The general conventions and other national conventions of Alpha Phi Alpha (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΑΦΑ) are as follows:[1]
| Number | Host chapter(s) | Location | Dates | Anniversary | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st | Β | Howard University Washington, D. C. | [2] | |||
| nd | Γ | Virginia Union University Richmond, Virginia (One source says NYC) | - | [3] | ||
| rd | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | - | ||||
| th | Ε | 1017 E. Catherine Street University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan | - | [4] [5] | ||
| th | Κ | Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio | - | [6] | ||
| th | Β | Howard University Washington, D. C. | - | Conception of the Sphinx came out | [7] [8] | |
| th | Θ | Chicago, Illinois | - | [9] | ||
| th | Ο | University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | - | [10] [11] | ||
| th | Γ | Virginia Union University Richmond, Virginia | - | [12] [13] | ||
| th | Ρ and Ν | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | - | [14] [15] | ||
| th | Π | Cleveland, Ohio | - | [16] | ||
| th | Θ | Chicago, Illinois | 1919 | |||
| th | ΒΛ | Kansas City, Missouri | 1920 | |||
| th | ΔΛ | Baltimore, Maryland | - | Followed by travel to DC on for Initiation of Frederick Douglass into Omega chapter. | [17] [18] | |
| th | ΕΛ | St. Louis, Missouri | - | [19] [20] | ||
| th | Κ | Columbus, Ohio | - | Delta Sigma Theta convention held simultaneously in Columbus | [21] [22] | |
| th | Η | New York City, New York | - | [23] | ||
| th | ΓΛ | Detroit, Michigan | (Holiday season) | [24] | ||
| th | Γ | Virginia Union University Richmond, Virginia | - | [25] [26] | ||
| th | Π | Cleveland, Ohio | 1927 | |||
| st | Ρ and Ψ | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1928 | |||
| nd | ΑΦ, ΑΡ, and ΗΛ | Atlanta, Georgia | - | [27] | ||
| rd | ΑΑ | Cincinnati, Ohio | 1931 | th | ||
| th | ΕΛ | St. Louis, Missouri | 1933 | th | [28] [29] | |
| Θ, ΞΛ | Chicago, Illinois | - | Special devoted to ending Jim Crow practices in public education. | [30] [31] | ||
| th | Χ, ΑΧ, ΒΟ and ΤΛ | Nashville, Tennessee | - | th | Hosted at Tennessee State University campus. | [32] [33] [34] |
| ΑΔ | Los Angeles, California | 1936 | Pan-Pacific | |||
| th | ΒΤ and ΣΛ | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1937 | st | ||
| th | Η and ΑΓΛ | New York City, New York | - | Began use of "General Convention" | [35] | |
| th | ΒΛ | Kansas City, Missouri | - | Tri-Convention with Alpha Kappa Alpha and Kappa Alpha Psi, Membership requirement to be Negro removed | [36] [37] [38] | |
| th | ΑΛ | Louisville, Kentucky | 1941 | th | ||
| th | ΑΘΛ | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 1944 | th | ||
| st | Θ and ΞΛ | Chicago, Illinois | 1945 | th | ||
| nd | Κ and ΑΡΛ | Columbus, Ohio | 1946 | th | ||
| rd | ΑΤΛ | Tulsa, Oklahoma | - - | st | Speech by Former Vice President Henry A. Wallace read. | [39] |
| th | ΑΘΛ | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 1948 | nd | ||
| th | ΗΛ, ΑΡ-ΑΦ and Ι | Atlanta, Georgia | 1949 | rd | Theme: Segregation must go | [40] |
| th | ΒΛ | Kansas City, Missouri | 1950 | th | Tri-Convention with Alpha Kappa Alpha and Kappa Alpha Psi | |
| th | ΑΕ | Berkeley, California | - | th | [41] [42] | |
