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Originally Posted by Senusret I
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After Arvid's commentsI went through the Convention sites (including 2012, which will almost certainly be in Region X)and grouped them by current Region, I got some fairly interesting results (table below).
On the "unfair" side, Region VIII has hosted 12 conventions, more than twice as many as any other Region, including twice where it has hosted two conventions in a row. This is inflated by a *number* of factors including being relatively central, having the National Office there for most of the lifetime of the Fraternity, and having Denver host it as much as legally possible since the institution of the current Convention rotation. In fact, if either the 1986 Houston Convention or the 1970 DFW convention had been in Oklahoma or Arkansas, it could have done it three times in a row. Also, Region XI has never had a convention, but given the current state of the Region, I think holding a National there would be a *very* (x100) bad idea.
On the "fair" side, the 8 conventions from 1998 to 2012 will have been in 8 of the 11 regions. A successful bid for 2014 by Chicago (or elsewhere in RVI) and then 2016 by DC (or elsewhere in RIII) will give us 10 of the 11 regions in a row (yes, it is mathematically possible to do all 11 in a row, but not with the current sequence).
Regions Count Conventions
I 2 2008, 1992
II 2 2000, 1960, (1928)
III 2 1984, 1968,
IV 3 2010, 1978, 1976,
V 3 2006, 1952, 1936,
VI 3 1948, 1940, 1932,
VII 5 2002, 1994, 1986, 1970, (1967), 1958,
VIII 12 2004, 1990, 1988, 1982, 1974, 1972, 1964, 1962, 1946, (1942), 1938, 1934, 1931,
IX 4 1998, 1966, 1954, 1950
X 4 2012, 1996, 1980, 1956
XI 0
* I'm not counting 1967 (Con-con in Norman, OK), 1942 (Cancelled, scheduled for KC), 1928 (half by mail, half at a boy scout camp near Cornell U.)or 1926 (mail)