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List of Kappa Sigma Grand Conclaves

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Kappa Sigma is an international fraternity with currently over 400 active chapters and colonies in North America. There have been more than 245,000 initiates, of which more than 188,000 are living and more than 12,900 are undergraduates. This is a list of Kappa Sigma Grand Conclaves and Leadership Conferences.

Conclave

number

Dates Meeting type Location References
1st July 5, 1876July 6, 1876 Grand Conclave Eutaw House, Baltimore, Maryland [1][2][3]
2nd October 29, 1878November 1, 1878 Grand Conclave Exchange Hotel, Richmond, Virginia [1][2]
3rd September 17, 1880September 18, 1880 Grand Conclave The Town Hall, Abingdon, Virginia [1][2][4][5]
4th December 21, 1883December 22, 1883 Grand Conclave Lambda Chapter, Knoxville, Tennessee [1][2][3]
5th Not called Grand Conclave [5]
6th June 22, 1885June 23, 1885 Grand Conclave Lynch House, Lynchburg, Virginia [1][2][3][6]
7th June 27, 1887June 28, 1887 Grand Conclave Kappa Chapter, Nashville, Tennessee [2][3][7]
8th November 14, 1888November 16, 1888 Grand Conclave Atlanta Y.M.C.A., Atlanta, Georgia [2][3][8][9]
9th December 31, 1890 - January 2, 1891 Grand Conclave Carrollton Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland [10]
10th October 12, 1892December 14, 1892 Grand Conclave Ebbitt House, Washington, D.C. [2][11][12][13][14]
11th October 10, 1894October 12, 1894 Grand Conclave Richmond, Virginia [2][11]
12th October 14, 1896October 16, 1896 Grand Conclave Grand Hotel, Indianapolis, Indiana [2][15][16][17]
13th December 28, 1898December 30, 1898 Grand Conclave Chattanooga, Tennessee [2][3][18]
14th November 28, 1900November 30, 1900 Grand Conclave University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [2][19][20]
15th November 26, 1902November 28, 1902 Grand Conclave St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana [2][21][22][23][24]
16th August 1904August 5, 1904 Grand Conclave World's Fair Grounds, St. Louis, Missouri [2][25][26]
17th July 25, 1906July 27, 1906 Grand Conclave Lookout Mountain, Tennessee [2][27][28]
18th July 1, 1908July 3, 1908 Grand Conclave Denver, Colorado [29][30]
19th July 13, 1910July 15, 1910 Grand Conclave Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, New York [31]
20th July 10, 1912July 12, 1912 Grand Conclave Louisville, Kentucky [32][33]
21st July 21, 1915July 23, 1915 Grand Conclave Panama–Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California [34][35]
22nd Grand Conclave Atlanta, Georgia [36][a]
23rd July 23, 1919July 25, 1919 Grand Conclave Hotel Washington, Washington, D.C. [37]
24th July 20, 1921July 22, 1921 Grand Conclave Congress Hotel, Chicago, Illinois [36][38][39]
25th June 28, 1923June 30, 1923 Grand Conclave Hotel Ansley, Atlanta, Georgia [40][41]
26th June 30, 1925July 2, 1925 Grand Conclave The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado [42]
27th July 20, 1927July 23, 1927 Grand Conclave Boston Park Plaza, Boston, Massachusetts [43][44]
28th July 17, 1929July 20, 1929 Grand Conclave The Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California [45][46][47]
29th June 30, 1931July 2, 1931 Grand Conclave Bigwin Island, Lake of Bays, Ontario
30th July 19, 1933July 21, 1933 Grand Conclave Hotel Loraine, Madison, Wisconsin [48]
31st August 27, 1935August 31, 1935 Grand Conclave John Mashall Hotel, Richmond, Virginia [49]
32nd June 29, 1937July 2, 1937 Grand Conclave Columbus, Ohio [50]
33rd August 30, 1939September 7, 1939 Grand Conclave Glacier National Park, Montana [51]
34th August 27, 1941August 29, 1941 Grand Conclave French Lick Springs Hotel French Lick, Indiana
35th Grand Conclave Portand, Oregon [b]
36th August 30, 1947September 6, 1947 Grand Conclave Edgewater Gulf Hotel, Biloxi, Mississippi
37th September 6, 1949September 10, 1949 Grand Conclave The New Ocean House, Swampscott, Massachusetts [52][53][54]
38th August 28, 1951August 31, 1951 Grand Conclave Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois [55][56]
39th August 24, 1953August 27, 1953 Grand Conclave St. Louis, Missouri [55]
40th August 28, 1955September 1, 1955 Grand Conclave Lookout Mountain, Tennessee [57]
41st August 27, 1957August 30, 1957 Grand Conclave Miami, Florida [58]
42nd August 23, 1959August 27, 1959 Grand Conclave Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, Colorado
43rd August 21, 1961August 25, 1961 Grand Conclave Portland, Oregon
44th August 26, 1963August 29, 1963 Grand Conclave Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City
45th August 18, 1965August 21, 1965 Grand Conclave Shamrock Hotel, Houston, Texas
46th August 30, 1967September 2, 1967 Grand Conclave Marriott Motor Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia [59][60]
47th August 18, 1969August 23, 1969 Grand Conclave Hotel John Marshall, Richmond, Virginia
48th August 23, 1971August 28, 1971 Grand Conclave The Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California
49th August 19, 1973August 24, 1973 Grand Conclave Royal Coach Inn, Dallas, Texas
50th August 10, 1975August 15, 1975 Grand Conclave Diplomat Resort & Spa Hollywood, Hollywood Beach, Florida