| th | Π and Δ-ΑΛ | Cleveland, Ohio | - | th | 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" | [43] [44] |
| th | ΓΛ and ΑΥ | Detroit, Michigan | - | th | [45] [46] | |
| th | ΒΒΛ | Miami, Florida | - | th | [47] [48] | |
| st | Θ and ΞΛ | Morrison Hotel Chicago, Illinois | - | th | Theme:"Desegregation the mode; Total Integration the Goal" National Headquarters in Chicago Dedicated | [49] |
| nd | ΡΛ and the General Organization | Buffalo, New York | - | th | [50] [51] [52] [53] | |
| rd | ΑΔ, ΓΞ, and ΒΨΛ | Los Angeles, California | 1957 | st | ||
| th | Ρ, ΖΟΛ, and Ψ | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1958 | nd | [54] | |
| th | ΑΑ and ΔΓΛ | Cincinnati, Ohio | - | rd | Joint convention with Alpha Kappa Alpha | [55] [56] [57] |
| th | Β, ΜΛ and ΟΛΑ | Washington, D. C. | - | th | [58] | |
| th | ΑΛ, ΑΒΛ, ΓΒΛ, and ΥΛ | Louisville, Kentucky | th | [59] | ||
| th | Κ and ΑΡΛ | Columbus, Ohio | th | Last Wintertime General Convention | [60] | |
| th | Σ and ΕΓ | Boston, Massachusetts | - | th | [61] | |
| th | Η, ΑΓΛ, ΗΖΛ, ΔΧ, ΓΙΛ, ΖΖΛ, ΗΧΛ, and ΗΘΛ | New York City, New York | - | th | Theme: Communication - Excellence: Key to Equality | [62] [63] |
| st | Θ and ΞΛ | Chicago, Illinois | th | Speakers: Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley | [64] | |
| nd | ΔΗ, ΑΕΛ, ΔΕΛ and ΕΛ | St. Louis, Missouri | 1966 | th | ||
| rd | ΒΨΛ, ΓΞ and ΑΔ | Los Angeles, California | 1967 | st | ||
| th | ΑΥ and ΓΛ | Detroit, Michigan | nd | [65] | ||
| th | ΔΘ and ΑΗΛ | Shamrock Hotel Houston, Texas | rd | [66] [67] | ||
| th | Ψ, Ρ and ΖΟΛ | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1970 | th | ||
| th | ΔΧΛ and ΕΤ | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 1971 | th | ||
| th | ΔΨΛ and ΙΟΛ | Denver, Colorado | 1972 | th | ||
| th | ΣΛ, ΒΦ, and ΕΥ | Roosevelt-Fairmont Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana | th | [68] | ||
| th | Bay Area Chapters | 1974 | th | |||
| st | ΒΒΛ and Miami Area chapters | Fontainebleau Hotel Miami Beach, Florida | - | th | Theme:Alpha's Outreach to Business | [69] [70] [71] |
| nd | Greater New York, New Jersey and Connecticut chapters | New York City, New York | - | th | Phase I | [72] |
| nd | ΗΕΛ | Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa | - | th | Phase II | [73] [74] |
| rd | Ι and ΕΛ | Atlanta Hilton Atlanta, Georgia | - | st | [75] [76] [77] | |
| th | Μ and ΓΞΛ | Minneapolis, Minnesota | - | nd | [78] | |
| th | Β and ΜΛ | Washington, D. C. | - | rd | Theme: "ALPHAS IN GOVERNMENT: Planning for the Future of Our Children" Speaker: UN Ambassador Andrew Young | [79] [80] |
| th | ΞΛ | Chicago, Illinois | - | th | [81] | |
| th | ΑΣΛ | Dallas, Texas | - | th | Theme: Saluting the Past - Securing the Future (The Agenda for the '80s). Speakers: Chris Edley, Vernon Jordan, Maynard Jackson and Ernest Morial | [82] [83] [84] |
| th | ΓΞ and ΒΨΛ | Los Angeles, California | th | [85] | ||
| th | ΣΛ | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1983 | th | ||
| th | Π and ΔΑΛ | Stouffer's Inn on the Square (now Renaissance Cleveland Hotel) Cleveland, Ohio | - | th | [86] [87] | |
| st | ΗΛ | Atlanta, Georgia | th | [88] | ||
| nd | ΜΛ | Washington Hilton Washington, D. C. | - | th | [89] [90] | |
