ANNUAL CONVENTION
Except for those years when the normal schedule was interrupted by the Civil and World Wars, the International Convention was held every year since 1853. The first convention was called in 1836.
The Convention is composed of one delegate elected from each undergraduate chapter and alumni organization, each delegate being entitled to one vote. Each August, the Convention is hosted by a chapter and presided over by an Honorary Chairman, both of which are chosen by the previous Convention.
The Convention hears annual reports from the Governors, approve the International's budget, decides constitutional questions and has appellate jurisdiction over the decisions of the Board of Governors and the Chapters.
Between the business and leadership training sessions, Conventions are characterized by considerable socializing. Brothers from all over the continent get acquainted, swap stories and songs, and raise a glass in the spirit of brotherhood. Whether as a voting delegate or an observer, all brothers are encouraged to attend a Convention at some time.
PAST CONVENTIONS
1953 121st Toronto, Ontario
1954 122nd Seattle, WA
1955 123rd New York, NY
1956 124th Middletown, CT
1957 125th Montreal, Quebec
1958 126th Chicago, IL
1959 127th Schnectady, NY
1960 128th Brainerd/Minneapolis, MN
1961 129th Amherst, MA
1962 130th Champaign, IL
1963 131st Hartford, CT
1964 132nd Palo Alto, CA
1965 133rd Madison, WI
1966 134th Baltimore, MD
1967 135th New York, NY
1968 136th Vancouver, British Columbia
1969 137th Oxford, OH
1970 138th Rochester, NY
1971 139th Ann Arbor, MI
1972 140th Montreal, Quebec
1973 141st Berkeley, CA
1974 142nd Minneapolis, MN
1975 143rd Schnectady, NY
1976 144th Ithaca, NY
1977 145th Toronto, Ontario
1978 146th Madison, WI
1979 147th Champaign, IL
1980 148th Seattle, WA
1981 149th Hartford, CT
1982 150th Clinton, NY
1983 151st Oxford, OH
1984 152nd Rochester, NY
1985 153rd Berkeley, CA
1986 154th Cambridge, MA
1987 155th Chicago, IL
1988 156th Washington, DC
1989 157th Montreal, Quebec
1990 158th Schnectady, NY
1991 159th Seattle, WA
1992 160th Minneapolis, MN
1993 161st Toronto, Ontario
1994 162nd Baltimore, MD
1995 163rd Amherst, MA
1996 164th Ann Arbor, MI
1997 165th Chicago, IL
1998 166th Champaign, IL
1999 167th Ithaca, NY
2000 168th Rochester, NY
2001 169th Montreal, Quebec
2002 170th Madison, WI
2003 171st Minneapolis, MN
2004 172nd Anaheim, CA
2005 173rd Charlottesville, VA
2006 174th Boston, MA
2007 175th Clinton, NY
2008 176th Berkeley, CA
2009 177th Schnectady, NY
2010 178th Oxford, OH
2011 179th Champaign, IL
2012 180th State College, PA
2013 181st Toronto, Ontario
2014 182nd Baltimore, MD
2015 183rd Hartford, CT
2016 184th Washington, DC
2017 185th Minneapolis, MN
2018 186th Denver, CO
2019 187th St. Louis, MO
2020 188th Virtual / At Home (COVID-19)
2021 189th Austin, TX
2022 190th Philadelphia, PA
2023 191st Tampa, FL
2024 192nd Anaheim, CA
2025 193rd New Orleans, LA
2026 194th Vancouver, British Columbia