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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., are |
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gathering on June 13, 2009, for their annual Founders Day |
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celebration, and the occasion provides a fitting opportunity to |
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honor this outstanding organization; and |
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WHEREAS, Eta Phi Beta dates back to 1942, when 11 students at |
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Lewis Business College in Detroit, Michigan, sought to create a |
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venue for African American business and professional women; the |
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vision of these charter members was to promote high scholastic |
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standards, personal growth, and career awareness and to provide |
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opportunities for community involvement; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Eta Phi Beta holds true to its original goals |
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and its motto "Not For Ourselves But For Others," and it actively |
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contributes to the communities it serves through more than 90 |
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chapters in the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands; in |
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addition to operating a nonprofit foundation, the group sponsors |
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professional seminars and works to create fellowship among |
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businesswomen, and it awards scholarships to high school students |
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with business aspirations; Eta Phi Beta also supports local and |
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national charities, including the United Negro College Fund, and |
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its members donate their time to programs that improve the quality |
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of life of the developmentally disabled; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of its rich history, Eta Phi Beta |
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Sorority, Inc., has remained committed to its ideals of sisterhood, |
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leadership, and community service, and its members may indeed |
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reflect with pride on the remarkable legacy they share; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., as it |
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commemorates its 2009 Founders Day observance and extend to all |
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those associated with this notable organization sincere best wishes |
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for a memorable and enjoyable event; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Eta Phi Beta as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |