2006 centennial Celebration

[enviedfemme]

Greetings,I have a question to you Alpha brothers.I was told when i called the national headquarters that in order for me to attend the 06 centennial in D.C i have to be registered under and Alpha brother.Is there anyone willing to place me on their account so i can attend this years centennial..

Thank you

[Professor]

You are correct - you must be an active member to register for the convention.

[enviedfemme]

Ok so does that mean i can not attend.If so thanks for the info...


Nefertari

[Professor]

it means you can't register unless you know a brother. you may be able to attend the public functions by purchasing tickets - call the national office.

[RBL]

Registration closes on June 3rd....

[Professor]

Bro. Lionel Ritchie is performing. I understand the cost is $150.00. Did you receive the letter from nationals last week.

[Professor]

Dear Brothers,



Thank you for your overwhelming response to the summons to come to Washington, DC for the purpose of convening the Centennial Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. on July 25 - 30, 2006.



Because of your diligence, we must now terminate registration to the Centennial Convention. Registrations received via mail and postmarked, or those faxed or brought to the General Office after midnight on June 3, 2006 will not be accepted. You will not be able to register on-line either as of midnight on this date and you cannot register on-site. We simply do not have the space to accommodate additional attendees at many of the previously planned events.



If you have previously purchased a full registration you are still eligible to purchase additional tickets to the Friday evening Centennial VIP Reception and Gala Concert featuring Brother Lionel Richie, and sponsored by the Education Foundation and to the Saturday evening Black and Gold Banquet.

Thank you for making this Centennial Celebration the largest event in the history of our fraternity. We have far exceeded the capacity of our facilities and the expectations of our convention planning team.

Fraternally,

Darryl R. Matthews, Sr.,

General President

[sphinxpoet]

That is good news that the convention is so popular it is bad news for brothers that have yet to register!

sphinxpoet

[ladygreek]

Wow, just wow.

[RBL]

Originally posted by sphinxpoet
That is good news that the convention is so popular it is bad news for brothers that have yet to register!

sphinxpoet

indeed it is

[ladygreek]

Did folx just greatly underestimate how huge this would be, or was it limited by design?

[Professor]

the host hotel is one of the largest hotels in DC. the property once was a sheraton - i use to manage group and meeting space for the chain in my much younger years - in addition to the host hotel there is an alternate property that we have across the street - i understand this hotel is also full.

speace would be a problem for any organization of this size - especially given the fact we celebrate 100 years of service. brothers that have never attended convention are registered for this one. its a once in a lifetime event.

[treblk]

Originally posted by ladygreek
Did folx just greatly underestimate how huge this would be, or was it limited by design?

It would appear so, but not me I LOVE living in DC!!!!!!!!


(hang out with the Alphas, then off to Philly!!!)

[ladygreek]

Originally posted by Professor
the host hotel is one of the largest hotels in DC. the property once was a sheraton - i use to manage group and meeting space for the chain in my much younger years - in addition to the host hotel there is an alternate property that we have across the street - i understand this hotel is also full.

speace would be a problem for any organization of this size - especially given the fact we celebrate 100 years of service. brothers that have never attended convention are registered for this one. its a once in a lifetime event.

You only have one additional property? I guess it boggles my mind because we have 17 properties (including the two next to the convention center as HQ hotels) for our convention in Philly. We provide shuttle service for those not in easy walking distance.

But you are right about finding space. In fact we are now limited to about 6 major cities that can accomodate our national conventions. And they all must have major size convention centers in addition to plenty of hotel properties that we can block.

I am not sure what we will do for our 100th, if DC can't accomodate us.

[Senusret I]

The metro (subway) station closest to the host hotel is WOODLEY PARK-ZOO/ADAMS MORGAN which is on the RED LINE. It is about a block's walk up a hill to the hotel.

I did a little research this morning to assist the bros who need hotel ideas. If your hotel is off of Connecticut Avenue, then you can also access the host hotel via the L2 or L4 bus.

Here are hotels and their nearest metro station:

Jurys Washington (DuPont Circle)
The Churchill Hotel (Take the L2 Bus from 18th and T Streets, or walk to DuPont Circle)
The M Street Hotel (Take the L2 Bus from 20th and M Streets, or walk to DuPont Circle)
Best Western Georgetown Suites (Take the L2 Bus from 20th and L Streets, or walk to DuPont Circle)
The Westin Embassy Row (DuPont Circle OR take the L4 from 20th and M Streets)
The Beacon Hotel (Farragut North, three minutes from Woodley Park)

You get the picture.

It is only two minutes from DuPont Circle to Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan via metro, and only seven minutes via the bus. A cab ride might take five, but will get you from door to door.

I suggest you use a combination of www.expedia.com and the http://www.wmata.com trip planner. Get the address of potential hotels from expedia and put them into the trip planner.

Good luck, bros!