Conventions
The purpose of the biennial National Convention is to bring together brothers from all chapters together to work out the business of the fraternity.
| Number-Name | Year | Location | Named to Honor | Outstanding Delegate | Notes | |
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| 1st | 1911 | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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| 2nd | 1913 | Houghton, Michigan |
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| 3rd | 1915 | Cleveland, Ohio | ||||
| 4th | 1919 | Cleveland, Ohio | ||||
| 5th | 1921 | Lawrence, Kansas | ||||
| 6th | 1923 | Iowa City, Iowa | ||||
| 7th | 1925 | Columbus, Ohio | ||||
| 8th | 1927 | Chicago, Illinois | ||||
| 9th | 1929 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||||
| 10th | 1931 | Fayetteville, Arkansas | ||||
| 11th | 1933 | Chicago, Illinois | ||||
| 12th | 1935 | Kansas City, Missouri | Jamison Vawter | |||
| 13th | 1937 | Chicago, Illinois | H.H. Hopkins | |||
| 14th | 1939 | Chicago, Illinois | ||||
| 15th | 1941 | St. Louis, Missouri | Max D. Crittenden | |||
| 16th | 1946 | Louisville, Kentucky | John M. Daniels | William L. Sparks | ||
| 17th | 1948 | Chicago, Illinois | Russell G. Glass | Donald D. Blanchard | ||
| 18th | 1950 | Kansas City, Missouri | Ralph Nusser | Thomas E. Mutchler | ||
| 19th | 1952 | West Lafayette, Indiana | Norman B. Ames | Peter A. Minderman | ||
| 20th | 1954 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Founders | Robert E. Pope | ||
| 21st | 1956 | Columbus, Ohio | Donald D. Curtis | John M. Dealy | ||
| 22nd | 1958 | Madison, Wisconsin | George Louderback | George G. Dodd - Raymond J. Sullivan | ||
| 23rd | 1960 | Detroit, Michigan | Erich J. Schrader | Jack A. Grimmett | ||
| 24th | 1962 | Louisville, Kentucky | Paul L. Mercer | Michael D. Martin | ||
| 25th | 1964 | Columbus, Ohio | A. Dexter Hinckley | John E. Daniel | ||
| 26th | 1966 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | William M. Lewis | Anthony E. Filip | ||
| 27th | 1968 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | Isaac B. Hanks | Allan T. Mense | ||
| 28th | 1970 | Houston, Texas | Elwin L. Vinal | H. Thomas Collins | ||
| 29th | 1972 | Nashville, Tennessee | Charles W. Britzius | Thomas R. Herman | ||
| 30th | 1974 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Charles E. Wales | Frank T. Philpott - George Puls III | ||
| 31st | 1976 | Rapid City, South Dakota | Robert E. Pope | A. Thomas Brown | ||
| 32nd | 1978 | Columbus, Ohio | J.W. Howe | John R. McClellan | ||
| 33rd | 1980 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | George G. Dodd | Randall L. Patton | ||
| 34th | 1981 | Madison, Wisconsin | William K. Rey | Dean W. Bettinger | ||
| 35th | 1982 | Houston, Texas | Stephen J. Barth | John C. Roberts | ||
| 1983 Conference | 1983 | Fayetteville, Arkansas | Russell G. Pittman - Stephen D. Willner | |||
| 36th | 1984 | Lawrence, Kansas | J. Sidney Marine | Randy L. Saunders | ||
| 1985 Conference | 1985 | Raleigh, North Carolina | David Leong | |||
| 37th | 1986 | St. Louis, Missouri | C. Raymond Hanes | Michael T. Abraham - Pierre J. LaMere | ||
| 1987 Conference | 1987 | Detroit, Michigan | Michael J. Palmer | |||
| 38th | 1988 | St. Louis, Missouri | Nick Trbovich | Carl W. Woodward | ||
| 1989 Conference | 1989 | Columbus, Ohio | Michael R. Benoit | |||
| 1990 Convention | 1990 | Iowa City, Iowa | A. Thomas Brown | Robert T. Utzinger | ||
| 1991 Conference | 1991 | Detroit, Michigan | Carl E. Sickles | |||
| 1992 Convention | 1992 | St. Louis, Missouri | Richard J. Russell | Tracy A. White | ||
| 1993 Conference | 1993 | West Lafayette, Indiana | John F. Gustafson | |||
| 1994 Convention | 1994 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Randall J. Scheetz | Nicholas C. Croce | ||
| 1995 Conference | 1995 | St. Louis, Missouri | Derek L. Diget | |||
| 1996 Convention | 1996 | Detroit, Michigan | Robert E. Pope | Kendra L. Wyatt |
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| 1997 Conference | 1997 | Dallas, Texas | James D. Beckwith - Donald R. Hoffman | |||
| 1998 Convention | 1998 | Iowa City, Iowa | Dean W. Bettinger | Aaron S.H. Kochar | ||
| 1999 Academy | 1999 | Athens, Ohio | ||||
| 2000 Convention | 2000 | Scottsdale, Arizona | Lee C. Haas | Paul Priebe | ||
| 2001 Academy | 2001 | Columbus, Ohio | ||||
| 2002 Convention | 2002 | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida | Casey Dunagan | |||
| 2003 Academy | 2003 | Nashville, Tennessee | ||||
| 2004 Convention | 2004 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Sean Campbell |
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| 2005 Academy | 2005 | St. Louis, Missouri | ||||
| 2006 Convention | 2006 | Orlando, Florida | John Barnett / Grady McCollum (Rho) | |||
| 2007 Academy | 2007 | Chicago, Illinois | ||||
| 2008 Convention | 2008 | Washington, DC | Anthony Hughes |
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| 2009 Academy | 2009 | St. Louis, Missouri | ||||
| 2010 Convention | 2010 | Denver, Colorado | Glen Wilcox | Doug Wagner | ||
| 2011 Academy | 2011 | Chicago, Illinois | ||||
| 2012 Convention | 2012 | Boston, Massachusetts | Christian Lilly (Rho) |
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