# List of Alpha Phi Alpha national conventions

Alpha Phi Alpha is an intercollegiate historically African American fraternity. It was formed at Cornell University on December 4, 1906. The general conventions and other national conventions of Alpha Phi Alpha are as follows.
| Convention number | Dates | Location | Host chapter | Anniversary |
| 1st | December 28, 1908 | Howard University Washington, D. C. | Beta | |
| 2nd | December 27, 1909 – December 29, 1909 | Virginia Union University Richmond, Virginia | Gamma | |
| 3rd | December 29, 1910 – December 31, 1910 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | | |
| 4th | December 27, 1911 – December 30, 1911 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan | Epsilon | |
| 5th | December 26, 1912 – December 28, 1912 | Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio | Kappa | |
| 6th | December 29, 1913 – December 31, 1912 | Howard University Washington, D. C. | Beta | |
| 7th | December 29, 1914 | Chicago, Illinois | Theta | |
| 8th | December 27, 1915 – December 29, 1915 | University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Omicron | |
| 9th | December 27, 1916 – December 30, 1916 | Virginia Union University Richmond, Virginia | Gamma | |
| 10th | December 26, 1917 – December 29, 1917 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Rho and Nu | |
| 11th | December 27, 1918 – December 31, 1918 | Cleveland, Ohio | Pi | |
| 12th | 1919 | Chicago, Illinois | Theta | |
| 13th | 1920 | Kansas City, Missouri | Beta Lambda | |
| 14th | December 17, 1921 – December 20, 1921 | Baltimore, Maryland | Delta Lambda | |
| 15th | December 27, 1922 – December 31, 1922 | St. Louis, Missouri | Epsilon Lambda | |
| 16th | December 27, 1923 – December 31, 1923 | Columbus, Ohio | Kappa | |
| 17th | December 27, 1924 | New York City, New York | Eta | |
| 18th | December 1925 | Detroit, Michigan | Gamma Lambda | |
| 19th | December 27, 1926 – December 31, 1926 | Virginia Union University Richmond, Virginia | Gamma | |
| 20th | 1927 | Cleveland, Ohio | Pi | |
| 21st | 1928 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Rho and Psi | |
| 22nd | December 28, 1929 – December 31, 1929 | Atlanta, Georgia | Alpha Phi, Alpha Rho, and Eta Lambda | |
| 23rd | 1931 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Alpha Alpha | 25th |
| 24th | 1933 | St. Louis, Missouri | Eta Lambda | 27th |
| | August 19, 1934 – August 22, 1934 | Chicago, Illinois | Theta and Xi Lambda | |
| 25th | December 28, 1935 – December 31, 1935 | Nashville, Tennessee | Chi, Alpha Chi, Beta Omicron, and Tau Lambda | 29th |
| | 1936 | Los Angeles, California | Alpha Delta | |
| 26th | 1937 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Beta Tau and Sigma Lambda | 31st |
| 27th | August 28, 1939 | New York City, New York | Eta and Alpha Gamma Lambda | |
| 28th | December 30, 1940 | Kansas City, Missouri | Beta Lambda | |
| 29th | 1941 | Louisville, Kentucky | Alpha Lambda | 35th |
| 30th | 1944 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | Alpha Theta Lambda | 38th |
| 31st | 1945 | Chicago, Illinois | Theta and Xi Lambda | 39th |
| 32nd | 1946 | Columbus, Ohio | Kappa and Alpha Rho Lambda | 40th |
| 33rd | December 28, 1947 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Alpha Tau Lambda | 41st |
| 34th | 1948 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | Alpha Theta Lambda | 42nd |
| 35th | 1949 | Atlanta, Georgia | Eta Lambda, Alpha Rho-Alpha Phi, and Iota | 43rd |
| 36th | 1950 | Kansas City, Missouri | Beta Lambda | 44th |
| 37th | December 27, 1951 – December 30, 1951 | Berkeley, California | Alpha Epsilon | 45th |
