Convention Sites

[ASTalumna06]

Alpha Sigma Tau's:

1. Detroit, Michigan 1925
2. Detroit, Michigan 1927
3. Buffalo, New York 1929
4. Denver, Colorado 1931
5. Cleveland, Ohio 1934
6. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1936
7. St. Louis, Missouri 1939
8. Cincinnati, Ohio 1946
9. Detroit, Michigan 1949
10. Chicago, Illinois 1952
11. Roanoke, Virginia 1955
12. Buffalo, New York 1958
13. Washington, D.C. 1960
14. St. Louis, Missouri 1962
15. Detroit, Michigan 1964
16. Cincinnati, Ohio 1966
17. New Orleans, Louisiana 1968
18. Toronto, Canada 1970
19. Virginia Beach, Virginia 1972
20. Detroit, Michigan 1974
21. Birmingham, Alabama 1976
22. Natural Bridge, Virginia 1978
23. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1980
24. Nashville, Tennessee 1982
25. Washington, D.C. 1984
26. St. Louis, Missouri 1986
27. New Orleans, Louisiana 1988
28. Richmond, Virginia 1990
29. Tulsa, Oklahoma 1992
30. Buffalo, New York 1994
31. Phoenix, Arizona 1996
32. Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor, Michigan 1998
33. Birmingham, Alabama 2000
34. St. Louis, Missouri 2002
35. Savannah, Georgia 2004
36. Orlando, Florida 2006
37. Chantilly, Virginia 2008
38. Birmingham, Alabama 2010
39. Indianapolis, Indiana 2012
40. Atlanta, Georgia 2014

And just announced yesterday: Our 41st Convention in 2016 will be in Jacksonville, FL

A couple interesting things to note:

- Even though we were founded in 1899, our first convention wasn't until 1925

- From 1925 through 1931, we held a convention once every 2 years, then there was a 3 year span, then back to 2, then after 1939 we didn't have another convention until 1946, then it was every 3 years, then in 1958, we went back to every 2 years, which is what we still do today

[DubaiSis]

Originally Posted by Jen

So far for Alpha Phi I've found:



2000 - Fajardo, PR

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.

[nyapbp]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

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.

[nyapbp]

Originally Posted by Jen

The Fall 2000 Quarterly mentions some convention highlights, including a pre-convention cruise:

http://issuu.com/alphaphiintl/docs/fall2000/4

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?)

[Sciencewoman]

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.

[tld221]

Originally Posted by gatordeltapgh

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.

1935 Greencastle, Indiana
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
Washington D. C.

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