List of Phi Beta Sigma Conclaves

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Phi Beta Sigma is an international historically African American collegiate fraternity. The conclave is the legislative power of Phi Beta Sigma. During a conclave year, delegates representing all of the active chapters from within the seven regions of the fraternity meet in the chosen city. The conclave or fraternity convention is currently held biannually and is usually hosted by graduate chapters of the chosen city. The host city is chosen through a selection process in which each of the eligible regions nominates a city and a formal bid is submitted. As of 2009, Phi Beta Sigma has held over 95 conventions in various cities throughout the United States The fraternity held its first conclave in Washington, D.C. in 1916.

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Conclave

The conclave is the legislative power of Phi Beta Sigma. During a conclave year, delegates representing all of the active chapters from within the seven regions of the fraternity meet in the chosen city. The conclave or fraternity convention is currently held biannually and is usually hosted by the graduate chapters of the chosen city. The host city is chosen through a selection process in which each eligible region nominates a city and a formal bid is submitted. The region in which the current conclave is being held is ineligible for submitting a bid for the succeeding conclave.

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Myrtle Beach Convention Center, 2021 Conclave

During the convention, members of the General Board – the administrative body of the fraternity-are elected and appointed. The general board may act in the interest of the fraternity when the conclave is not in session. In addition, seminars, social events, concerts, an international Miss Phi Beta Sigma Pageant, Stepshow, and oratorical contests are also held during the week-long conference. Throughout the years, notable individuals such as George Washington Carver and Carter G. Woodson were speakers at conclaves.

Phi Beta Sigma's first conclave was held on December 28 and 29, 1916 in Washington, D.C. It was attended by 200 members from three collegiate chapters: Alpha, Beta, and Gamma. However, no conclaves were held in 1917 and 1918 because of World War I.

The following list of conclaves includes actual, proposed, and forthcoming international conventions of Phi Beta Sigma.