| 38th | December 26, 1952 – December 30, 1952 | Cleveland, Ohio | Pi and Delta-Alpha Lambda | 46th |
| 39th | December 27, 1953 – December 31, 1953 | Detroit, Michigan | Gamma Lambda and Alpha Psi | 47th |
| 40th | December 27, 1954 – December 30, 1954 | Miami, Florida | Beta Beta Lambda | 48th |
| 41st | December 27, 1955 – December 30, 1955 | Morrison Hotel Chicago, Illinois | Theta and Xi Lambda | 49th |
| 42nd | August 7, 1956 – August 11, 1956 | Buffalo, New York | Rho Lambda and the General Organization | 50th |
| 43rd | 1957 | Los Angeles, California | Alpha Delta, Gamma Xi, and Beta Phi Lambda | 51st |
| 44th | 1958 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Rho, Zeta Omicron Lambda, and Psi | 52nd |
| 45th | December 26, 1959 – December 30, 1959 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Alpha Alpha and Delta Gamma Lambda | 53rd |
| 46th | August 19, 1960 – August 23, 1960 | Washington, D. C. | Beta, Mu Lambda and Omicron Lambda Alpha | 54th |
| 47th | December 1961 | Louisville, Kentucky | Alpha Lambda, Alpha Beta Lambda, Gamma Beta Lambda, and Psi Lambda | 55th |
| 48th | December 1962 | Columbus, Ohio | Kappa and Alpha Rho Lambda | 56th |
| 49th | August 16, 1963 – August 22, 1963 | Boston, Massachusetts | Sigma and Epsilon Lambda | 57th |
| 50th | August 14, 1964 – August 20, 1964 | New York City, New York | Eta, Alpha Gamma Lambda, Eta Zeta Lambda, Delta Chi, Gamma Iota Lambda, Delta Chi, Zeta Zeta Lambda, Eta Chi Lambda, and Eta Theta Lambda | 58th |
| 51st | August 1965 | Chicago, Illinois | Theta and Xi Lambda | 59th |
| 52nd | 1966 | St. Louis, Missouri | Deta Eta, Alpha Epsilon Lambda, and Epsilon Lambda | 60th |
| 53rd | 1967 | Los Angeles, California | Beta Psi Lambda, Gamma Xi, and Alpha Delta | 61st |
| 54th | August 1968 | Detroit, Michigan | Alpha Psi and Gamma Lambda | 62nd |
| 55th | August 1969 | Shamrock Hotel Houston, Texas | Delta Theta and Alpha Eta Lambda | 63rd |
| 56th | 1970 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Psi, Rho, and Zeta Omicron Lambda | 64th |
| 57th | 1971 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Delta Chi Lambda and Epsilon Tau | 65th |
| 58th | 1972 | Denver, Colorado | Delta Psi Lambda and Iota Omicron Lambda | 66th |
| 59th | August 1973 | Roosevelt-Fairmont Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana | Sigma Lambda, Beta Phi, and Epsilon Chi | 67th |
| 60th | 1974 | Bay Area | Bay Area Chapters | 68th |
| 61st | August 1, 1975 – August 7, 1975 | Fontainebleau Hotel Miami Beach, Florida | Beta Beta Lambda and Miami Area chapters | 69th |
| 62nd, Phase 1 | July 30, 1976 – August 3, 1976 | New York City, New York | Greater New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut chapters | 70th |
| 62nd, Phase 2 | August 3, 1976 – August 9, 1976 | Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa | Eta Epsilon Lambda | 70th |
| 63rd | August 5, 1977 – August 10, 1977 | Hilton Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia | Iota and Epsilon Lambda | 71st |
| 64th | July 28, 1978 – August 3, 1978 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Mu and Gamma Xi Lambda | 72nd |
| 65th | August 3, 1979 – August 9, 1979 | Washington, D. C. | Beta and Mu Lambda | 73rd |
| 66th | August 1, 1980 – | Chicago, Illinois | Xi Lambda | 74th |
| 67th | July 31, 1981 – August 6, 1981 | Dallas, Texas | Alpha Sigma Lambda | 75th |
| 68th | August 1982 | Los Angeles, California | Gamma Xi and Beta Psi Lambda | 76th |
| 69th | 1983 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Sigma Lambda | 77th |
| 70th | August 3, 1984 – August 7, 1984 | Stouffer's Inn on the Square Cleveland, Ohio | Pi and Delta Alpha Lambda | 78th |
