Grand Chapter Congress
The meeting of the Grand Chapter is known as the Grand Chapter Congress. The sovereignty and legislative power, together with the ultimate control of finances of this Fraternity, shall be vested exclusively in the Grand Chapter.
The Grand Chapter shall meet in either the month of August or September every second year in the odd-numbered years. For a complete listing of all past Grand Chapter Congresses, please click here.
The next Grand Chapter will be at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Washington D.C. (Arlington, VA) August 12-16, 2009.
The 2011 Grand Chapter will be at the Louisville Marriott Downtown in Louisville, KY August 10-14, 2011.
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Crystal Gateway Marriott 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, Virginia 22202 Tel: 1-703-920-3230 Fax: 1-703-271-5212 www.marriott.com Delta Sigma Pi room rate: $159 for single, double, triple, and quad. June 28, 2009 is the cutoff date. Rates are refundable up to 5 days in advance of check in |

Congress Registration/Agenda/Transportation
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GCC Banquet Seating Form
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Agenda/Program for Grand Chapter Congress
- List of Current Congress Registrants
- Getting to DC
- Registration Policies
- 2009 National Honorary Initiate
- To reserve your room click here.
- To view pictures of the hotel click here.
- Check-in is 4:00 P.M. and check-out is at 1:00 P.M. On June 28, 2009 the Crystal Gateway marriott room rates will increase.
Please make reservations well before then!
- Congress Legislation
- Candidates Nominations Beacon
- Call for Nominations/Legislation Beacon
- Congress Registration Beacon
- Congress Merchandise Sales Licensing Form (printable only)
- Proposal/Resolution form
- 2007 Grand Chapter Congress Minutes
- Nominations Form (printable only)
- Online Nominations Form (online submission)
- GCC Delegate/Alternate form
- Educational Offerings (Personal, Professional, Financial, Leadership and Chapter topics) for Wednesday, August 12
- Tuxedo Rental Form
- Flower Order Form
- Download logos for the 47th Grand Chapter Congress and help promote the event within your own communications.
Visit, meet and learn from vendors Wednesday through Saturday at Grand Chapter Congress. Partners include:
- Collegiate Standard Jewelry
- Empire Valuation Consultants
- The Fund for American Studies
- GEICO Insurance
- How Hard Are You Knocking?
- The Mayne Speaker
- Mecca Specialties - Deltasig apparel and merchandise
- National Financial Educators
- Princeton Review
- Community Service - Kids In Need
- Nebraska Book Company, Inc.
- National and Provincial Committee Information
- Chapter Merchandise Sales
- Chapter Operations and CMP Information
...and much more!
- MLB Baseball with the Washington Nationals
August Game Schedule- August 4th - vs. FLA (7:05 PM)
- August 5th - vs. FLA (7:05 PM)
- August 6th - vs. FLA (12:35 PM)
- August 7th - vs. ARI (7:05 PM)
- August 8th - vs. ARI (7:05 PM)
- August 9th - vs. ARI (1:35 PM)
- August 18th - vs. COL (7:05 PM)
- August 19th - vs. COL (7:05 PM)
- Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
- Smithsonian Institution
- Capitol Visitors Center
- DSPTravel.org - For your flight and car rental needs
- Official Tourism Site of Washington, DC (202-789-7000 or 800-422-8644)
- Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association (703-838-4200 or 800-388-9119)
- Arlington Convention And Visitors Service (703-228-0808 or 800-296-7996)
- Conference and Visitors Bureau of Montgomery County, MD (800-925-0880)
- Fairfax County Convention and Visitors Corporation (703-550-2450 or 800-732-4732)
- Prince George’s County (301-350-9700)
- Maryland Conference And Visitor’s Bureau (301-925-8300 or 888-925-8300)
Grand Chapter Congress Community Service Event

The Kids In Need Foundation has been chosen for the Grand Chapter Congress Community Service Event. Donate school supplies for grades K thru 8. See attached flyer for more information. To learn more about the organization, visit their website at www.kidsinneed.net.
Grand Chapter Congress Community Service Event Flyer
One stop shopping for your travel needs!
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Looking for a flight to the event?

Save 5% on American Airlines when you book with Deltasig’s special discount code! For travel to Grand Chapter Congress from August 1 -23, 2009 into Washington Reagan (DCA), Baltimore (BWI) and Dulles (IAD). Go to www.aa.com to search for your desired flights – in the PROMOTION CODE section, type Deltasig’s discount code: A1689AA.
You may also call the AA Meeting Services Desk at 800-433-1790 to book, but be aware additional agent/booking fees will apply – whereas booking at www.aa.com, there are no booking fees.

