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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.

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][30][e]
42nd December 27, 1956 – December 30, 1956 Morgan State College

Baltimore, Maryland

[31][32][33][f]
43rd December 27, 1957 – December 30, 1957 Kiel Auditorium

St. Louis, Missouri

[2][9][34][g]
44th December 27, 1958 – December 30, 1958 Cleveland, Ohio [2][35][36][37][h]
45th December 27, 1959 – December 30, 1959 Hotel New Yorker
New York City, New York 		[2][13][38][39][i]
46th December 27, 1960 – December 30, 1960 San Antonio, Texas [40][2][41]
47th August 13, 1961 –

August 18, 1961

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

Explanatory notes

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  1. ^ Guests include Etta Moten Barnett and William L Dawson.
  2. ^ The conclave's theme was Securing World Peace by Strengthening Democracy. Guests included Benjamin Mays.
  3. ^ The conclave's theme was "Rights and Responsibilities of an Integrated Democracy".
  4. ^ Guests include Benjamin Mays and Rufus Clement.
  5. ^ The conclave's theme was "Desegregation – a Way Station; Integration – Our Destination".
  6. ^ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at this conclave which had the theme or "Wanted – Techniques for Strengthening and Furthering our Democratic Heritage".
  7. ^ a b c d Conclave Number interpolated
  8. ^ Speakers at this conclave included Wiley A Branton.
  9. ^ Speakers at this conclave included Massachusetts Asst. Attorney General Herbert E. Tucker
  10. ^ 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. ^ Speakers included Indiana Governor Matthew E. Welsh.
  12. ^ This was a Constitutional Convention.
  13. ^ The conclave theme was "Omega focuses on Family: The Keystone of our Society".
  14. ^ 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. ^ 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. ^ 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. ^ The conclave's theme was "Empowering Minorities: Economically and Socially".
  18. ^ This conclave was also the fraternity's Centennial Celebration.
  19. ^ This conclave took place virtually in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Alpha Omega chapter history
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and the men who made its history; a concise history; the official history of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, inc., 1911-1961, by Robert L. Gill. pp 83-84
  3. ^ For Race and Country p 144-145
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Omega History Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ National Achievement Week in Retrospect Archived 2007-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ a b c "Profile of Carter G Woodson" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
  7. ^ The Atlanta Independent - Jan 19, 1922
  8. ^ a b c d 9th District History
  9. ^ a b c d e f Omega History Archived 2010-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Born to Rebel: An Autobiography By Benjamin Elijah Mays p 93
  11. ^ Memorial Day[usurped]
  12. ^ a b c Iota chapter History Archived 2013-04-15 at archive.today
  13. ^ a b c Epsilon History Archived 2009-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ University System of Georgia Jessie Thelma Beasley Archer Collection
  15. ^ The Oracle June 1945
  16. ^ History of Mighty KE chapter Archived 2008-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ The Afro American - Dec 13, 1947
  18. ^ Journal of Human Relations v12 1964 Page 70
  19. ^ The Afro American - Feb 19, 1949
  20. ^ Washington Afro-American - Dec 27, 1949
  21. ^ Jet January 3 1952 p 24
  22. ^ a b c Sigma Alpha Ques About Us Archived 2008-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
  23. ^ Washington Afro-American - Jan 1, 1952
  24. ^ Baltimore Afro-American - Dec 15, 1951
  25. ^ "Beta Iota chapter history". Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
  26. ^ The Crisis Feb 1954 p 103
  27. ^ Baltimore Afro-American - Jan 5, 1954
  28. ^ Baltimore Afro-American - Dec 7, 1954
  29. ^ Omicron Chi chapter history [permanent dead link‍]
  30. ^ Baltimore Afro-American - Aug 30, 1955
  31. ^ "Life membership application" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-16. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
  32. ^ Parting the waters: America in the King years, 1954-63 By Taylor Branch p 207
  33. ^ The Washington Afro-American January 5, 1957
  34. ^ The Crisis Feb 1958 p 121
  35. ^ Jet January 1959 p 40
  36. ^ The Crisis Feb 1959 p 114
  37. ^ The Rock Hill Herald - Jan 1, 1959
  38. ^ Jet Jan 14, 1960 p 5
  39. ^ Baltimore Afro-American - Dec 29, 1959
  40. ^ The Quarterly Review of Higher Education Among Negroes (?) 1963 p 33
  41. ^ Daytona Beach Morning Journal - Dec 24, 1960
  42. ^ a b c d e f Lincoln U Omega Psi Phi Collection [permanent dead link‍]
  43. ^ Ebony Dec 1961 p 37
  44. ^ The Crisis Feb 1963 p 117
  45. ^ Baltimore Afro-American - Aug 18, 1964
  46. ^ Jet Jan 20, 1966 p 38
  47. ^ Housing and Planning References
  48. ^ a b c Gamma Gamma chapter history Archived 2008-11-06 at the Wayback Machine
  49. ^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Jul 3, 1970
  50. ^ a b Omega Life Membership Foundation Oracle Archived 2008-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
  51. ^ Texas Cactus Yearbook 1972 page 248
  52. ^ Capital City Ques History [permanent dead link‍]
  53. ^ University System of Georgia Samuel Howard Archer Collection
  54. ^ The Virgin Islands Daily News - Nov 2, 1976
  55. ^ "History of Kappa Alpha Alpha chapter". Archived from the original on 2008-12-20. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
  56. ^ Baltimore Afro-American - Aug 7, 1979
  57. ^ "Psi Alpha Alpha chapter history". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
  58. ^ a b c The Afro American - Jan 17, 1981
  59. ^ Ocala Star-Banner - Sep 12, 1982
  60. ^ Jet January 1985 page 30
  61. ^ a b Kappa Gamma Gamma Omega Man spotlight Lee Roy Best Archived 2009-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
  62. ^ Baltimore Afro-American - Jul 16, 1994
  63. ^ African American Fraternities and Sororities page 321
  64. ^ Posey, Sandra Mizumoto (Fall–Winter 2004). "Burning Messages: Interpreting African American Fraternity Brands and Their Bearers". Voices: The Journal of New York Folklore. 30 (3–4). New York Folklore Society: 42–45. ISSN 1551-7268. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  65. ^ Eta Nu chapter - About Us Archived 2009-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
  66. ^ Ebony Jul 1998 p 24
  67. ^ a b Omega Go Sale list
  68. ^ University of Memphis Ques Conclave 2000 Archived 2009-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
  69. ^ Indianapolis Recorder "Omega Psi Phi Fraternity to hosting convention" Author: Roundtree, Kristin
  70. ^ Ebony Jul 2000 p 16
  71. ^ Omicron Nu chapter history
  72. ^ Delta Kappa Review Issue 3: September 2002 Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
  73. ^ Ebony Jul 2002 p 30
  74. ^ Ebony Jul 2004 p 36
  75. ^ Goliath information
  76. ^ Tentative 75th Grand Conclave Program
  77. ^ Iota Iota
  78. ^ Triangle Tribune, October 4, 2009 p 6 Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  79. ^ Jenkins, Chris L. (27 July 2011). "Omega Psi Phi brothers celebrate centennial at D.C. birthplace". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  80. ^ "Epsilon Rho Chapter - Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc". Archived from the original on 2010-05-17. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
  81. ^ "Home". muomegaques.com.
  82. ^ Omega Psi Phi fraternity brings weeklong conference back to Philly
  83. ^ "81st Grand Conclave, New Orleans, LA – Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc". Archived from the original on 2020-11-03. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  84. ^ "Conclave 2020 – Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc".
  85. ^ 83rd Grand Conclave, July 21 - 26, 2022
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