention)

That hotel is absolutely beautiful.

I remember walking into the hotel for the first time 4 years ago and was in AWE of its design and atrium.

I was almost tempted to just lay down in the lobby and stare up to the top because the atrium was just...WOW.

The food was pretty good too. :)

This year, our Convention is at The Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort, Phoenix, AZ.

We alternate between Conventions & Conferences from year to year. Our recent conventions have been at:

2003 – The Westin Galleria, Houston, TX
2001 – Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, GA (150th Anniversary)
1999 – Registry Resort, Naples, FL
1997 – Westin La Paloma, Tucson, AZ
1995 – Omni Netherlands Plaza, Cincinnati, OH
1993 – Marriott Desert Springs Resort, Palm Desert, CA

OTW, I think most sororities suspended "major" operations during WWII. The first time I ever heard of Gamma Phi Beta was at my mother's cousin's house - she had this big old photo of her sorority (GPhiB) all sitting on the wings of a plane & gathered around it. Very military chic!

Just to add more places we've held our Conventions:
1906 - Macon, GA; Home of Mrs. E.J. Willingham
1907 - New Orleans, LA; St. Charles Hotel
1909 - Georgetown, TX; Southwestern University
1911 - Atlanta, GA; Piedmont Hotel
1913 - Chicago, IL; Auditorium Hotel
1915 - Berkeley, CA; Hotel Oakland
1917 - Waupaca Lakes, WI; Grand View Hotel
1919 - Natural Bridge, VA; Natural Bridge Hotel
1921 - Estes Park, CO; The Hotel Stanley
1923 - Marblehead, MA; Hotel Rock-Mere
1925 - Mt. Rainier National Park, WA; Paradise Inn
1927 - Ship on St. Lawrence River; S.S. Trinity
1929 - Blowing Rock, NC; Mayview Manor
1931 - Lake Louise, AB, Canada; Chateau Lake Louise
1934 - Swampscott, MA; The New Ocean House
1936 - Monterey Peninsula, CA; Del Monte Hotel
1938 - Montebello, QB, Canada; The Seignory Club
1941 - Hot Springs, VA; The Homestead
1946 - Estes Park, CO; The Hotel Stanley
1948 - Spring Lake, NJ; Essex and Sussex Hotel
1951 - Macon, GA; Wesleyan College (100th Anniversary)
1953 - Banff Springs, AB, Canada; Banff Springs Hotel
1955 - Portsmouth, MA; Wentworth-By-The-Sea
1957 - Nassau, British West Indies; Emerald Beach Hotel
1959 - Quebec City, QB, Canada; Chateau Frontenac
1961 - Pasadena, CA; The Huntington-Sheraton Hotel
1963 - Hot Springs, AR; The Arlington
1965 - Miami Beach, FL; The Doral Beach
1967 - Vancouver, BC, Canada; The Bayshore Inn
1969 - Scottsdale, AZ; Mountain Shadows
1971 - Freeport, Grand Bahama Islands; The King's Inn Country Club
1973 - Atlanta, GA; The Stouffer's Inn
1975 - Banff Springs, AB, Canada; Banff Springs Hotel
1977 - Palm Beach, FL; The Breakers
1979 - Minneapolis, MN; Radisson South Hotel
1981 - Nashville, TN; Opryland Hotel
1983 - Palm Beach, FL; The Breakers
1985 - Dallas, TX; Registry Hotel
1987 - Scottsdale, AZ; Registry Hotel
1989 - St. Louis, MO; Hyatt International Hotel
1991 - Naples, FL; Registry Resort

I wish I could have been at some of these conventions - on a ship, in Nassau, or even in the Grand Bahama Islands?!?!?! :eek:

How fun! What great places! :)

I second this. I also want to note that I only left the hotel once arriving but I believe I walked 25 miles in those 4 days. That hotel is not only beautiful but it is HUGE. Make sure your shoes are comfortable because the meeting rooms are quite a distance from your hotel room! We also got to see the Atlanta fireworks from the windows of the hotel.

