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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 527

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 
join the members of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated,
in recognizing April 11, 2005, as Red and White Day at the
State Capitol; and

	WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, was 
founded in 1913 by 22 women at Howard University to promote 
academic excellence and provide assistance to persons in need, 
and today the sorority has more than 900 chapters and 200,000 
members worldwide; and

	WHEREAS, Members of this sorority, such as Shirley Chisholm
and Barbara Jordan, have been instrumental in forming and 
carrying out public policy; other eminent members include 
Brigadier General Hazel Johnson Brown, Ruby Dee Davis, and 
Elizabeth Catlett; and

	WHEREAS, To accomplish its goals, this sorority has 
initiated numerous successful programs that address such issues 
as illiteracy, drug abuse, gang violence, and homelessness; its 
members have enhanced the lives of others all over the world; 
now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
79th Legislature, hereby commend the members of Delta Sigma Theta 
Sorority, Incorporated, for their many contributions to the 
state and welcome them to Austin for Red and White Day at the 
State Capitol; and, be it further

	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 
them as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
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________________________________ 
    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on April 11, 2005.



________________________________ 
    Secretary of the Senate



________________________________ 
     Member, Texas Senate