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                                                                  H.R. No. 296



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Alpha Tau Omega, the San Antonio chapter of Alpha 
Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., celebrated 75 years of service to the 
community in November 2005; and
	WHEREAS, Founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 
1908, Alpha Kappa Alpha is the oldest Greek letter organization 
established by African American women in the United States; and
	WHEREAS, Members of the sorority's San Antonio chapter are 
committed to the goals and ideals of the organization's founders, 
including providing scholarships to cultivate high academic 
achievement and ethical standards, fostering civic responsibility, 
and engaging in volunteer service; and
	WHEREAS, For 35 years, Alpha Tau Omega has sponsored 
Roseville Apartments, an 88-unit complex for senior citizens and 
the disabled, and has provided assistance to its residents through 
the Alpha Tau Omega Senior Opportunity Service; moreover, the 
chapter has hosted and funded activities for organizations such as 
the Mahogany Brain Challenge, the Ivy Reading Academy, the Young 
Author's Program, Black Family Volunteer Day, the Martin Luther 
King, Jr., Day of Service, the Alpha Tau Omega Education Fund, Inc., 
and other educational and health initiatives; and
	WHEREAS, The women of Alpha Tau Omega have enriched the San 
Antonio community with their generous contributions to a wide array 
of programs and services, and it is indeed a pleasure to recognize 
them for their noteworthy endeavors; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor the members of the 
Alpha Tau Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., on the 
organization's 75 years of exceptional service in behalf of the 
community and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued 
success and accomplishment; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the chapter as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                       McClendon

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 296 was adopted by the House on May 
10, 2006, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House