List of Conventions
From Kappapedia
Year | Number | Dates | Hostess | Location | Building/Hotel | Marshal | Presiding Officer | Convention Favor/Charm |
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1871 | 1 | Convention determined to be a myth | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
1876 | 2 | October 14-16, 1876 | Iota Chapter | Greencastle, Indiana | Home of Ida Anderson Donan | NA | Anna Buskirk Hill, Indiana, and Agnes Haskell Noyes, Wisconsin. | |
1878 | 3 | October 15-16, 1878 | Epsilon Chapter | Bloomington, Illinois | Munsellian Hall, Illinois Wesleyan University | NA | Kate McCalla Hight, Indiana | |
1880 | 4 | Convention never took place | Eta Chapter | Madison, Wisconsin | NA | NA | NA | |
1881 | 5 | September 29-30, 1881 | Delta Chapter | Bloomington, Indiana | The home of Fannie Allen Palmer, Indiana | NA | Lillie Adams Telfer, Indiana | |
1882 | 6 | August 30-September 1, 1882 | Eta Chapter | Madison, Wisconsin | Unitarian Church | NA | Tade Hartsuff Kuhns, Butler | |
1884 | 7 | August 27-29, 1884 | Beta Beta Chapter | Canton, New York | Memorial Hall, St. Lawrence University | NA | Tade Hartsuff Kuhns, Butler | |
1886 | 8 | August 6-8, 1886 | Lambda Chapter | Akron, Ohio | Delta Tau Delta Hall, Buchtel College | NA | Charlotte C. Barrell Ware, Boston | |
1888 | 9 | August 22-24, 1888 | Chi Chapter | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Students' Christian Association Building, University of Minnesota | NA | Charlotte C. Barrell Ware, Boston | |
1890 | 10 | August 27-29, 1890 | Epsilon Chapter | Bloomington, Illinois | Adelphic Hall, Illinois Wesleyan University | NA | Kate Bird Cross Shenehon, Minnesota | |
1892 | 11 | August 24-26, 1892 | Delta, Iota, and Mu Chapters | Indianapolis, Indiana | Hall of the House of Representatives, Indiana Statehouse | Kate Handley Buchanan, Butler | Lucy Evelyn Wight Allan, St. Lawrence | |
1894 | 12 | August 22-24, 1894 | Psi Chapter | Ithaca, New York | Barnes Hall, Cornell University | NA | Emily Bright Burnham, Boston | |
1896 | 13 | August 26-September 1, 1896 | Upsilon Chapter | Evanston, Illinois | Lunt Library, Northwestern University | Dianthia Faerie Bartlett Wilcoxson, Northwestern | Katharine Lucinda Sharp, Northwestern | |
1898 | 14 | August 24-30, 1898 | Sigma Chapter | Lincoln, Nebraska | University Hall chapel, University of Nebraska | Laura B. Houtz Rankin, Nebraska | Bertha Richmond Chevalier, Boston | |
1900 | 15 | August 22-27, 1900 | Beta Nu Chapter | Columbus, Ohio | University Hall Chapel, Ohio State University | Mary Bole Scott Martin, Ohio State | Bertha Richmond Chevalier, Boston | |
1902 | 16 | August 27-September 2, 1902 | Beta Delta Chapter | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Barbour Gymnasium Auditorium, University of Michigan | Pearl B. Taylor Fitch, Michigan | Eliza Jean Nelson Penfield, DePauw | |
1904 | 17 | August 23-29, 1904 | Theta Chapter | Columbia, Missouri | Christian College | Ida E. Howard, Missouri | May Cynthia Whiting Westermann, Nebraska | |
1906 | 18 | August 21-27, 1906 | Eta Chapter | Madison, Wisconsin | University of Wisconsin | Mary Swenson, Wisconsin | (Lydia) Elmie Warner Mallory, Akron | |
