List of Theta Phi Alpha National Conventions

This is a list of Theta Phi Alpha National Conventions.^[1]

National conventions

Convention	Location	Date	Significance	Reference
1	Detroit, Michigan	September 1919	Agreed to propose a charter for national fraternity status	[1]
2	Ann Arbor, Michigan	June 1920	Added the color blue, the pearl, the white rose to the national symbols. Created the Grand Officer roles and determined the annual and charter dues.	[1]
3	Champaign, Illinois	June 1921	Approved three additional chapters, pledge pins, and the date of the Fraternity's Founder's Day. Consolidated the Grand Council from 10 to 4 positions.	[1]
4	Columbus, Ohio	February 10, 1922 - February 11, 1922	Developed the great seal to put on charter chapters. Agreed to the installation of the Kappa chapter.	[1][2]
5	Athens, Ohio	August 1923
6	Cincinnati, Ohio	-August 28, 1924 -		[3]
7	Lake Geneva, Wisconsin	June 29, 1925 - July 6, 1925		[4]
8	St. Louis, Missouri	June 28, 1926 - July 2, 1926		[1]
9	Estes Park, Colorado	August 28, 1928 - August 31, 1928		[5]
10	Chicago, Illinois	August 18, 1930 -August 21, 1930		[6][7]
11	Toronto, Canada	June 28, 1932 - July 2, 1932		[8]
12	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	July 7, 1935 - July 11, 1935		[9]
13	Detroit, Michigan	June 23, 1937 - July 3, 1937		[10]
14	Cincinnati, Ohio	July 23, 1939 - July 27, 1939		[11]
15	State College, Pennsylvania	August 10, 1941 - August 14, 1941		[1][12][13]
16	Swampscott, Massachusetts	September 3, 1946 - September 7, 1946		[14][15]
17	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	August 29, 1948 - September 1, 1948		[16]
18	Syracuse, New York	August 27, 1950 - August 31, 1950		[1]
19	Chicago, Illinois	June 29, 1952 - July 2, 1952	Merger approved with Pi Lambda Sigma	[1]
20	Cincinnati, Ohio	June 27, 1954 - July 1, 1954		[17]
21	Burlington, Wisconsin	June 22, 1956 - June 26, 1956		[18]
22	Port Huron, Michigan	June 13, 1958 - June 17, 1958		[19]
23	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	June 17, 1960 - June 21, 1960		[20]
24	Cleveland, Ohio	August 25, 1962 - August 30, 1962		[1][21]
25	Detroit, Michigan	June 17, 1964 - June 22, 1964		[22][23]
26	Chicago, Illinois	June 30, 1966 - July 4, 1966		[24][25]
27	Cincinnati, Ohio	June 27, 1968 - July 1, 1968		[26]
28	Lexington, Massachusetts	June 1970
29	St. Louis, Missouri	June 1972
30	Fort Mitchell, Kentucky	August 1974
31	Akron, Ohio	August 1976
32	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	August 1978
33	Chicago, Illinois	August 1980
34	New Orleans, Louisiana	August 1982
35	Fort Mitchell, Kentucky	June 1984 -July 1984
36	Dearborn, Michigan	June 26, 1986 - June 29, 1986		[1]
37	Chicago, Illinois	June 1988
38	Orlando, Florida	June 1990
39	Indianapolis, Indiana	June 1992
40	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	June 1994
41	Buffalo, New York	June 1996
42	Cleveland, Ohio	June 25, 1998 - June 28, 1998		[27]
43	St. Louis, Missouri	June 22, 2000 - June 25, 2000		[28]
44	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	June 27, 2002 - June 30, 2002		[29]
45	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	June 24, 2004 - June 27, 2004		[30]
46	Atlanta, Georgia	June 21, 2006 - June 25, 2006		[31]
47	Lincolnshire, Illinois	July 9, 2008 - July 14, 2008		[32]
48	Nashville, Tennessee	July 14, 2010 - July 17, 2010		[33]
49	Ypsilanti, Michigan	July 10, 2012 - July 15, 2012	Centennial	[34]
50	New Orleans, Louisiana	July 8, 2014 - July 12, 2014		[35]
51	St. Louis, Missouri	July 13, 2016 - July 17, 2016	Planned	[36][37]

References

1. Rubican, Karen. The Centennial History of Theta Phi Alpha 1912-2012. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
2. Daily Illini, 14 February 1922 p1
3. Catholic Action ...: A National Monthly: The National Catholic Welfare Conference Bulletin. 1922. pp. 27–.
4. The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska June 30, 1935 Page 14
5. The Pittsburgh Press - Aug 23, 1928 p 22
6. The Milwaukee Sentinel - Aug 19, 1930 p 12 "Miss Esther Burke is attending the biennial convention of the Theta Phi Alpha sorority at the Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago, this week."
7. The Lincoln Star April 6, 1930 p 24
8. Daily Illini, 14 June 1932 p2
9. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Jun 28, 1935 p13
10. Daily Illini, 13 June 1937 p 5
11. The Capital Times from Madison, Wisconsin August 1, 1939 Page 8
12. Theta Phi Alpha (1941). The Compass. 20:4. p. 2.
13. The Pittsburgh Press - Aug 12, 1941 p 15
14. The Pittsburgh Press - Aug 22, 1946 p 15
15. Theta Phi Alpha (1946). The Compass. 26:3. p. 2.
16. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Aug 20, 1948 p 12
17. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Jun 21, 1954 p39
18. The Milwaukee Sentinel - Jun 23, 1956 p 24
19. The Pittsburgh Press - Jun 13, 1958 p 10
20. Theta Phi Alpha (1960). The Compass. 40:1. p. 4.
21. The Pittsburgh Press - Aug 23, 1962 p 38
22. Fall, 1963 Compass page 4
23. "Asserts Priests Sorely Needed in South". The Anchor. Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River. June 25, 1964. p. 7.
24. "Theta Phi Alpha Sorority to hold 26th convention". chicagotribune.com.
25. "National Sorority Plans Convention". The Anchor. Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River. June 9, 1966. p. 18.
26. Theta Phi Alpha (1968). The Compass. 47:1. p. 3.
27. "Theta Phi Alpha Web Site NEWS Page". Archived from the original on February 2, 1999.
28. "Theta Phi Alpha Web Site NEWS Page". Archived from the original on March 9, 2000.
29. "Theta Phi Alpha 2002 National Convention June 27-30, 2002". Archived from the original on June 5, 2002.
30. "Memo from Grand Council - RE: Theta Phi Alpha 2004 National Convention June 24 -27, 2004, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 25, 2004.
31. "Theta Phi Alpha national convention". Archived from the original on January 21, 2007.
32. Southeastern Louisiana University. "ByLion -- August 8, 2008". southeastern.edu.
33. 2010 Theta Phi Alpha National Convention - Convention Reports
34. "Theta Phi Alpha - Centennial 2012 Convention information". thetaphialpha.org.
35. At a Glance Convention Schedule
36. "Theta Phi Alpha - Alpha Mu - Events - Convention 2016 in St. Louis, MO". thetaphinku.org.
37. "National Panhellenic Conference Calendar of events". npcwomen.org.