National Convention Official Group Photograph, July 1953

Attendees at the 1953 National Convention in Banff, Alberta, Canada, pose together for an official group photograph.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: Jul 1953

1985 National Convention Program

The 1985 National Convention was the centennial celebration for Alpha Chi Omega. This booklet was given in the registration packet to every attendee and featured not just the convention program but also the hopes and dreams of the organization for another 100 years.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date:

Pledge Award Winner at Convention Photograph, 1972

Carol Hall Bolen (Beta Phi, Bowling Green State University) poses with the Pledge Award won by her chapter at the 1972 National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: 1972

McLachlan, Leonard and Clark with Felt-ogram Scenes at Convention Photograph, 1951

Lois Henderson McLachlan (Beta Zeta, Whitman College, center) poses with founders Estelle Leonard (Alpha, DePauw University, left) and Olive Burnett Clark (Alpha, DePauw University) in front of felt-ogram scenes of the founding that she made for the final banquet of the 1951 National Convention in Roanoke, Virginia.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: 1951

National Council at Convention Photograph, 1949

Members of the National Council pose together at the 1949 National Convention in Pasadena, California. They are (front, left to right) Lyre Editor Ina Bonney (Phi, University of Kansas), National Treasurer Ruth Tewinkel Suppes (Rho, University of Washington), Western Counsellor Mary Frances Hess Peak (Beta Nu, University of Utah), (back, left to right) Central Counsellor Martha Chamberlin Leslie (Theta, University of Michigan), National Secretary Delight Stevens Dodds (Alpha Chi, Butler University), National President Mildred Estabrook Scott (Pi, University of California, Berkeley), National Vice President Vera Arnold Willis (Mu, Simpson College) and Eastern Counsellor Katherine Schafer McDonald (Alpha Omicron, The Ohio State University).

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: 1949

National Council at Convention Photograph, June 1953

Members of the National Council pose together at the 1953 National Convention in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Seated (left to right) Secretary Rosita Nordwall (Epsilon, University of Southern California), National Vice President Madoline Vallely (Alpha Beta, Purdue University), National President Mildred Estabrook (Pi, University of California-Berkeley), NPC Delegate Gladys Power (Nu, University of Colorado) Treasurer Mary Hess Peak (Beta Nu, University of Utah). Standing (left to right) Western Counselor Burnette Jones (Omega, Washington State University), Central Counselor Isabel Lonn (Pi, University of California-Berkeley), Eastern Counselor Katherine McDonald (Alpha Omicron, The Ohio State University).

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: Jun 1953

Leonard, Childe, Clark and Orndorff at Convention Photograph, June 26, 1935

Founders (left to right) Estelle Leonard (Alpha, DePauw University), Nellie Gamble Childe (Alpha, DePauw University) and Olive Burnett Clark (Alpha, DePauw University) pose with Ruth Orndorff Darragh (Gamma, Northwestern University) at DePauw University on Homecoming Day of the 1935 National Convention.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: Jun 26th, 1935

Most Improved Scholarship Award Winner at Convention Photograph, 1972

Norma Dowdy Labuda (Delta Phi, Texas A&I University) poses with the Most Improved Scholarship Award won by her chapter at the 1972 National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: 1972

11th National Convention Program, November 2-4, 1904

Technically this was the 9th Convention, but at this point in our history Alpha Chi Omega had not yet established a naming convention for events, therefore the labels differ. This program includes a chapter roll, a list of the Grand Council, a full program of events, banquet menu, banquet toast list, musicale program and the lyrics to several Alpha Chi songs.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: Nov 2nd, 1904 - Nov 4th, 1904

National Convention 2016 Launch Video

Call to convention video, National Convention 2016. The "Sunshine and Sisterhood" convention welcomed 900+ attendees to the JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes.

Collection: AV Files
Date: Oct 23rd, 2015

Founders with 50th Birthday Cake at Convention Photograph, June 1935

Founders (left to right) Bertha Deniston Cunningham (Alpha, DePauw University), Estelle Leonard (Alpha, DePauw University), Nellie Gamble Childe (Alpha, DePauw University) and Olive Burnett Clark (Alpha, DePauw University) pose with a birthday cake to celebrate Alpha Chi Omega's 50th birthday at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. during the 1935 National Convention. Behind them are National Editor Ted Maltbie Collins (Rho, University of Washington) and National President Ethel Meade Van Auken (Lambda, Syracuse University).

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: Jun 1935

Convention Transportation Tickets, 1910

This ticket voucher was made for the 1910 National Convention in Detroit, Michigan. It features an entry ticket for the banquet dinner, the boat ride excursion and the automobile ride excursion. Each ticket features a price per event and is stamped with the individual registrant's number.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: Aug 29th, 1910 - Sep 3rd, 1910