List of conclaves

NumberDatesLocationHostReferences
1stDecember 28, 1916December 29, 1916Phi Beta Sigma House
1907 Third Street NW
Washington, D.C.
[1] [2] [3] [4] [a]
2ndDecember 1919 Washington, D.C. [1] [b]
3rdDecember 26, 1920December 28, 1920 Washington, D.C. [1] [3] [5] [6] [c]
4thDecember 27, 1921December 31, 1921 Atlanta, Georgia [1] [2] [5] [d]
5thDecember 1922 Baltimore, Maryland [1]
6thDecember 1923 Nashville, Tennessee [1]
7thDecember 26, 1924December 31, 1924 YMCA Building
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Epsilon [1] [2] [7]
8thDecember 27, 1925December 30, 1925 Richmond, Virginia Lambda [1] [2] [8] [e]
9thDecember 1926 Greensboro, North Carolina [1]
10thDecember 1927 St. Louis, Missouri Kappa Sigma [1] [2] [9] [f]
11thDecember 1928 Louisville, Kentucky [1] [2] [g]
12thDecember 1929 New York City, New York Epsilon Sigma and Kappa Beta Sigma [1] [2] [10] [h]
13thDecember 1930 Tuskegee, Alabama [1]
Nashville, Tennessee [2] [i]
14thDecember 27, 1933December 30, 1933 Chicago, Illinois [1] [11] [12]
15thDecember 27, 1934December 30, 1934 Washington, D.C. [1] [13]
16thDecember 27, 1935December 30, 1935 Atlanta, Georgia [1] [2] [14] [15] [j]
17thDecember 1936December 31, 1936 New York City, New York [1] [5] [16] [k]
18thDecember 29, 1937 Detroit, Michigan [1] [17]
19thDecember 27, 1938December 30, 1938 Winston-Salem, North Carolina [1] [18] [19]
20thDecember 26, 1939December 30, 1939 Howard University
Washington, D.C.
[1] [2] [20] [21] [l]
21stDecember 1940 Tuskegee, Alabama [1] [m]
22ndDecember 1941 Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
[1] [2] [22]
Richmond, Virginia [23] [n]
23rd1944 Chicago, Illinois [1] [2] [o]
24thDecember 27, 1945December 30, 1945 St. Louis, Missouri [1] [2] [24] [3] [p]
25th1946 New Orleans, Louisiana [1] [2] [q]
26thDecember 27, 1947December 30, 1947 Atlanta, Georgia [1] [25]
27thAugust 9, 1948August 14, 1948 Los Angeles, California [1] [3] [r]
28thDecember 27, 1949December 30, 1949 Washington, D.C. Alpha Sigma [1] [3] [26] [27] [s]
29th1950 New York City, New York [1]
30th1951 Birmingham, Alabama [1]
31stDecember 27, 1952December 30, 1952Slaughter's Hotel and George Carver Elementary
Richmond, Virginia
Lambda and Iota Sigma [1] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [t]
32ndDecember 1953 Detroit, Michigan [1] [29]
33rdDecember 27, 1954December 30, 1954 Norfolk, Virginia Beta Sigma [1] [33] [u]
34thDecember 27, 1955December 30, 1955 Louisville, Kentucky [1] [33] [34]
35th1956 Miami, Florida [1]
36thDecember 27, 1957December 30, 1957 Dallas, Texas [1] [5] [35] [v]
37thDecember 27, 1958December 30, 1958 Chicago, Illinois [1] [36]
38thDecember 26, 1959December 30, 1959 Washington, D.C. Alpha, Alpha Sigma, and Gamma Lambda [1] [37] [38] [w]
39thDecember 27, 1960December 30, 1960Hotel Park Sheraton
New York City, New York
Epsilon Sigma [1] [39] [40] [x]
40th1961 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [1]
41st1962Pick Carter Hotel
Cleveland, Ohio
[1] [41]
42nd1963 Nashville, Tennessee [1]
43rdDecember 26, 1964December 30, 1964 Washington, D.C. Alpha, Alpha Sigma, and Gamma Lambda [1] [42] [43] [44] [y]
44th1966 Los Angeles, California [1]
45th1967 Richmond, Virginia [1]
46thAugust 12, 1969August 16, 1969 Sheraton-Belvedere Hotel
Baltimore, Maryland
Zeta Sigma [1] [45] [z]
47th1970 Winston-Salem, North Carolina [1]
48thAugust 15, 1972August 19, 1972 Fontainebleau Miami Beach
Miami Beach, Florida
[1] [46] [32]
49th1973 Houston, Texas [1]
50thAugust 4, 1975August 9, 1975Hilton Heritage
Detroit, Michigan
Delta Rho, Gamma Iota, and Iota Beta Sigma [1] [47] [48]
51stDecember 1976 Memphis, Tennessee [1] [49]
52nd1978 San Francisco, California [1]
53rdDecember 26, 1979 December 30, 1979Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
Washington, D.C.
[1] [50] [51] [52] [32] [aa]
54thJuly 25, 1981July 31, 1981 Charleston, South Carolina [53] [32]
55thDecember 26, 1982December 31, 1982 Atlanta, Georgia [1] [54]
56th1984 New Orleans, Louisiana [53]
57thDecember 28, 1985 Louisville, Kentucky [1] [55]
58th1987 Kansas City, Missouri [1] [56] [ab]
59thAugust 8, 1989August 13, 1989 Washington, D.C. [1] [57] [32] [ac]
60thJuly 1991 Las Vegas, Nevada [5] [58] [ad]
61stAugust 4, 1993August 8, 1993 Raleigh, North Carolina [58] [59]
62ndJuly 11, 1995July 16, 1995 Washington, D.C. [58] [32]
63rdJune 30, 1997July 6, 1997 Orlando, Florida [24] [60] [61] [32] [ae]
64thJuly 6, 1999July 11, 1999Fairmont Hotel
Dallas, Texas
[62] [63] [32]
65thJuly 9, 2001July 15, 2001 Detroit, Michigan [53] [32]
66thJuly 8, 2003July 13, 2003Memphis Marriott Hotel
Memphis, Tennessee
[20] [53] [64] [65] [66] [af]
67thJuly 12, 2005July 17, 2005Sheraton Universal Hotel
Universal City, California
[53] [67]
68thJuly 30, 2007August 5, 2007 Westin Hotel
Charlotte, North Carolina
Beta Rho Sigma [53] [68] [69] [70]
69thJuly 6, 2009July 12, 2009 New Orleans, Louisiana [71] [72] [73] [ag]
70thJuly 20, 2011July 24, 2011 Sheraton Hotel
Atlanta, Georgia
[74] [ah]
71stJuly 9, 2013July 14, 2013Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
[74] [ai]
Centennial CelebrationJuly 16, 2014July 20, 2014 Marriott Wardman Park
Washington, D.C..
[75] [aj]
72ndJuly 15, 2015July 19, 2015Little Rock Marriott
Little Rock, Arkansas
[76] [ak]
73rdJuly 18, 2017July 23, 2017Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center
Detroit, Michigan
[76] [al]
74thJuly 9, 2019July 14, 2019 Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
[77] [am]
75thAugust 3, 2021August 8, 2021 Myrtle Beach Convention Center
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
[78] [an]
76thJuly 11, 2023July 16, 2023 George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, Texas
[79] [ao]