| 71st | August 1985 | Atlanta, Georgia | Eta Lambda | 79th |
| 72nd | July 31, 1986 – August 6, 1986 | Washington Hilton Washington, D. C. | Mu Lambda | 80th |
| 73rd | July 23, 1987 – July 29, 1987 | San Francisco Hilton San Francisco, California | Gamma Chi Lambda | 81st |
| 74th | 1988 | Kansas City, Missouri | Beta Lambda | 82nd |
| 75th | July 27, 1989 – August 2, 1989 | Marriott Rivercenter and Riverwalk hotels San Antonio, Texas | Mu Nu and Delta Rho Lambda | 83rd |
| 76th | August 2, 1990February 8, 1990 | Fontainebleau Miama Hotel Miami Beach, Florida | Beta Beta Lambda | 84th |
| 77th | August 1991 | Omni Radisson Baltimore, Maryland | Beta Alpha and Delta Lambda | 85th |
| 78th | August 1992 | Anaheim, California | Nu Tau Lambda | 86th |
| 79th | July 29, 1993–August 4, 1993 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Sigma Lambda | 87th |
| 80th | August 1994 | Chicago Hilton Hotel and Towers Chicago, Illinois | Xi Lambda | 88th |
| 81st | August 1995 | Orlando, Florida | Delta Xi Lambda | 89th |
| | August 1996 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Sigma Lambda | 90th |
| 82nd | July 31, 1997 – August 4, 1997 | Washington, D. C. | Mu Lambda | 91st |
| | August 2, 1998 | Nassau Marriott Resort and Crystal Palace Hotels Nassau, Bahamas | Iiota Epsilon Lambda | 92nd |
| 83rd | July 29, 1999 – August 3, 1999 | Wyndham Anatole Dallas, Texas | Alpha Sigma Lambda and Xi Tau Lambda | 93rd |
| | August 3, 2000 – August 8, 2000 | Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Georgia | Alpha Rho and Eta Lambda | 94th |
| 84th | August 2, 2001 – August 7, 2001 | Marriott Hotel New Orleans, Louisiana | Rho Iota and Sigma Lambda | 95th |
| | August 1, 2002 – August 4, 2002 | Bally's Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada | Mu and Gamma Xi Lambda | 96th |
| 85th | July 31, 2003 – August 5, 2003 | Renaissance Center Detroit, Michigan | Pi Psi and Gamma Lambda | 97th |
| | August 5, 2004 – August 8, 2004 | Philadelphia Marriott Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Psi and Rho | 98th |
| 86th | August 4, 2005 – August 8, 2005 | Hilton Americas Hotel Houston, Texas | Delta Theta and Alpha Eta Lambda | 99th |
| | July 25, 2006 – July 30, 2006 | Marriott Wardman Park Washington, D. C. | Beta and Mu Lambda | 100th |
| 87th | August 9, 2007 – August 13, 2007 | Rosen Shingle Creek Orlando, Florida | Delta Xi Lambda | 101st |
| 88th | July 17, 2008 – July 21, 2008 | Bartle Hall Convention Center Kansas City, Missouri | | 102nd |
| 89th | July 15, 2009 – July 19, 2009 | Hilton New Orleans Riverside New Orleans, Louisiana | | 103rd |
| 90th | July 21, 2010 – July 25, 2010 | Bally's Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada | | 104th |
| 91st | June 22, 2011 – June 26, 2011 | Hilton Chicago Chicago, Illinois | | 105th |
| 92nd | June 26, 2013 – June 30, 2013 | Hilton Austin Hotel Austin, Texas | Gamma Eta Rho | 107th |
| 93rd | August 5, 2015 – August 9, 2015 | Charlotte Convention Center Charlotte, North Carolina | Beta Nu Lambda, Alpha Omicron, Mu Tau, and Tau Omicron | 109th |
| 94th | July 12, 2017 – July 16, 2017 | Baltimore Convention Center Baltimore, Maryland | | 111th |
| 95th | July 24, 2019 – July 28, 2019 | Bally's Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada | | 113th |
| 96th | July 14, 2021 – July 18, 2021 | JW Marriott Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana | Iota Lambda, Gamma Rho, and Theta Xi | 115th |
| 97th | July 26, 2023 – July 30, 2023 | Hilton Anatole Dallas, Texas | Alpha Sigma Lambda, Beta Tau Lambda, Nu Pi Lambda, Xi Tau Lambda, Rho Nu Lambda, and Eta Pi Lambda | 117th |