H.R. No. 661

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Proud members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority are
	gathering in Austin on March 2, 2015, to celebrate Alpha Kappa Alpha
	Day at the State Capitol; and
	WHEREAS, The nation's first Greek sorority for African
	American women, Alpha Kappa Alpha was founded as a social and
	service organization on January 15, 1908, by Howard University
	undergraduate Ethel Hedgeman Lyle and 19 other students; together,
	these courageous women are today known as "the Twenty Pearls"; and
	WHEREAS, The sorority seeks to cultivate and encourage high
	scholastic and ethical standards, to promote unity and friendship
	among college women, to improve the social stature of women of all
	ages, and to be of service to all mankind; a member of the National
	Pan-Hellenic Council, Alpha Kappa Alpha serves people around the
	world through the efforts of more than 265,000 members in over 980
	chapters located in the United States, the Caribbean, Canada,
	Germany, Korea, Japan, and Africa; for 107 years, the group has made
	a positive difference with its important work in the areas of civil
	rights, education, economic empowerment, and improved health care;
	and
	WHEREAS, Many members of Alpha Kappa Alpha have gone on to
	careers in public service, including Texas State Representatives
	Dawnna Dukes, Dr. Alma Allen, and Senfronia Thompson, retired state
	representative Wilhelmina Delco, and U.S. Congresswomen Sheila
	Jackson Lee and Eddie Bernice Johnson; and
	WHEREAS, Under the leadership of the sorority's 29th
	international president, Dorothy Buchannan Wilson, Alpha Kappa
	Alpha continues to address the issues of educational enrichment,
	health promotion, family strengthening, environmental ownership,
	and global impact; the sorority's South Central Region is ably led
	by its 24th regional director, Chelle Wilson of Dallas; and
	WHEREAS, Wearing their official colors of salmon pink and
	apple green, the members of Alpha Kappa Alpha are widely recognized
	for their elegance, charm, intelligence, and quiet strength, and
	the sorority continues to win renown for its service to Texas and
	the nation; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize March 2, 2015, as Alpha Kappa Alpha
	Day at the State Capitol and extend to the sorority's visiting
	delegation sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and meaningful
	event; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the sorority as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Dukes
	Straus González Otto
	Allen Guerra Paddie
	Alonzo Guillen Parker
	Alvarado Gutierrez Paul
	Anchia Harless Peña
	Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phelan
	Anderson of McLennan Herrero Phillips
	Ashby Howard Pickett
	Aycock Huberty Price
	Bell Hughes Raney
	Bernal Hunter Raymond
	Blanco Isaac Reynolds
	Bohac Israel Riddle
	Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rinaldi
	Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar
	Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis
	Burns Keough Romero, Jr.
	Burrows King of Hemphill Rose
	Button King of Parker Sanford
	Canales King of Taylor Schaefer
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Schofield
	Clardy Klick Schubert
	Coleman Koop Shaheen
	Collier Krause Sheets
	Cook Kuempel Sheffield
	Craddick Landgraf Simmons
	Crownover Larson Simpson
	Cyrier Laubenberg Smith
	Dale Leach Smithee
	Darby Longoria Spitzer
	Davis of Dallas Lozano Springer
	Davis of Harris Lucio III Stephenson
	Deshotel Márquez Stickland
	Dukes Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
	Dutton Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
	Elkins McClendon Tinderholt
	Faircloth Menéndez Turner of Collin
	Fallon Metcalf Turner of Harris
	Farias Meyer Turner of Tarrant
	Farney Miles VanDeaver
	Farrar Miller of Comal Villalba
	Fletcher Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Flynn Moody Walle
	Frank Morrison White of Bell
	Frullo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
	Galindo Murphy Workman
	Geren Murr Wray
	Giddings Naishtat Wu
	Goldman Nevárez Zedler
	Gonzales Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 661 was adopted by the House on March 2,
	2015, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House