# List of Alpha Phi Alpha National Conventions

The general conventions and other national conventions of Alpha Phi Alpha (ΑΦΑ) are as follows:
| Number | Host chapter(s) | Location | Dates | Anniversary | Notes |
| 1st | Β | Howard University Washington, D. C. | December 28, 1908 | | |
| 2nd | Γ | Virginia Union University Richmond, Virginia (One source says NYC) | December 27, 1909–December 29, 1909 | | |
| 3rd | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | December 29, 1910–December 31, 1910 | | |
| 4th | Ε | 1017 E. Catherine Street University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan | December 27, 1911–December 30, 1911 | | |
| 5th | Κ | Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio | December 26, 1912–December 28, 1912 | | |
| 6th | Β | Howard University Washington, D. C. | December 29, 1913–December 31, 1912 | | Conception of the Sphinx came out |
| 7th | Θ | Chicago, Illinois | December 29, 1914– | | |
| 8th | Ο | University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | December 27, 1915–December 29, 1915 | | |
| 9th | Γ | Virginia Union University Richmond, Virginia | December 27, 1916–December 30, 1916 | | |
| 10th | Ρ and Ν | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | December 26, 1917–December 29, 1917 | | |
| 11th | Π | Cleveland, Ohio | December 27, 1918–December 31, 1918 | | |
| 12th | Θ | Chicago, Illinois | 1919 | | |
| 13th | ΒΛ | Kansas City, Missouri | 1920 | | |
| 14th | ΔΛ | Baltimore, Maryland | December 17, 1921–December 20, 1921 | | Followed by travel to DC on December 28, 1921 for Initiation of Frederick Douglass into Omega chapter. |
| 15th | ΕΛ | St. Louis, Missouri | December 27, 1922–December 31, 1922 | | |
| 16th | Κ | Columbus, Ohio | December 27, 1923–December 31, 1923 | | Delta Sigma Theta convention held simultaneously in Columbus |
| 17th | Η | New York City, New York | December 27, 1924– | | |
| 18th | ΓΛ | Detroit, Michigan | December 1925 (Holiday season) | | |
| 19th | Γ | Virginia Union University Richmond, Virginia | December 27, 1926–December 31, 1926 | | |
| 20th | Π | Cleveland, Ohio | 1927 | | |
| 21st | Ρ and Ψ | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1928 | | |
| 22nd | ΑΦ, ΑΡ, and ΗΛ | Atlanta, Georgia | December 28, 1929–December 31, 1929 | | |
| 23rd | ΑΑ | Cincinnati, Ohio | 1931 | 25th | |
| 24th | ΕΛ | St. Louis, Missouri | 1933 | 27th | |
| | Θ, ΞΛ | Chicago, Illinois | August 19, 1934–August 22, 1934 | | Special devoted to ending Jim Crow practices in public education. |
| 25th | Χ, ΑΧ, ΒΟ and ΤΛ | Nashville, Tennessee | December 28, 1935–December 31, 1935 | 29th | Hosted at Tennessee State University campus. |
| | ΑΔ | Los Angeles, California | 1936 | | Pan-Pacific |
| 26th | ΒΤ and ΣΛ | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1937 | 31st | |
| 27th | Η and ΑΓΛ | New York City, New York | August 28, 1939– | | Began use of "General Convention" |
| 28th | ΒΛ | Kansas City, Missouri | December 30, 1940– | | Tri-Convention with Alpha Kappa Alpha and Kappa Alpha Psi, Membership requirement to be Negro removed |
| 29th | ΑΛ | Louisville, Kentucky | 1941 | 35th | |
| 30th | ΑΘΛ | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 1944 | 38th | |
| 31st | Θ and ΞΛ | Chicago, Illinois | 1945 | 39th | |
| 32nd | Κ and ΑΡΛ | Columbus, Ohio | 1946 | 40th | |
| 33rd | ΑΤΛ | Tulsa, Oklahoma | –December 28, 1947– | 41st | Speech by Former Vice President Henry A. Wallace read. |
| 34th | ΑΘΛ | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 1948 | 42nd | |
| 35th | ΗΛ, ΑΡ-ΑΦ and Ι | Atlanta, Georgia | 1949 | 43rd | Theme: Segregation must go |
| 36th | ΒΛ | Kansas City, Missouri | 1950 | 44th | Tri-Convention with Alpha Kappa Alpha and Kappa Alpha Psi |
| 37th | ΑΕ | Berkeley, California | December 27, 1951–December 30, 1951 | 45th | |
| 38th | Π and Δ-ΑΛ | Cleveland, Ohio | December 26, 1952–December 30, 1952 | 46th | Joint convention with Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta. Kappa Alpha Psi, Sigma Gamma Rho and Zeta Phi Beta. Constitution change: admission "regardless of race, color or creed" |
