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P A N P I P E S Summer 2021 3 SAI NATIONAL CONVENTION Save The Date 2022 " Music is Our Call " 2021 GREENSBORO, NC Postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic 1926 APPLETON, WI 1st move away from an annual convention; changed to triennial in 1931 1935 DENVER, CO Delayed from 1934 due to financial concerns during the Great Depression 1944 Cancelled due to World War II; the next convention was not held until 1947 in Detroit, MI 1978 DALLAS, TX Delayed by one year to align with the 75th Anniversary Celebration 1997 DENVER, CO Delayed by one year to prepare for the Centennial Convention to be held in 2003 in Dearborn, MI The 1926 NEB at the National Convention The 1926 NEB at the National Convention 1907 ANN ARBOR, MI First National Convention held The banquet musicale at the 1953 SAI Fiftieth Anniversary Convention in Chicago. M any Fraternity events have had to be cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, including SAI's 50th National Convention, which was originally scheduled to take place this summer in Greensboro, NC. Interestingly enough, this is not the first time a convention date has had to be changed. There have been five other instances when the convention schedule has been adjusted due to country, world-wide, or Fraternity issues. Can you guess what they are before reading the timeline below? The 2022 SAI National Convention The 2022 SAI National Convention will be held at the will be held at the Sheraton-Greensboro/ Sheraton-Greensboro/ Koury Convention Center Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, NC in Greensboro, NC July 28-Aug. 1, 2022 July 28-Aug. 1, 2022 The 1907 National Convention

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