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List of Omega Psi Phi Grand Conclaves

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Omega Psi Phi (ΩΨΦ) Grand Conclaves are the fraternity’s official international convention. Grand Conclaves were originally held annually. At some point in the 1950s or 1960s, the Grand Conclaves were changed to being held every eighteen months. After the 75th Grand Conclave in 1986, Grand Conclaves were changed to every two years. There were no conventions in 1930, 1942, and 1943.

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Conclave number Dates Location Host chapter References
1st 1912 Washington, D.C. [1][2]
2nd 1913 Washington, D.C. [2]
3rd 1914 Washington, D.C. [2]
4th 1915 Oxford, Pennsylvania [2]
5th 1916 Washington, D.C. [2]
6th 1917 Oxford, Pennsylvania [2]
7th 1918 Washington, D.C. [2]
8th 1919 Boston, Massachusetts [2][3]
9th 1920 Nashville, Tennessee [2][4][5][6]
10th December 27, 1921 – December 31, 1921 Morehouse College, Atlanta University,
Clark Atlanta University, and Gammon Theological Seminary
Atlanta, Georgia		 [2][4][7]
11th 1922 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [2][8]
12th December 1923 (Christmas week) St. Louis, Missouri [2][9][10]
13th 1924 Washington, D.C. [2][6][11]
14th 1925 Tuskegee, Alabama [2][6]
15th 1926 Chicago, Illinois Iota and Sigma Omega and ΣΩ [2][12]
16th December 1927 Community House of St. Mark's M. E. Church
New York City, New York		 Epsilon, Xi Phi, and Psi Phi [2][13]
17th 1928 Indianapolis, Indiana [2]
18th 1929 Baltimore, Maryland [2]
19th 1931 Detroit, Michigan [2]
20th 1932 Richmond, Virginia [2]
21st 1933 Durham, North Carolina [2]
22nd 1934 St. Louis, Missouri [2][9]
23rd December 27, 1935 – December 30, 1935 Atlanta, Georgia [2][14]
24th 1936 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [2]
25th 1937 Cleveland, Ohio [2][8]
26th 1938 Chicago, Illinois Iota and Sigma Omega [2][12]
27th December 27, 1939 – December 30, 1939 Little Theatre of the Harlem Branch of the YMCA
New York City, New York		 Epsilon [2][13]
28th 1940 Nashville, Tennessee [2][4]
29th 1941 Indianapolis, Indiana [2]
30th 1944 Little Rock, Arkansas [2][15]
31st 1945 Washington, D.C. Alpha Omega [1][2][9]
32nd 1946 Fort Worth, Texas [2][8]
33rd December 27, 1947 – December 30, 1947 Detroit, Michigan [2][16][17]
34th December 27, 1948 – December 30, 1948 Columbus, Ohio [2][18][19]
35th December 28, 1949 – December 30, 1949 Chicago, Illinois [2][12][20][a]
36th 1950 Boston, Massachusetts [2]
37th December 27, 1951 – December 30, 1951 Lord Calvert Hotel
Miami, Florida		 Sigma Alpha [21][22][23][24][b]
38th 1952 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [2]
39th December 27, 1953 – December 30, 1953 Cincinnati, Ohio Beta Iota and Iota Epsilon [2][25][26][27][c]
40th December 27, 1954 – December 30, 1954 Atlanta, Georgia [2][28][d]
41st August 18, 1955 –

August 23, 1955

 Los Angeles, California Lambda and Lambda Omicron [2][4][29][e]
42nd December 27, 1956 – December 30, 1956 Morgan State College

Baltimore, Maryland

 [30][31][32][f]
43rd December 27, 1957 – December 30, 1957 Kiel Auditorium

St. Louis, Missouri

 [2][9][33][g]
44th December 27, 1958 – December 30, 1958 Cleveland, Ohio [2][34][35][36][h]
45th December 27, 1959 – December 30, 1959 Hotel New Yorker
New York City, New York		 [2][13][37][38][i]
46th December 27, 1960 – December 30, 1960 San Antonio, Texas [39][2][40]
47th August 13, 1961 –