1908 | 19 | August 25-31, 1908 | Gamma Rho Chapter | Meadville, Pennsylvania | Allegheny College | Mary Griffith Canby, Pennsylvania | ||
1910 | 20 | August 23-30, 1910 | Delta Chapter | Bloomington, Indiana | Indiana University | Margaret Laughlin, Indiana | Edith Stoner Robinson, Missouri | |
1912 | 21 | August 27-September 2, 1912 | Upsilon Chapter | Evanston, Illinois | Northwestern University | Margaret Raymond, Northwestern | Florence Burton Roth, Michigan | |
1914 | 22 | August 25-September 1, 1914 | Beta Mu Chapter | Estes Park, Colorado | Hotel Stanley, Estes Park, Colorado | Estelle Kyle, Colorado | Eva Powell, UC Berkeley | |
1916 | 23 | June 26-July 1, 1916 | Psi Chapter | Ithaca, New York | Cornell University | Evelyn Thorp, Cornell | Eva Powell, UC Berkeley | |
1918 | Convention omitted because of World War I | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Lydia Voris Kolbe, Akron | |
1920 | 24 | July 1-6, 1920 | Beta Delta, Kappa, and Xi Chapters | Mackinac Island, Michigan | Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan | Marion V. Ackley, Michigan | Lydia Voris Kolbe, Akron | |
1922 | 25 | July 10-15, 1922 | Beta Phi Chapter | Glacier National Park, Montana | Many Glaciers Hotel, Glacier Park, Montana | Dorothy Sterling, Montana | Sarah Harris Rowe, Northwestern | |
1924 | 26 | June 24-July 2, 1924 | Beta Psi Chapter | Lake of Bays, Ontario, Canada | Bigwin Inn, Lake of Bays, Ontario | Mary Deeves, Toronto | May Cynthia Whiting Westermann, Nebraska | |
1926 | 27 | July 28-August 4, 1926 | Beta Eta and Pi Chapters | Oakland, California | Mills College, California | Anne Jennings Kluegel, Berkeley | May Cynthia Whiting Westermann, Nebraska | |
1928 | 28 | June 25-July 3, 1928 | Chi Chapter | Breezy Point, Minnesota | Breezy Point Lodge, Breezy Point, Minnesota | Florence R. Westlake, Minnesota | Georgia Hayden Lloyd-Jones, Wisconsin | |
1930 | 29 | July 18-25, 1930 | Upsilon Chapter | Mackinac Island, Michigan | Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan | Margaret D. Falley, Northwestern | Georgia Hayden Lloyd-Jones, Wisconsin, | |
1932 | 30 | June 21-28, 1932 | Psi Chapter | Swampscott, Massachusetts | New Ocean House, Swampscott, Massachusetts | Florence R. Westlake, Minnesota | Alice Tillotson Barney, Minnesota | |
1934 | 31 | July 3-10, 1934 | NA | Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming | Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming | Florence R. Westlake, Minnesota | Eleanor V.V. Bennet, U.C. Berkeley | |
1936 | 32 | June 23-30, 1936 | NA | Montebello, Quebec | Seigniory Club, Montebello, Quebec | Della Lawrence Burt, Texas | Helen Snyder Andres Steiner, Washington | |
1938 | 33 | July 1-7, 1938 | NA | Hot Springs, Virginia | The Homestead, Hot Springs, Virginia | Della Lawrence Burt, Texas | Rheva Ott Shryock, Pennsylvania | |
1940 | 34 | July 2-9, 1940 | NA | Sun Valley, Idaho | Sun Valley Lodge, Sun Valley, Idaho | Della Lawrence Burt, Texas | Rheva Ott Shryock, Pennsylvania | |
1942 | 35 | June 25-July 1, 1942 | NA | Montebello, Quebec | Seigniory Club, Montebello, Quebec | Marian S. Handy, William and Mary | Elizabeth Bogert Schofield, Butler | |
1944 | Convention omitted because of World War II; Officers Conference | NA | NA | Colorado Springs, Colorado | NA | NA | Elizabeth Bogert Schofield, Butler | |
