| 1983 | | Yankton |
| 1984 | Dacotahs #971 | Sioux Falls |
| 1985 | | Aberdeen |
| 1986 | Lakota Prairie #956 (disbanded) | Parker |
| 1987 | Stanage #612 | Yankton |
| 1988 | Queen Bee # 969 (disbanded) | Sioux Falls |
| 1989 | Arikara #419 (Yankton) | Pierre |
| 1990 | Prairie Pasque #1072 | Madison |
| 1991 | Joseph Ward #937 | Yankton |
| 1992 | Soge og Laere #1063 | Hurley |
| 1993 | Rushmore Memories #1147 | Rapid City |
| 1994 | Capitol City #1179 | Pierre |
| 1995 | Dakota Territory #794 | Yankton |
| 1996 | Coteau #1189 | Brookings |
| Dacotahs #971 (Sioux Falls) | |
| 1997 | Emerald City #1197 | Aberdeen |
| Yellow Brick Road #1198 | |
| 1998 | Laura Ingalls Wilder #1255 | Yankton |
| Stanage #612 | |
| 1999 | Gold Prospectors #1202 | Rapid City |
| Rapid City chapters | |
| 2000 | Prairie Pasque #1072 | Madison |
| 2001 | National Convention | Rapid City |
| No state convention held | |
| 2002 | Arikara #419 | Yankton |
| Meridian Bridge #1283 (now disbanded) | |
| 2003 | Land of Oz #1001 | Aberdeen |
| 2004 | Klondike Mill #1342 | Canton |
| Soge og Laere #1063 | |
| 2005 | Coteau #1189 | Brookings |
| Kampeska #1301 (Watertown) | |
| 2006 | Rushmore Memories #1147 (Rapid City) | Pierre |
| Capital City #1179 | |
| 2007 | Joseph Ward #437 | Yankton |
| Dakota Territory #794 | |
| 2008 | Yellow Brick Road #1198 | Aberdeen |
| Emerald City #1197 | |
| 2009 | Dacotahs #971 | Sioux Falls |
| 2010 | Stanage #612 | Yankton |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder #1255 | |
| 2011 | Belle Fourche #1434 (now Johnny Spaulding) | Belle Fourche |
| 2012 | Prairie Pasque #1072 | Madison |
| 2013 | Arikara #419 | Yankton |
| 2014 | Land of Oz #1001 | Aberdeen |
| 2015 | Rushmore Memories #1147 | Deadwood |
| 2016 | Coteau #1189 | Flandreau |
| 2017 | Klondike Mill #1341/ Dacotahs #0971 | Canton / Sioux Falls |
| 2018 | Laura Ingalls Wilder #1255 | Yankton (cancelled because of weather) |
| 2019 | Yellow Brick Road #1198/ Emerald City #1197/ Land of Oz #1001 | Aberdeen (cancelled because of weather) |
| 2020 | Dakota Territory #794 / Arikara #419
| Yankton (cancelled because of COVID-19) |
| 2021 | Dakota Territory #794 / Arikara #419
| Yankton (cancelled because of COVID-19) |
| 2022 | Johnny Spaulding #1434 | Belle Fourche |
| 2023 | No state convention; hosting international convention instead | Sioux Falls |
| 2024 | Prairie Pasque #1072 | Madison |
| 2025 | Arikara #419 | Yankton |