August 18, 1961

 Washington, D.C. Alpha, Alpha Omega, and Kappa Psi [1][2][4][41][42][j]
48th 1962 Indianapolis, Indiana [2][43][k]
49th August 1964 Denver, Colorado [9][44]
50th December 27, 1965 – December 30, 1965 Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel
Detroit, Michigan		 [41][45]
51st August 13, 1967 Boston, Massachusetts [46]
52nd 1968 Charlotte, North Carolina [47][g]
1969 Atlanta, Georgia [4][47][l]
53rd August 1, 1970 – August 6, 1970 Pittsburgh Hilton
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania		 [4][47][48]
54th December 1971 Houston, Texas [49][50]
55th July 31, 1973 – August 5, 1973 St. Louis, Missouri [41]
56th December 1974 Phoenix, Arizona [49]
57th August 15, 1976 – August 21, 1976 Atlanta, Georgia [4][51][52]
58th 1977 New Orleans, Louisiana [22][g]
59th August 5, 1979 – August 11, 1979 Denver, Colorado [4][53][54][m]
60th December 26, 1980 – December 31, 1980 San Francisco Hilton and Tower
San Francisco, California		 [41][55][56][n]
61st August 7, 1982 – August 14, 1982 Fontainebleau Miami Beach
Miami Beach, Florida		 Sigma Alpha [22][56][57][o]
62nd 1983 Kansas City, Missouri [9][56]
63rd December 26, 1984 – December 30, 1984 Galt House
Louisville, Kentucky		 Theta Omega / Phi Eta [4][58]
64th July 25, 1986 – August 1, 1986 Washington, D.C. Alpha Omega [1][4][g][p]
65th July 23, 1988 – July 29, 1988 Dallas, Texas [41]
66th 1990 Detroit, Michigan [4]
67th 1992 Atlanta, Georgia [4]
68th July 22, 1994 – July 29, 1994 Cleveland, Ohio [4][59][60]
69th 1996 (Summer) Los Angeles, California [61][62]
70th July 10, 1998 – July 16, 1998 Marriott Hotel
New Orleans, Louisiana		 [4][63][64]
71st July 22, 2000 – July 27, 2000 Indiana Convention Center
Indianapolis, Indiana		 [65][66][67][68]
72nd July 10, 2002 – July 17, 2002 Charlotte Convention Center
Charlotte, North Carolina		 [8][65][69][70][71][q]
73rd July 19, 2004 – July 29, 2004 Adam's Mark Hotel
St. Louis, Missouri		 [59][41][72]
74th July 20, 2006 – July 23, 2006 Statehouse Convention Center
Little Rock, Arkansas		 [73]
75th July 13, 2008 – July 17, 2008 Sheraton Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama		 Alpha Phi [74]
76th July 22, 2010 – July 30, 2010 Raleigh Convention Center
Raleigh, North Carolina		 Iota Iota [75][76]
77th July 27, 2011 – July 31, 2011 Washington, D.C. Alpha Omega [1][77][r]
78th July 5, 2012 – July 12, 2012 Minneapolis, Minnesota Epsilon Rho and Xi [78]
79th July 10, 2014 – July 16, 2014 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mu Omega [79]
80th July 21, 2016 – July 28, 2016 Las Vegas, Nevada [80]
81st July 20, 2018 – July 24, 2018 New Orleans, Louisiana [81]
82nd July 17, 2020 – July 19, 2020 Virtual [82][s]
83rd July 21, 2022 – July 26, 2022 Charlotte, North Carolina Pi Phi [83]
84th June 26, 2024 – July 2, 2024 Tampa, Florida Pi Iota
85th July 30, 2026 – August 3, 2026 Cincinnati, Ohio Beta Iota [83]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Guests include Etta Moten Barnett and William L Dawson.
  2. [b]
    The conclave's theme was Securing World Peace by Strengthening Democracy. Guests included Benjamin Mays.
  3. [c]
    The conclave's theme was "Rights and Responsibilities of an Integrated Democracy".
  4. [d]
    Guests include Benjamin Mays and Rufus Clement.
  5. [e]
    The conclave's theme was "Desegregation – a Way Station; Integration – Our Destination".
  6. [f]
    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at this conclave which had the theme or "Wanted – Techniques for Strengthening and Furthering our Democratic Heritage".
  7. [g]
    Conclave Number interpolated
  8. [h]
    Speakers at this conclave included Wiley A Branton.
  9. [i]
    Speakers at this conclave included Massachusetts Asst. Attorney General Herbert E. Tucker
  10. [j]
    This was Omega Psi Phi's Golden Anniversary Celebration. The speakers included Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Federal Housing Administrator Dr. Robert C. Weaver.
  11. [k]
    Speakers included Indiana Governor Matthew E. Welsh.
  12. [l]
    This was a Constitutional Convention.
  13. [m]
    The conclave theme was "Omega focuses on Family: The Keystone of our Society".
  14. [n]
    The conclave's theme was "The Decade is the 80's, but Black Problems are the Same: What Now?" Guests include Ernest Green, Benjamin Hooks, and Jesse Jackson.
  15. [o]
    This conclave's guests included Benjamin Hooks, Jesse Jackson, Vernon Jordan, H. Carl Moultrie, Calvin S. Morris, Oscar W. Adams Jr., and William Jason.
  16. [p]
    This conclave honored the fraternity's 75th anniversary. Its guests include Douglas Wilder, Earl Graves, Walter Fauntroy, Jesse Jackson, Benjamin Hooks, James Ursy, and Randall Robinson.
  17. [q]
    The conclave's theme was "Empowering Minorities: Economically and Socially".
  18. [r]
    This conclave was also the fraternity's Centennial Celebration.
  19. [s]
    This conclave took place virtually in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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