| 39th | ΓΛ and ΑΥ | Detroit, Michigan | December 27, 1953–December 31, 1953 | 47th | Theme: "First of All Servants of All" Speakers included Thurgood Marshall(Jointly with Phi Beta Sigma) and Archibald Carey Jr. |
| 40th | ΒΒΛ | Miami, Florida | December 27, 1954–December 30, 1954 | 48th | |
| 41st | Θ and ΞΛ | Morrison Hotel Chicago, Illinois | December 27, 1955–December 30, 1955 | 49th | Theme:"Desegregation the mode; Total Integration the Goal" National Headquarters in Chicago Dedicated |
| 42nd | ΡΛ and the General Organization | Buffalo, New York | August 7, 1956–August 11, 1956 | 50th | Theme: "Building on the Past--To Face the Challenges of the Future." Speakers: New York Governor W. Averell Harriman, Kentucky Senator John Sherman Cooper, Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 43rd | ΑΔ, ΓΞ, and ΒΨΛ | Los Angeles, California | 1957 | 51st | |
| 44th | Ρ, ΖΟΛ, and Ψ | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1958 | 52nd | |
| 45th | ΑΑ and ΔΓΛ | Cincinnati, Ohio | December 26, 1959–December 30, 1959 | 53rd | Joint convention with Alpha Kappa Alpha |
| 46th | Β, ΜΛ and ΟΛΑ | Washington, D. C. | August 19, 1960–August 23, 1960 | 54th | |
| 47th | ΑΛ, ΑΒΛ, ΓΒΛ, and ΥΛ | Louisville, Kentucky | December 1961 | 55th | |
| 48th | Κ and ΑΡΛ | Columbus, Ohio | December 1962 | 56th | Last Wintertime General Convention |
| 49th | Σ and ΕΓ | Boston, Massachusetts | August 16, 1963–August 22, 1963 | 57th | |
| 50th | Η, ΑΓΛ, ΗΖΛ, ΔΧ, ΓΙΛ, ΖΖΛ, ΗΧΛ, and ΗΘΛ | New York City, New York | August 14, 1964–August 20, 1964 | 58th | Theme: Communication - Excellence: Key to Equality |
| 51st | Θ and ΞΛ | Chicago, Illinois | August 1965 | 59th | Speakers: Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley |
| 52nd | ΔΗ, ΑΕΛ, ΔΕΛ and ΕΛ | St. Louis, Missouri | 1966 | 60th | |
| 53rd | ΒΨΛ, ΓΞ and ΑΔ | Los Angeles, California | 1967 | 61st | |
| 54th | ΑΥ and ΓΛ | Detroit, Michigan | August 1968 | 62nd | |
| 55th | ΔΘ and ΑΗΛ | Shamrock Hotel Houston, Texas | August 1969 | 63rd | |
| 56th | Ψ, Ρ and ΖΟΛ | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1970 | 64th | |
| 57th | ΔΧΛ and ΕΤ | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 1971 | 65th | |
| 58th | ΔΨΛ and ΙΟΛ | Denver, Colorado | 1972 | 66th | |
| 59th | ΣΛ, ΒΦ, and ΕΥ | Roosevelt-Fairmont Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana | August 1973 | 67th | |
| 60th | Bay Area Chapters | Bay Area | 1974 | 68th | |
| 61st | ΒΒΛ and Miami Area chapters | Fontainebleau Hotel Miami Beach, Florida | August 1, 1975–August 7, 1975 | 69th | Theme:Alpha's Outreach to Business |
| 62nd | Greater New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut chapters | New York City, New York | July 30, 1976–August 3, 1976 | 70th | Phase I |
| 62nd | ΗΕΛ | Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa | August 3, 1976–August 9, 1976 | 70th | Phase II |
| 63rd | Ι and ΕΛ | Atlanta Hilton Atlanta, Georgia | August 5, 1977–August 10, 1977 | 71st | |
| 64th | Μ and ΓΞΛ | Minneapolis, Minnesota | July 28, 1978–August 3, 1978 | 72nd | |
| 65th | Β and ΜΛ | Washington, D. C. | August 3, 1979–August 9, 1979 | 73rd | Theme: "ALPHAS IN GOVERNMENT: Planning for the Future of Our Children" Speaker: UN Ambassador Andrew Young |
| 66th | ΞΛ | Chicago, Illinois | August 1, 1980– | 74th | |
| 67th | ΑΣΛ | Dallas, Texas | July 31, 1981–August 6, 1981 | 75th | Theme: Saluting the Past – Securing the Future (The Agenda for the '80s). Speakers: Chris Edley, Vernon Jordan, Maynard Jackson and Ernest Morial |
| 68th | ΓΞ and ΒΨΛ | Los Angeles, California | August 1982 | 76th | Speaker:Jesse Jackson and John E. Jacob |
| 69th | ΣΛ | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1983 | 77th | |
| 70th | Π and ΔΑΛ | Stouffer's Inn on the Square (now Renaissance Cleveland Hotel) Cleveland, Ohio | August 3, 1984–August 7, 1984 | 78th | |
