Triangle National Meetings and Conventions

National Convention is the legislative body of the Fraternity in which undergraduate and alumni delegates, along with National Council, enact legislation and adopt positions on matters of national importance.

In 1973, Triangle returned to a former practice of biennial instead of annual legislative meetings. In non-Convention years, a National Meeting combined Leadership School with other sessions and workshops of interest to actives and alumni.

In 1988, the National Meeting became solely a Leadership School focused on undergraduate members. Leadership School includes the Awards Luncheon and Annual Banquet.

December 9-11, 1909 Champaign, Illinois Convention
February 3-4, 1911 West Lafayette, Indiana Convention
February 2-3, 1912 Columbus, Ohio Convention
February 7-8, 1913 Champaign, Illinois Convention
February 27-28, 1914 Madison, Wisconsin Convention
February 26-27, 1915 West Lafayette, Indiana Convention
February 24-26, 1916 Columbus, Ohio Convention
February 22-24, 1917 Champaign, Illinois Convention
February 21-23, 1918 Madison, Wisconsin Convention
March 6-8, 1919 West Lafayette, Indiana Convention
February 26-28, 1920 Columbus, Ohio Convention
March 3-5, 1921 Champaign, Illinois Convention
May 4-6, 1922 Madison, Wisconsin Convention
May 3-5, 1923 West Lafayette, Indiana Convention
May 8-l0, 1924 Lexington, Kentucky Convention
April 30-May 2, 1925 Cincinnati, Ohio Convention
April 22-24, 1926 Chicago, Illinois Convention
April 28-30, 1927 Chicago, Illinois Convention
April 26-28, 1928 Chicago, Illinois Convention
April 25-27, 1929 Chicago, Illinois Convention
May 1-3, 1930 Chicago, Illinois Convention
April 30-May 2, 1931 Chicago, Illinois Convention
April 28-30, 1932 Urbana, Illinois Convention
April 27-29, 1933 Chicago, Illinois Convention
April 26-28, 1934 Chicago, Illinois Convention
April 25-27, 1935 Chicago, Illinois Convention
April 23-25, 1936 Columbus, Ohio Convention
August 30-September 3, 1937 Rapid City, South Dakota Convention
September 7-10, 1938 Chicago, Illinois Convention
September 6-9, 1939 West Lafayette, Indiana Convention
September 4-7, 1940 Minneapolis, Minnesota Convention
September 3-6, 1941 Cincinnati, Ohio Convention
1942-1945 Not held due to World War II  
October 25-27, 1946 Chicago, Illinois Convention
September 3-5, 1947 Chicago, Illinois Convention
September 2-5, 1948 Madison, Wisconsin Convention
September 1-3, 1949 Louisville, Kentucky Convention
August 30-September 2, 1950 Brainerd, Minnesota Convention
September 6-8, 1951 Columbus, Ohio Convention
September 10-13, 1952 Chicago, Illinois Convention
August 31-September 4, 1953 Sylvan Lake, South Dakota Convention
August 31-September 3, 1954 St. Louis, Missouri Convention
August 30-September 2, 1955 University Park, Pennsylvania Convention
August 28-31, 1957 Urbana, Illinois Convention
September 2-5, 1959 Ithaca, New York Convention
August 30-September 2, 1961 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Convention
August 26-29, 1963 Excelsior Springs, Missouri Convention
September 2-5, 1964 Champaign, Illinois Convention
November 25-28, 1965 Cincinnati, Ohio Convention
November 24-27, 1966 Chicago, Illinois Convention
November 24-26, 1967 Minneapolis, Minnesota Convention
November 29-December 1, 1968 Columbus, Ohio Convention
August 27-30, 1969 Windsor, Ontario, Canada Convention
September 2-5, 1970 Boulder, Colorado Convention
September 2-4, 1971 Waukegan, Illinois Convention
August 3-5, 1972 Waukegan, Illinois Convention
August 9-11, 1973 Waukegan, Illinois Convention
August 2, 1974 Columbus, Ohio National Meeting
August 14-16, 1975 Rolla, Missouri Convention
August 14, 1976 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania National Meeting
August 18-20, 1977 West Lafayette, Indiana Convention
August 18-19, 1978 Lawrence, Kansas National Meeting
August 16-18, 1979 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Convention
August 15-16, 1980 Toledo, Ohio National Meeting
August 13-15, 1981 Ann Arbor, Michigan Convention
August 13-14, 1982 Champaign, Illinois National Meeting
August 11-13, 1983 Cincinnati, Ohio Convention
August 10-12, 1984 Ames, Iowa National Meeting
August 15-17, 1985 Columbus, Ohio Convention
August 14-16, 1986 St. Louis, Missouri National Meeting
August 13-15, 1987 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Convention
August 21-23, 1988 Lincoln, Nebraska Leadership School
August 20-23, 1989 Ft. Collins, Colorado Convention
August 12-14, 1990 Cincinnati, Ohio Leadership School
August 11-14, 1991 Arlington, Virginia Convention
August 8-11, 1992 Rapid City, South Dakota Leadership School
August 14-17, 1993 Indianapolis, Indiana Convention
August 6-9, 1994 Madison, Wisconsin Leadership School
August 5-8, 1995 Overland Park, Kansas Convention
August 3-6, 1996 West Lafayette, Indiana Leadership School
August 9-12, 1997 Minneapolis, Minnesota Convention
August 1-4, 1998 Chicago, Illinois Leadership School
August 7-10, 1999 Orlando, Florida Convention
August 5-8, 2000 Ames, Iowa Leadership School
August 3-6, 2001 St. Louis, Missouri Convention
August 8-11, 2002 Brookston, Indiana Leadership School
July 31-August 3, 2003 Louisville, Kentucky Convention
July 29-August 1, 2004 Bloomington, Indiana Leadership School
July 28-31, 2005 Lisle, Illinois Convention
July 27-29, 2006 Champaign, Illinois Leadership School
July 12-14, 2007 Indianapolis, Indiana Convention
June 26-29, 2008 Terre Haute, Indiana Leadership School
July 16-18, 2009 Denver, Colorado Convention
July 8-11, 2010 Terre Haute, Indiana Leadership School
July 14-16, 2011 Columbus, Ohio Convention
July 12-15, 2012 Terre Haute, Indiana Leadership School
July 25-28, 2013 Irvine, California Convention
July 10-13, 2014 Terre Haute, Indiana Leadership School
July 15-18, 2015 Tysons Corner, Virginia Convention
July 14-17, 2016 Terre Haute, Indiana Leadership School
July 19-22, 2017 Litchfield Park, Arizona Convention
July 26-29, 2018 Terre Haute, Indiana Leadership School
July 17-20, 2019 Indianapolis, Indiana Convention
July 23-26, 2020 Indianapolis, Indiana - Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Leadership School
June 26-27, 2021 Virtual convention Convention
July 7-9, 2022 Orlando, Florida Convention
July 27-30, 2023 Dayton, Ohio Leadership School
August 1-3, 2024 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Convention