Year

Days

No.

City (# of conventions)

Location

Attendance

1852

Aug. 5

1

Pittsburgh, PA

Public exercises Arthur's Hall

25 delegates

1856

Aug. 16-17

2

Cincinnati, OH

Burnet House

4 chapters

1859

Sept. 1-2

3

Louisville, KY

United States Hotel

5 chapters

1863

Aug. 13-14

4

Pittsburgh, PA (2)

Central Hall, Dispatch Bldg.

4 chapters

1864

Aug. 17-18

5

Pittsburgh, PA (3)

Central Hall, Dispatch Bldg.

6 chapters

1866

Aug. 15-16

6

Meadville, PA

Allegheny College

5 chapters

1867

Aug. 14-16

7

Greencastle, IN

Indiana Asbury U. (DePauw)

9 chapters

1869

July 7-8

8

Pittsburgh, PA (4)

Monongahela House

9 chapters

1870

May 4-5

9

Delaware, OH

American House

20 chapters

1872

May 1-2 (or 3)

10

Indianapolis, IN

Bates House/Senate Chamber

1873

April 29-May 1

11

New York, NY

Upsilon Chapter Hall

18 chapters

1874

Oct. 28-29

12

Charlottesville, VA

Farish Hotel/Town Hall

13 chapters

1877

July 18-19

13

Meadville, PA

Delamater Block

14 chapters

1878

Oct. 17-18

14

Indianapolis, IN (2)

Bates House

12 chapters

1879

Oct. 15-17

15

Cleveland, OH

Forest City House

12 chapters

1880

Sept. 8-10

16

Baltimore, MD

The Carrollton

15 chapters

1881

Aug. 17-19 

17

Point Chautauqua, NY

Grand Hotel

14 chapters

1882

Sept. 7-9

18

Columbus, OH

Neil House

17 chapters

1883

Aug. 28-30

19

Indianapolis, IN (3)

Bates House

16 chapters

1884

Aug. 26-28

20

Pittsburgh, PA (5)

Monongahela House

12 chapters

1885

Oct. 26-28

21

Easton, PA

United States Hotel

14 chapters

1886

Oct. 28-30

22

Springfield, OH

Knights of Pythias Hall

18 chapters

1887

Oct. 26-28

23

Bloomington, IL

Hotel Windsor

18 chapters

1888

Sept. 26-28

24

Columbus, OH (2)

Omicron Deuteron's Hall

22 chapters

1889

Oct. 30- Nov. 1

41st

Lewisburg, PA

public exercises at Union County Court House

21 chapters

1890

Oct. 22-24

42nd

Indianapolis, IN (4)

Bates House

77 registered

1891

Oct. 28-30

43rd

Pittsburgh, PA (6)

Monongahela House

81 registered

1892

Oct. 26-28

44th

Philadelphia, PA

Continental Hotel

96 registered

1893

Oct. 19-21

45th

Minneapolis, MN

West Hotel

30 registered

1894

Oct. 24-26

46th

Columbus, OH (3)

Omicron Deuteron's Hall

95 registered

1895

Nov. 26-28

47th

Easton, PA (2)

United States Hotel

77 registered

1896

Oct. 28-30

48th

Chicago, IL

The Auditorium hotel

75 registered

1897

June 30-July 2

49th

Nashville, TN

State Capitol

75 registered

1898

Oct. 14-18

50th

Pittsburgh, PA (7)

Hotel Schenley

159 registered

1899

Oct. 19-21

51st

Dayton, OH

Women's Christian Assn. Hall

138 attended

1900

July 27-30

52nd

Niagara Falls, NY

International Hotel

129 attended

1901

Sept. 4-6

53rd

Niagara Falls, NY (2)

International Hotel

141 attended

1902

Aug. 6-8

54th

Put-in-Bay, OH

Hotel Victory

149 attended

1903

Aug. 5-6

55th

Put-in-Bay, OH (2)

Hotel Victory

159 attended

1904

Aug. 3-5

56th

Put-in-Bay, OH (3)

Hotel Victory

147 attended

1905

July 26-28

57th

Niagara Falls, NY (3)

International Hotel

178 attended

1906

July 25-27

58th

Fortress Monroe, VA

Hotel Chamberlin

145 attended

1907

July 24-26

59th

Chicago, IL (2)

University of Chicago

312 attended

1908

June 29-July 1

60th

New York, NY (2)

Waldorf-Astoria Hotel

432 attended

1909

Aug. 4-6

61st

Detroit, MI

Hotel Cadillac

244 attended

1910

Aug. 3-5

62nd

Niagara Falls, Ontario (4)

Clifton Hotel

193 attended

1911

July 5-8

63rd

Pittsburgh, PA (8)

Hotel Schenley

267 attended

1912

Dec. 26-28

64th

Indianapolis, IN (5)

Claypool Hotel

501 attended

1913

Dec. 29-31

65th

Atlantic City, NJ

Hotel Chelsea

394 registered

1915

Aug. 30-Sept. 3

67th

San Francisco, CA

Inside Inn

250 registered

1916

Dec. 27-30

68th

Cleveland, OH (2)

Hotel Hollenden

457 registered

1917

Dec. 27-29

69th

New York, NY (3)

Hotel Astor

584 registered

1919

July 26-28

70th (71st)