Not meaning to hijack your thread...
 

but I loved the Marriott Marquis, as well. My senior prom was held there and I also had a corporate Christmas Party there one year. I remember back in the 80's when the hotel was completely trashed after a New Year's Eve celebration at the hotel. People were throwing soda machines and potted plants off of the balconies into the atrium. It was total mayhem and was a major item on the news in Atlanta back in the 80's...

End of hijack!

-Tish

Just how many floors does this hotel have, anyway? I swear I hate heights...and atriums...you should have seen me at Centennial at the Marriott Marquis in NYC. Terror doesn't describe it :)

I honestly don't remember how tall the place was. I think I was on the 9th floor for that one. It's not supertall, from my memory.

ETA: Just checked their web site which says it is 50 floors, a bit higher than I remembered!

Alpha Xi Delta is having our convension from June 29-July 3 at Westin La Paloma, Tucson, AZ.

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!

Re: Re: Alpha Gam Conventions
 

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. :)

Re: Re: Re: Alpha Gam Conventions
 

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...

I figured it was something else...just had to give you a little nudge :)

I understand about Mr. Visa - if I wasn't living at home at the moment, Convention and my diamond's wedding the following month wouldn't be happening at all! :p

Even numbered year Conventions?
 

Who else is having a National Convention in '06?

Chi Omega is going to D.C. (Marriott Crystal City).

Gamma Phi Beta's convention is being held this year on June 28- July 2, 2006 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa in Phoenix, Arizona.

Alpha Gamma Delta's 44th International Convention will be held June 22-25, 2006 at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa in sunny Indian Wells, CA.

I've only been to two Conventions so far -- and both these venues were in urban settings (Atlanta and Chicago), so this will be a nice change! I can't wait to get pampered between business sessions and meals!

2006 Conventions
 

(Subject to editing!)

06/21 - 06/25 - Delta Gamma - Orlando, FL, Renaissance Resort at SeaWorld

06/22 - 06/25 - Alpha Gamma Delta - Indian Wells, CA, Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa

06/22 - 06/25 - Theta Phi Alpha - Atlanta, GA, Renaissance Atlanta Downtown Hotel

06/28 - 07/01 - Alpha Phi - Orlando, FL, J.W. Marriott

06/28 - 07/02 - Gamma Phi Beta - Phoenix, AZ, Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa

06/28 - 07/02 - Kappa Alpha Theta - San Antonio, TX, Marriott Rivercenter

06/28 - 07/02 - Alpha Sigma Tau - Orlando, FL, Hilton at Walt Disney World

06/29 - 07/03 - Chi Omega - Arlington, VA, Marriott Crystal Gateway

07/02 - 07/05 - Delta Delta Delta - Hollywood, CA

07/05 - 07/09 - Sigma Kappa - Arlington, VA, Marriott Crystal Gateway

07/05 - 07/09 - Delta Phi Epsilon - Philadelphia, PA, Wyndham at Franklin Plaza

07/12 - 07/16 - Zeta Tau Alpha - The Woodlands, TX

07/14 - 07/17 - Alpha Chi Omega - Chicago, IL, Hilton Towers

This is an absolutely beautiful hotel, you'll love it.

Since I won't have any time between business sessions and meals, I'm thinking an extra day (either before or after, haven't decided which yet) is in order. I'm thinking of staying an extra night or maybe even two. This place looks too gorgeous and I already know that I'm scheduled from 8 am-11:00 pm daily, including registration day and the day we leave!

I went to both Chicago conventions and Atlanta, so I also think this will be a nice change. Ironically, the few that you and I have attended are the few that were in urban settings. Most of the time they have been in fancy resorts (thinking Scottsdale, Tarpin Springs, etc).

I'm crossing my fingers that the resort setting will help me save on $$$ this time around. The Chicago and Atlanta nightlife broke the bank the last time! ;)

I'm thinking about staying an extra day as well...and maybe even hitting up LA to visit friends and sisters after Convention's done!

oh ma lord i can't wait for convention!

but looking at some of the other sites, i can't help but think that disney world or disney land would be a blast (especially since maria and i have fast passing down to a science now!!)

- marissa

Don't forget Alpha Phi's having theirs in Orlando. I don't know what hotel, I'm giving birth too close to the date to attend this year.