1946 | 36 | July 1-6, 1946 | NA | Mackinac Island, Michigan | Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan | Isabel Hatton Simons, Ohio State (Convention Committee Chairman) | Ruth Kadel Seacrest, Nebraska | |
1948 | 37 | June 23-30, 1948 | NA | Sun Valley, Idaho | Sun Valley Lodge, Sun Valley, Idaho | Isabel Hatton Simons, Ohio State (Convention Committee Chairman) | Ruth Kadel Seacrest, Nebraska | |
1950 | 38 | June 24-July 1, 1950 | NA | Murray Bay, Quebec, Canada | Manoir Richelieu, Murray Bay, Quebec | Virginia Alexander McMillan, William and Mary (Convention Committee Chairman) | Helena Flinn Ege, Pittsburgh | |
1952 | 39 | July 10-15, 1952 | NA | Hot Springs, Virginia | The Homestead, Hot Springs, Virginia | Virginia Alexander McMillan, William and Mary (Convention Committee Chairman) | Helena Flinn Ege, Pittsburgh | |
1954 | 40 | June 24-July 1, 1954 | NA | Jasper Park, Alberta, Canada | Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper Park, Alberta | Marian Handy Anderson, William and Mary | Edith Reese Crabtree, Wooster | |
1956 | 41 | June 21-29, 1956 | NA | Swampscott, Massachusetts | New Ocean House, Swampscott, Massachusetts | Marian Handy Anderson, William and Mary | Edith Reese Crabtree, Wooster | |
1958 | 42 | June 25-July 2, 1958 | NA | Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania | Bedford Springs Hotel, Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania | Curtis Buehler, Kentucky | Eleanore Goodridge Campbell, Colorado | |
1960 | 43 | June 23-30, 1960 | NA | Coronado Beach, California | Hotel del Coronado, Coronado Beach, California | Curtis Buehler, Kentucky | Eleanore Goodridge Campbell, Colorado | |
1962 | 44 | June 26-July 2, 1962 | NA | Asheville, North Carolina | Grove Park Inn, Asheville, North Carolina | Curtis Buehler, Kentucky | Mary Turner Whitney, Cincinnati | |
1964 | 45 | June 24-29, 1964 | NA | Sun Valley, Idaho | Sun Valley Lodge, Sun Valley, Idaho | Curtis Buehler, Kentucky | Mary Turner Whitney, Cincinnati | |
1966 | 46 | June 23-29, 1966 | NA | Bretton Woods, New Hampshire | The Mount Washington Hotel, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire | Curtis Buehler, Kentucky | Frances Fatout Alexander, DePauw | |
1968 | 47 | June 13-19, 1968 | NA | Columbus, Ohio | Sheraton-Columbus Motor Inn, Columbus, Ohio | Loraine Heaton Boland, St. Lawrence | Frances Fatout Alexander, DePauw | |
1970 | 48 | June 24-July 1, 1970 | NA | French Lick, Indiana | French Lick-Sheraton Hotel, French Lick, Indiana | Loraine Heaton Boland, St. Lawrence | Louise Little Barbeck, Southern Methodist | |
1972 | 49 | June 22-27, 1972 | NA | Hollywood, Florida | The Diplomat Hotel, Hollywood, Florida | Mary Agnes Graham Roberts, Northwestern | Louise Little Barbeck, Southern Methodist | |
1974 | 50 | June 20-25, 1974 | NA | Columbus, Ohio | Sheraton Columbus Motor Hotel, Columbus, Ohio | Mary Agnes Graham Roberts, Northwestern | Marian Schroeder Graham, Montana | |
1976 | 51 | June 24-30, 1976 | NA | San Diego, California | Hotel del Coronado, San Diego, California | Mary Agnes Graham Roberts, Northwestern | Marian Schroeder Graham, Montana | |