Notes

  1. At this conclave, an official publication for the fraternity was authorized, with member W.F. Vincent as the National Editor.
  2. At this conclave, the General Board approved founder A Langston Taylor to assist in the organization of what was to become the sister sorority to Phi Beta Sigma (Zeta Phi Beta).
  3. This was the first joint Conclave/Boule with Zeta Phi Beta.
  4. The was the first inter-fraternity conference between Phi Beta Sigma and Omega Psi Phi.
  5. At this conclave, Bigger and Better Business was established as a national program.
  6. During this conclave, the fraternity was divided into 4 Regions (Eastern, Northern, Southern & Western) with a director of each Region. These directors were known as the Vice-Presidents.
  7. In this conclave, branding the skin with a hot iron, as a part of the initiation process, was officially frowned upon.
  8. The Distinguished Service Chapter was established at this conclave.
  9. Although planned, no conclaves were held in 1931 and 1932 due to the Great Depression.
  10. At this conclave, Omega founders Edgar Amos Love and Oscar James Cooper brought greetings on behalf of the members of Omega Psi Phi.
  11. This was the 2nd joint Conclave/Boule with Zeta Phi Beta.
  12. This was the Silver (25th) Anniversary Conclave.
  13. The fraternity voted to become a permanent member of the National Negro Business League.
  14. Conclave was scheduled for December 1942 but was canceled due to World War II. There was also no conclave in 1943.
  15. This was the first conclave held in the spring. At it, the fraternity voted to support the United Negro College Fund.
  16. This was a joint Conclave/Boule with Zeta Phi Beta.
  17. At this conclave, the fraternity became a permanent member of the National Negro Business League.
  18. This was the first conclave held in the summer.
  19. This conclave celebrated the fraternity's 35th Anniversary.
  20. The conclave's theme was Full Democracy–Nothing Less Business.
  21. The conclave's theme was "Education - The Key to Freedom".
  22. This was the third joint Conclave/Boule with Zeta Phi Beta.
  23. This conclave celebrated the fraternity's 45th .
  24. The conclave's theme was Reassessing Our Role Of Leadership For Culture And Service.
  25. This conclave celebrated the fraternity's 50th Anniversary. Its theme was "A Past to Cherish, A Future to Fulfill".
  26. The conclave's theme was Brotherhood–A Universal Necessity.
  27. This conclave celebrated the fraternity's 65th Anniversary.
  28. The conclave's theme was Sigma Men in Unity–Rekindling the Spirit of Service to Community.
  29. This conclave celebrated the fraternity's 75th Anniversary.
  30. The was the 4th joint Conclave/Boule with Zeta Phi Beta.
  31. The conclave's heme was A Family Affair.
  32. The conclave's theme was Coming Home. During the conclave, the general board approved Project S.W.W.A.C., Project S.A.A.T.P, and Project Vote as the fraternity's national programs.
  33. The conclave's theme was Celebrating the Dream.
  34. The conclave's theme is Living The Legacy: Marching Toward The Jubilee.
  35. The conclave's theme was POWER UP! Marching Towards the Jubilee.
  36. This conclave's theme was Celebrating One Century of Service.
  37. The conclave's theme is I am My Brother's Keeper.
  38. The conclave's theme was A Family Reunion.
  39. The conclave's theme is The Pride and The Power: Celebrating African-American Men.
  40. The conclave's theme was A Brotherhood of Conscious Men. One Conclave: Two Experiences.
  41. The conclave's theme was Believe In Our Power, Leading The Movement.

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