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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., |
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are gathering in Houston for the 81st Grand Chapter Meeting from |
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August 6 to 11, 2013, and this event provides a welcome opportunity |
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to recognize the organization for its notable contributions; and |
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WHEREAS, Established on the campus of Indiana University in |
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Bloomington, Kappa Alpha Psi was born of the desire to create a |
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fraternity based on the highest ideals of brotherhood, a group open |
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to all individuals regardless of ethnicity, creed, or national |
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origin; on January 5, 1911, the Ten Illustrious Founders, Elder |
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Watson Diggs, Ezra Dee Alexander, Byron Kenneth Armstrong, Henry |
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Tourner Asher, Marcus Peter Blakemore, Paul Waymond Caine, George |
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Wesley Edmonds, Guy Levis Grant, Edward Giles Irvin, and John |
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Milton Lee, chartered the fraternity; these notable men of |
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character continue to exemplify the lofty standards that the group |
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sets for all its members; and |
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WHEREAS, The organization today has chapters in every state |
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as well as in Germany, the Bahamas, South Africa, and South Korea; |
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through its numerous programs and initiatives, Kappa Alpha Psi |
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seeks to promote the spiritual, social, intellectual, and moral |
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welfare of its members and to educate the leaders of today and |
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tomorrow about issues relevant to the African American community; |
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moreover, the group's collegiate and alumni branches seek to |
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further the goals of their colleges and universities and to promote |
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civic engagement; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than a century, Kappa Alpha Psi has |
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enriched the lives of its members and has rendered invaluable |
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services to the communities in which its chapters are located; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 81st Grand Chapter Meeting of |
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Kappa Alpha Psi and extend to all its members sincere best wishes |
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for a memorable event; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Dutton |
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Johnson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1930 was adopted by the House on May |
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15, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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