51st August 9, 1977August 13, 1977 Grand Conclave The Chase Park Plaza Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri
52nd August 15, 1979August 18, 1979 Grand Conclave Del Webb TowneHouse Hotel, Phoenix, Arizona
53rd August 18, 1981August 21, 1981 Grand Conclave Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana
54th August 10, 1983August 13, 1983 Grand Conclave Holiday Inn at World's Fair Park, Knoxville, Tennessee [61]
55th July 24, 1985July 28, 1985 Grand Conclave Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tennessee [62][63]
56th July 22, 1987July 26, 1987 Grand Conclave Hyatt Regency Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana
57th July 26, 1989July 30, 1989 Grand Conclave Hyatt Regency Orlando, Orlando, Florida [64]
58th July 24, 1991July 28, 1991 Grand Conclave Colony Square Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia [65][66][67]
59th July 28, 1993August 1, 1985 Grand Conclave The Fairmont Hotel, Dallas, Texas [68][69]
60th July 19, 1995July 23, 1995 Grand Conclave Marriott Hotel, Richmond, Virginia [64]
61st July 30, 1997August 3, 1997 Grand Conclave The Roosevelt New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana [64][68]
62nd August 4, 1999August 7, 1999 Grand Conclave The Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak, Phoenix, Arizona [64]
63rd July 25, 2001July 29, 2001 Grand Conclave Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tennessee [63][64]
64th July 30, 2003August 3, 2003 Grand Conclave Tampa Marriott Waterside, Tampa, Florida [70]
July 16, 2004July 17, 2004 Leadership Conference (East) Cincinnati, Ohio [71]
July 30, 2004July 31, 2004 Leadership Conference (West) Denver, Colorado [71]
65th July 13, 2005July 17, 2005 Grand Conclave Riviera, Las Vegas, Nevada [64][72]
July 21, 2006July 23, 2006 Leadership Conference (East) Cincinnati, Ohio [68][73][74]
July 28, 2006July 30, 2006 Leadership Conference (West) Salt Lake City, Utah [68][73][74]
66th July 11, 2007July 15, 2007 Grand Conclave Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Miami, Florida [64][75]
July 18, 2008July 20, 2008
Leadership Conference (West) Marriott Pyramid North, Albuquerque, New Mexico [76][77][78]
July 25, 2008July 27, 2008 Leadership Conference (East) Marriott Hotel, Richmond, Virginia [76][77][78]
67th July 22, 2009July 26, 2009 Grand Conclave Hyatt Regency San Antonio on the Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas [64][79]
July 9, 2010July 11, 2010 Leadership Conference (East) New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, Louisiana [80]
July 16, 2010July 18, 2010 Leadership Conference (West) Flamingo Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada [80]
68th July 27, 2011July 31, 2011 Grand Conclave Flamingo Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
July 20, 2012July 22, 2012 Leadership Conference (West) Flamingo Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada [81]
July 27, 2012July 29, 2012 Leadership Conference (East) New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, Louisiana [81]
69th July 24, 2013July 28, 2013 Grand Conclave Flamingo Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
July 18, 2014July 20, 2014 Leadership Conference (East) New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, Louisiana [81]
August 1, 2014August 3, 2014 Leadership Conference (West) Flamingo Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada [81]
70th July 22, 2015July 26, 2015 Grand Conclave Flamingo Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
July 22, 2016July 24, 2016 Leadership Conference Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld Orlando, Orlando, Florida
71st July 12, 2017July 16, 2017 Grand Conclave Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
July 19, 2018 – July 22, 2018 Leadership Conference New Orleans Marriot, New Orleans, Louisiana [82]
72nd July 24, 2019 – July 27, 2019 Grand Conclave Paramount Theatre & Kappa Sigma HQ, Charlottesville, Virginia [83][c]
January 8, 2021 – January 10, 2021 Leadership Conference Bally’s Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
73rd July 21, 2021 – January 25, 2021 Grand Conclave Renaissance Nashville, Nashville, Tennessee
July 29, 2022 – July 31, 2022 Leadership Conference Denver, Colorado
74th July 26, 2023 – July 30, 2023 Grand Conclave Charlottesville, Virginia [84]

Notes

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  1. ^ Conclave wascheduledle for July but was canceled due to World War I.
  2. ^ Conclave was scheduled but was canceled due to World War II.
  3. ^ This was the fraternity's 150th Anniversary.

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  41. ^ "KAPPA SIGMA MEET OPENS WEDNESDAY". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. June 25, 1923. p. 6. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Approximately 700 members of the Kappa Sigma fraternity will gather in Atlanta Wednesday for the grand conclave of that body..
  42. ^ "Extra Night of Pilgrimage Play for Actor's Fund". Los Angeles Times. September 11, 1925. p. 14. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. ...a Kappa Sigma charter at the biennial conclave in Colorado Springs in July
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