The 2012 General Convention in Washington, D.C. marks the Fraternity's 79th Biennial Convention.  See below for a full history of Convention locations.

#1 - Cincinnati, OH - 1851

#2 - Cincinnati, OH - 1856

#3 - Bloomington, IN - 1858

#4 - Danville, KY - 1860

#5 - Bloomington, IN - 1864

#6 - Indianapolis, IN - 1868

#7 - Chicago, IL - 1869

#8 - Oxford, OH - 1870

#9 - Indianapolis, IN - 1871

#10 - Danville, KY - 1872

#11 - Athens, OH - 1873

#12 - Crawfordsville, IN - 1874

#13 - Danville, KY - 1875

#14 - Philadelphia, PA - 1876

#15 - Wooster, OH - 1878

#16 - Indianapolis, IN - 1880

#17 - Richmond, VA - 1882

#18 - Nashville, TN - 1884

#19 - New York, NY - 1886

#20 - Bloomington, IL - 1889

#21 - Atlanta, GA - 1891

#22 - Indianapolis, IN - 1894

#23 - Philadelphia, PA - 1896

#24 - Columbus, OH - 1898

#25 - Louisville, KY - 1900

#26 - New York, NY - 1902

#27 - Indianapolis, IN - 1904

#28 - Washington, DC - 1906

#29 - Pittsburgh, PA - 1908

#30 - Niagara Falls, NY - 1910

#31 - Chicago, IL - 1912

#32 - Birmingham, AL - 1914

#33 - Indianapolis, IN - 1917

#34 - Atlanta, GA - 1920

#35 - Kansas City, MO - 1922

#36 - Cleveland, OH - 1924

#37 - Montreal, QC - 1926

#38 - Nashville, TN - 1928

#39 - Detroit, MI - 1930

#40 - Estes Park, CO - 1932

#41 - Mackinac Island, MI - 1934

#42 - Syracuse, NY - 1936

#43-Old Point Comfort, VA-1938

#43 - Minneapolis, MN - 1940

#45 - Chicago, IL - 1942

#46 - Mackinac Island, MI - 1946

#47 - Oxford, OH - 1948

#48 - Chicago, IL - 1950

#49 - French Lick, IN

#50 - Mackinac Island, MI - 1954

#51 - Boulder, CO - 1956

#52 - Asheville, NC - 1958

#52 - Houston, TX - 1960

#54 - Bedford Springs, PA

#55 - Pasadena, CA - 1964

#56 - Grand Bahama - 1966

#57 - Asheville, NC - 1968

#58 - Washington, DC - 1970

#59 - Montreal, QC - 1972

#60 - Miami Beach, FL - 1974

#61 - Knoxville, TN - 1976

#62 - French Lick, IN - 1978

#63 - Cincinnati, OH - 1980

#64 - St. Louis, MO - 1982

#65 - New Orleans, LA - 1984

#66 - Toronto, ON - 1986

#67 - Dallas, TX - 1988

#68 - Kansas City, MO - 1990

#69 - Arlington, VA - 1992

#70 - Scottsdale, AZ - 1994

#71 - Orlando, FL - 1996

#72 - Cincinnati, OH - 1998

#73 - Scottsdale, AZ - 2000

#74 - Toronto, ON - 2002

#75 - Marina del Rey, CA - 2004

#76 - Kansas City, MO - 2006

#77 - Paradise Valley, AZ - 2008

#78 - Orlando, FL - 2010

#79 - Washington, DC - 2012

#80 - Las Vegas, NV - 2014