When Should I Arrive?
All participants should plan to arrive to the hotel no later than 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 1. This should allow you enough time to pick up the needed information at the registration table, check into your hotel room, change (if necessary), and be on time to the first Convention Business session at 3 p.m. The dinner and welcome event is at 7 p.m. on Thursday evening.
Hotel check-in is 3 p.m. Convention attendees will have priority early check-in from 1 p.m. IF rooms are available and ready.
How Do I Get a Hotel Room?
HQ will take care of room assignments for all voting delegates. Each registered delegate gets three nights of shared room and registration fees paid. The registration process will allow you to request a preferred roommate, or choose to pay for a single room upgrade if you are attending with a spouse or family. In addition, the hotel will allow up to four students to a room, so if you have additional attendees from your chapter, they can stay in your paid delegate room for an additional cost ($20 per additional student, per day).
HQ also will make reservations for National Board members and special guests. HQ staff will work with those attendees to accommodate their travel plans.
All other attendees can reserve a room at our guaranteed group rate by using the link below. Our Triangle group rate of $159 per night (plus tax and fees) is offered three days before and three days after our event, in case you want to extend your Milwaukee visit. NOTE: Reservations must be made before July 10, to be eligible for our special group rate. After that date, if rooms are available, regular guest rates will apply.
Click Here to Reserve Your Guest Room at the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee
Convention Attire & What to Bring
WEDNESDAY, JULY 31
- Board Meetings: Business casual
- Evening Activities: Casual
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1
- Board Meetings: Business casual
- Opening Session: business casual
- Evening Activities: Casual
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2
- Morning Programs: Business casual
- College Night Tailgater and Awards Dinner: Casual college-wear (bring tees to trade!)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3
- Morning Meetings & Wall of Fame Luncheon: Business
- Closing Banquet: Themed attire (“theme to be announced”)
Business Casual: collared shirts, dress slacks or khakis, closed-toe shoes
Casual: shorts, t-shirt, jeans, tennis shoes, sandals
Business: Tie, sport coat/blazer, dress slacks, closed-toe shoes
WHAT TO BRING
- A water bottle to keep with you throughout the day
- Personal toiletries
- A camera to document Convention memories
- Sunglasses, sunscreen and a hat for walkabouts
- Spending money for any meals outside of the Convention schedule
- A notebook for notes during business or education programs
- Business cards (if you have them) to network with brothers
- Your favorite college shirt or outfit for our College Night Banquet
- Your favorite Triangle gear!
- Your themed outfit for the closing banquet (theme to be determined)
How Do I Check-In?
Registration and check-in for the National Convention will be set up in the prefunction area of the Regency Ballroom on the second floor of the hotel. Look for the Triangle Fraternity banners and a member of staff. To expedite the on-site check-in process, please bring the QR code ticket you received upon completion of your convention registration. If you do not have your QR code, don’t worry, we will have a copy on-site.
Upon check-in, you will receive your name tag, the convention program which includes the week’s schedule and program descriptions, and any other important materials that will assist you throughout the week.
Hotel check-in is 3 p.m. and checkout is 11 a.m. The first official session is on Thursday, August 1 at 3:00 p.m. followed by dinner and our welcome event at 7:00 p.m.
Are Meals Provided?
The meals that are provided with full registration include:
- Thursday 8/1 – Dinner & Welcome Event
- Friday 8/2 – TBHC breakfast for chapter clients (invite only)
- Friday 8/2 – boxed lunches for afternoon Business Session
- Friday 8/2 – College Night Tailgate Dinner and Awards Program
- Saturday 8/3 – Active Presidents’ breakfast with the Council (invite only)
- Saturday 8/3 – Past National Presidents breakfast (invite only)
- Saturday 8/3 – Wall of Fame Luncheon
- Saturday 8/3 – Closing Banquet and Celebration
Hotel meals are one of the highest costs of convention, so please be sure to select all of your meals when registering and let us know of any special dietary needs. Any other meals during the weekend will be on your own.
Traveling to Milwaukee & the Hyatt Regency
The Milwaukee International Airport (MKE) gets very busy in summer, but is a very good airport experience. It is served by all major airline carriers, though our partner for Convention is Delta Airlines.
The Hyatt Regency hotel is about 10 miles (15 minutes from the airport), with inexpensive city intermodal and buses to downtown. Lyft and Uber average $25-$30 one-way, taxis are about $45, and there are shared airport shuttles that run about the same as Uber/Lyft, but may stop at several hotels along the way. The airport has most major rental car companies, but summer is the high season for rentals, so shop and reserve early. Click here for airport transportation options.
For those traveling by car (or renting one on arrival), daily parking at the hotel is currently running $34 for valet and $28 for self-park. The parking garage is adjacent to the hotel with elevators and easy hotel access from levels 1 and 2. There are a number of parking options downtown, so you may be able to find discounts with apps like SpotHero or Parking.com to find and reserve parking in one of several downtown garages.
What Does the Agenda Look Like?
From reunions to Ritual, the 2024 Convention has it all. We are working on a detailed program book that will be available for download shortly. Additionally, we will have printed copies for you to have on-site! Until then, find the proposed agenda online HERE.