1978 | 52 | June 15-21, 1978 | NA | Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri | Tan-Tar-A, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri | Mary Agnes Graham Roberts, Northwestern | Jean Hess Wells, Georgia | |
1980 | 53 | June 19-25, 1980 | NA | West Palm Beach, Florida | The Breakers, West Palm Beach, Florida | Mary Agnes Graham Roberts, Northwestern | Jean Hess Wells, Georgia | |
1982 | 54 | NA | Columbus, Ohio | Hyatt Regency, Columbus, Ohio | Mary Agnes Graham Roberts, Northwestern | Sally Moore Nitschke, Ohio State | ||
1984 | 55 | June 13-19, 1984 | NA | Scottsdale, Arizona | Camelback Inn, Scottsdale, Arizona | Judith Brown Black, Ohio State | Sally Moore Nitschke, Ohio State | |
1986 | 56 | June 19-25, 1986 | NA | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Adam's Mark Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Judith Brown Black, Ohio State | Marian Klingbeil Williams, Missouri | |
1988 | 57 | June 21-26, 1988 | NA | Boca Raton, Florida | Boca Raton Hotel, Boca Raton, Florida | Marian Klingbeil Williams, Missouri | ||
1990 | 58 | June 26-July 1, 1990 | NA | Dallas, Texas | The Fairmont Hotel, Dallas | Kay Smith Larson, Washington | ||
1992 | 59 | June 23-28, 1992 | NA | Scottsdale, Arizona | The Phoenician Hotel, Scottsdale, Arizona | Kay Smith Larson, Washington | ||
1994 | 60 | June 21-26, 1994 | NA | Atlanta, Georgia | Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, Georgia | Juliana Fraser Wales, Ohio State | ||
1996 | 61 | June 26-30, 1996 | NA | Tampa, Florida | Innisbrook Resort, Tampa, Florida | Juliana Fraser Wales, Ohio State | ||
1998 | 62 | June 24-28, 1998 | NA | Scottsdale, Arizona | Scottsdale Princess Resort, Scottsdale | Cathy Thompson Carswell, Illinois Wesleyan | ||
2000 | 63 | June 21-25, 2000 | NA | Palm Desert, California | Marriot Desert Springs, Palm Desert, California | Cathy Thompson Carswell, Illinois Wesleyan | ||
2002 | 64 | June 19-23, 2002 | NA | Orlando, Florida | Hilton Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, Florida | Ann Stafford Truesdell, Ohio Wesleyan | ||
2004 | 65 | June 26-30, 2004 | NA | Kansas City, Missouri | The Westin Crown Center Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri | Ann Stafford Truesdell, Ohio Wesleyan | ||
2006 | 66 | June 21-25, 2006 | NA | Salt Lake City, Utah | The Grand America Hotel and Little America Hotel, Salt Lake City, Utah | Priscilla Murphy Gerde, Purdue | ||
2008 | 67 | June 25-June 29, 2008 | NA | Phoenix, Arizona | Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix, Arizona | Denise Marie Rugani, UC Davis | Convention Charm 2008 | |
2010 | 68 | June 23-27, 2010 | NA | Phoenix, Arizona | Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa, Phoenix Arizona | Denise Marie Rugani, UC Davis | Convention Charm 2010 | |
2012 | 69 | June 20-24, 2012 | NA | Jacksonville, Florida | Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront, Jacksonville, Florida | Julie Marine Leshay, Colorado College | Convention Charm 2012 | |
2014 | 70 | June 25-29, 2014 | NA | Houston, Texas | Hilton Americas Houston, Houston, Texas | Julie Marine Leshay, Colorado College | ||
2016 | 71 | June 22-26, 2016 | NA | San Diego, California | Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, San Diego, California | Beth Uphoff Black, Illinois Wesleyan |