Chicago, IL (3)

Congress Hotel

645 registered

1920

Dec. 28-31

72nd

Kansas City, MO

Muehlebach Hotel

456 registered

1921

Dec. 28-31

73rd

Birmingham, AL

Tutwiler Hotel

258 registered

1923

Sept. 4-7

75th

Pittsburgh, PA (9)

Hotel Schenley

694 registered

1924-5

Dec. 31-Jan. 3

76th

Richmond, VA

Hotel Jefferson

374 registered

1926

June 21-24

78th

Colorado Springs, CO

The Antlers

426 registered

1927

Dec. 28-31

79th

West Baden, IN

West Baden Springs Hotel

355 registered

1929

June 19-22

81st

Swampscott, MA

New Ocean House

406 registered

1930-1

Dec. 30-Jan. 2

82nd

San Antonio, TX

The Gunter Hotel

314 registered

1932

June 22-25

84th

Detroit, MI (2)

Book-Cadillac Hotel

375 registered

1933-4

Dec. 29-Jan. 1

85th

Washington, DC

Wardman Park Hotel

385 registered

1936

June 24-27

88th

Cleveland, OH (2)

Wade Park Manor

615 registered

1938

Sept. 1-4

90th

Portland, OR

Portland Hotel

550 registered

1940

June 26-29

92nd

New York, NY (4)

Waldorf-Astoria Hotel

655 registered

1946

Aug. 28-31

98th

Chicago, IL (4)

Congress Hotel

877 registered

1948

June 22-26

100th

Pittsburgh, PA (10)

William Penn Hotel

784 registered

1950

Sept. 6-9

102nd

Atlantic City, NJ

Hotel Claridge

520 registered

1952

Aug. 27-30

104th

Toronto, Ontario

Royal York Hotel

528 registered

1954

Sept. 1-4

106th

Los Angeles, CA

The Ambassador

933 registered

1956

Aug. 29-Sept. 1

108th

Minneapolis, MN (2)

Hotel Micollect

494 registered

1958

Sept. 3-6

110th

Swampscott, MA

New Ocean House

497 registered

1960

Aug. 24-27

112th

Washington, DC (2)

Shoreham Hotel

605 registered

1962

Aug. 21-25

114th

Dallas, TX

Sheraton Dallas Hotel

544 registered

1964

Sept. 1-5

116th

French Lick, IN

Sheraton-French Lick Hotel

461 registered

1966

Aug. 30-Sept. 3

118th

Denver, CO

Brown Palace

582 registered

1968

Aug. 20-25

120th

West End, Grand Bahamas

Grand Bahamas Hotel

600 registered

1970

Aug. 26-29

122nd

Cleveland, OH (3)

Sheraton-Cleveland Hotel

550 registered

1972

Aug. 23-26

124th

San Francisco, CA (2)

Sheraton-Palace Hotel

507 registered

1974

Aug. 21-24

126th

Atlanta, GA

Stouffer's Atlanta Inn

618 registered

1976

Aug. 17-21

128th

Washington, DC (3)

Sheraton Park Hotel

653 registered

1978

Aug. 6-10

130th

Mackinac Island, MI

Grand Hotel

527 registered

1980

Aug. 12-16

132nd

Nashville, TN (2)

Opryland Hotel

610 registered

1982

Aug. 8-12

134th

Toronto, Ontario (2)

Royal York Hotel

657 registered

1984

Aug. 12-16

136th

New Orleans, LA

Fairmont Hotel

670 registered

1986

Aug. 8-12

138th

Lexington, KY

Hyatt Regency Hotel

744 registered

1988

Aug. 10-14

140th

Denver, CO (2)

Marriott City Center

645 registered

1990

Aug. 10-14

142nd

Chicago, IL (5)

Hyatt Regency Chicago

793 registered

1992

Aug. 12-16

144th

Washington, DC (4)

Crystal Gateway Marriott

693 registered

1994

Aug. 10-14

146th

Kansas City, MO (2)

Hyatt Regency Crown Center

734 registered

1996

August 7-11

148th

Scottsdale, AZ

Scottsdale Plaza Resort

652 registered

1998

Aug. 12-16

150th

Pittsburgh, PA (11)

William Penn Hotel

698 registered

2000

July 30-Aug. 3

152nd

San Antonio, TX (2)

Hyatt Riverwalk

642 registered

2002

August 7-11

154th

Portland, OR (2)

Doubletree Jantzen Beach

594 registered

2004

August 11-15

156th

Atlanta, GA (2)

Marriott Marquis 

577 registered

2006

August 10-13

158th

Minneapolis, MN (3)

Hyatt Regency

507 registered 

2008

August 7-10

160th

Miami, FL

Radisson Miami 

591 registered

2010

July 29-Aug. 1

162th

Phoenix, AZ

Arizona Biltmore

583 registered

2012

August 2-5

164th

New Orleans, LA (2)

New Orleans Marriott

598 registered

2014

July 24-27

166th

Indianapolis, IN (6)

Indianapolis Marriott Downtown

674 registered

2016

August 11-14

168th

Boston, MA

Boston Westin Waterfront

919 registered

2018

July 26-29

170th

Dallas, TX

Sheraton Dallas Hotel

827 registered