| rd | ΓΧΛ | San Francisco Hilton San Francisco, California | - | st | [91] | |
| th | ΒΛ | Kansas City, Missouri | 1988 | nd | ||
| th | ΜΝ and ΔΡΛ | Marriott Rivercenter and Riverwalk hotels San Antonio, Texas | - | rd | [92] [93] | |
| th | ΒΒΛ | Fontainebleau Hotel Miami Beach, Florida | - | th | [94] | |
| th | ΒΑ and ΔΛ | Omni Radisson Baltimore, Maryland | th | [95] | ||
| th | ΝΤΛ | Anaheim, California | th | [96] | ||
| th | ΣΛ | New Orleans | - | th | Speaker Sen. Edward Brooke | [97] [98] |
| th | ΞΛ | Chicago Hilton Hotel and Towers Chicago, Illinois | th | Speaker Lee Brown, Cardiss Collins, Alexis M. Herman, Dennis Archer, John H. Johnson, Marian Wright Edelman, Horace Dawson and Bobby Austin | [99] [100] | |
| st | ΔΞΛ | Orlando, Florida | th | Speaker John Hope Franklin, Delano Lewis, Hugh B. Price and Marc Morial | [101] | |
| ΣΛ | New Orleans, Louisiana | th | National Alpha Scholarship Forum: Speaker Edward Brooke and Horace Dawson | [102] [103] | ||
| nd | ΜΛ | Washington, D. C. | - | st | Speaker James A. Joseph | [104] [105] |
| ΙΕΛ | Nassau Marriott Resort and Crystal Palace Hotels Nassau, Bahamas | nd | Economics Empowerment Seminar | [106] | ||
| rd | ΑΣΛ and ΞΤΛ | Wyndham Anatole Dallas, Texas | - | rd | [107] | |
| ΑΡ and ΗΛ | Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Georgia | - | th | Millennium Convention | [108] [109] | |
| th | ΡΙ and ΣΛ | Marriott Hotel New Orleans, Louisiana | - | th | [110] | |
| Μ and ΓΞΛ | Bally's Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada (Both Μ and ΓΞΛ are in Minneapolis) | - | th | Economic Development Conference | [111] | |
| th | ΠΥ and ΓΛ | Renaissance Center Detroit, Michigan | - | th | [112] | |
| Ψ and Ρ | Philadelphia Marriott Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | - | th | [113] | ||
| th | ΔΘ and ΑΗΛ | Hilton Americas Hotel Houston, Texas | - | th | ||
| Β and ΜΛ | Marriott Wardman Park Washington, D. C. | - | th | Centennial; Speaker Hugh B. Price, Andrew Young, Lou Gossett Jr. and Bill Pinkney | [114] [115] [116] | |
| th | ΔΞΛ | Rosen Shingle Creek Resort Orlando, Florida | - | st | [117] [118] [119] | |
| th | Bartle Hall Convention Center Kansas City | - | nd | [120] | ||
| th | Hilton New Orleans Riverside New Orleans, Louisiana | - | rd | [121] [122] | ||
| th | Bally's Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada | - | th | Moved from Phoenix, Arizona | [123] [124] | |
| st | Hilton Chicago Chicago, Illinois | - | th | Theme: A Global Vision for Brotherhood: Gateway to the Dream | [125] [126] [127] | |
| nd | ΓΗΛ | Hilton Austin Austin, Texas | - | th | Theme: Few in Number, Mighty in Power, Influence in Service | [128] [129] |
| rd | ΒΝΛ, ΑΟ, ΜΤ, and ΤΟ | Charlotte Convention Center Charlotte, North Carolina | - | th | Theme: Focused on the Future: Investing in our Community, Health, Wealth and Self. | [130] [131] |
| th | Baltimore Convention Center Baltimore, Maryland | - | th | Theme: The Urgency of Now | [132] | |
| th | Bally’s Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, Nevada | - | th | Theme:”Alpha Advocacy in Action: Silence Is Not An Option,” | [133] | |
| th | ΙΛ, ΓΡ, and ΘΞ | JW Mariott Indianapolis | - | th | Theme:Elevating the Alpha Spirit: Men of Distinction Impacting our Communities | [134] |
