Iota Pi chapter is established at Houston Baptist University.
Iota Rho chapter is established at Loyola University Chicago.
Iota Sigma chapter is established at Southern Methodist University.
Pre-convention workshops and seminars were offered to all officers, kicking off the "Starring Today & Tomorrow" theme. The Fairmont Hotel boasted voicemail as a luxury new feature during attendees' stays. The Promote Alpha Chi Everyday (PACE) program was introduced, and the term "pledge" is changed to "potential new member."
Iota Tau chapter is established at California State University San Marcos.
The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is bombed by a domestic terrorist. At least 168 people are killed and more than 680 are injured. It is the deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history up to this point.
Janice Manning Crandall (Omicron, Baker University) serves as National President from 1996-2000.
The Alpha Chi Omega National Housing Coporation is established to promote, support and develop appropriate, desirable and safe facilities for collegiate chapters. Janice Manning Crandall (Omicron, Baker University) serves as its first president.
A walk-a-thon, called "Stepping Out Against Violence," saw 800+ attendees begin a tradition of DVA support at convention. The "Our Vision, Our Values" theme was applied to the totes, decked with red straps and featuring a picture of the lyre. Together Everyone Accomplishes More (TEAM) regional seminars began at this convention.
Dolly the sheep is the first mammal cloned.
American robotic spacecraft Pathfinder lands on Mars.
Iota Upsilon chapter is established at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Iota Phi chapter is established at Quinnipiac University.
Executive Director Nancy Nitchman Leonard (Alpha Chi, Butler University) is elected the first female president of the Fraternity Executives Association.
The Pathway to the Future Campaign begins with a goal of increasing the Foundation's general endowment to $2.5 million. Construction of the Pathway to the Future brick garden at headquarters also begins.
The Omni Waterside Hotel welcomed 600+ attendees to the "Charting the Course" themed event. PACE (Promote Alpha Chi Everyday) bags were this year's favor. Votes allowed for alumnae chapters and clubs to be combined to just chapters of 10 or more, and work began for formulating a strategic plan.
Epsilon Tau chapter, which had closed in 1988, is reopened at Virginia Tech.
Holly Hart McKiernan (Alpha, DePauw University) assumes the executive director position, serving until 2003.
Two students at Columbine High School commit a deadly massacre, killing 12 of their classmates and one teacher. It is the first high-profile school shooting.
Julie Cain Burkhard (Beta Sigma, University of Georgia) serves as National President from 2000-04.