| 71st | ΗΛ | Atlanta, Georgia | August 1985 | 79th | |
| 72nd | ΜΛ | Washington Hilton Washington, D. C. | July 31, 1986–August 6, 1986 | 80th | |
| 73rd | ΓΧΛ | San Francisco Hilton San Francisco, California | July 23, 1987–July 29, 1987 | 81st | |
| 74th | ΒΛ | Kansas City, Missouri | 1988 | 82nd | |
| 75th | ΜΝ and ΔΡΛ | Marriott Rivercenter and Riverwalk hotels San Antonio, Texas | July 27, 1989–August 2, 1989 | 83rd | |
| 76th | ΒΒΛ | Fontainebleau Hotel Miami Beach, Florida | August 2, 1990–February 8, 1990 | 84th | |
| 77th | ΒΑ and ΔΛ | Omni Radisson Baltimore, Maryland | August 1991 | 85th | |
| 78th | ΝΤΛ | Anaheim, California | August 1992 | 86th | |
| 79th | ΣΛ | New Orleans | July 29, 1993–August 4, 1993 | 87th | Speaker Sen. Edward Brooke |
| 80th | ΞΛ | Chicago Hilton Hotel and Towers Chicago, Illinois | August 1994 | 88th | Speaker Lee Brown, Cardiss Collins, Alexis M. Herman, Dennis Archer, John H. Johnson, Marian Wright Edelman, Horace Dawson and Bobby Austin |
| 81st | ΔΞΛ | Orlando, Florida | August 1995 | 89th | Speaker John Hope Franklin, Delano Lewis, Hugh B. Price and Marc Morial |
| | ΣΛ | New Orleans, Louisiana | August 1996 | 90th | National Alpha Scholarship Forum: Speaker Edward Brooke and Horace Dawson |
| 82nd | ΜΛ | Washington, D. C. | July 31, 1997–August 4, 1997 | 91st | Speaker James A. Joseph |
| | ΙΕΛ | Nassau Marriott Resort and Crystal Palace Hotels Nassau, Bahamas | August 2, 1998 | 92nd | Economics Empowerment Seminar |
| 83rd | ΑΣΛ and ΞΤΛ | Wyndham Anatole Dallas, Texas | July 29, 1999–August 3, 1999 | 93rd | |
| | ΑΡ and ΗΛ | Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Georgia | August 3, 2000–August 8, 2000 | 94th | Millennium Convention |
| 84th | ΡΙ and ΣΛ | Marriott Hotel New Orleans, Louisiana | August 2, 2001–August 7, 2001 | 95th | |
| | Μ and ΓΞΛ | Bally's Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada (Both Μ and ΓΞΛ are in Minneapolis) | August 1, 2002–August 4, 2002 | 96th | Economic Development Conference |
| 85th | ΠΥ and ΓΛ | Renaissance Center Detroit, Michigan | July 31, 2003–August 5, 2003 | 97th | |
| | Ψ and Ρ | Philadelphia Marriott Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | August 5, 2004–August 8, 2004 | 98th | |
| 86th | ΔΘ and ΑΗΛ | Hilton Americas Hotel Houston, Texas | August 4, 2005–August 8, 2005 | 99th | |
| | Β and ΜΛ | Marriott Wardman Park Washington, D. C. | July 25, 2006–July 30, 2006 | 100th | Centennial; Speaker Hugh B. Price, Andrew Young, Lou Gossett Jr. and Bill Pinkney |
| 87th | ΔΞΛ | Rosen Shingle Creek Resort Orlando, Florida | August 9, 2007–August 13, 2007 | 101st | |
| 88th | | Bartle Hall Convention Center Kansas City | July 17, 2008–July 21, 2008 | 102nd | |
| 89th | | Hilton New Orleans Riverside New Orleans, Louisiana | July 15, 2009–July 19, 2009 | 103rd | |
| 90th | | Bally's Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada | July 21, 2010–July 25, 2010 | 104th | Moved from Phoenix, Arizona |
| 91st | | Hilton Chicago Chicago, Illinois | June 22, 2011–June 26, 2011 | 105th | Theme: A Global Vision for Brotherhood: Gateway to the Dream |
| 92nd | ΓΗΛ | Hilton Austin Austin, Texas | June 26, 2013–June 30, 2013 | 107th | Theme: Few in Number, Mighty in Power, Influence in Service |
| 93rd | ΒΝΛ, ΑΟ, ΜΤ, and ΤΟ | Charlotte Convention Center Charlotte, North Carolina | August 5, 2015–August 9, 2015 | 109th | Theme: Focused on the Future: Investing in our Community, Health, Wealth and Self. |
| 94th | | Baltimore Convention Center Baltimore, Maryland | July 12, 2017–July 16, 2017 | 111th | Theme: The Urgency of Now |
| 95th | | Bally’s Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, Nevada | July 24, 2019– July 28, 2019 | 113th | Theme:”Alpha Advocacy in Action: Silence Is Not An Option,” |
| 96th | ΙΛ, ΓΡ, and ΘΞ | JW Mariott Indianapolis | July 14, 2021– July 18, 2021 | 115th | Theme:Elevating the Alpha Spirit: Men of Distinction Impacting Our Communities |