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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority are |
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gathering in Austin on March 2, 2015, to celebrate Alpha Kappa Alpha |
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Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, The nation's first Greek sorority for African |
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American women, Alpha Kappa Alpha was founded as a social and |
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service organization on January 15, 1908, by Howard University |
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undergraduate Ethel Hedgeman Lyle and 19 other students; together, |
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these courageous women are today known as "the Twenty Pearls"; and |
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WHEREAS, The sorority seeks to cultivate and encourage high |
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scholastic and ethical standards, to promote unity and friendship |
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among college women, to improve the social stature of women of all |
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ages, and to be of service to all mankind; a member of the National |
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Pan-Hellenic Council, Alpha Kappa Alpha serves people around the |
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world through the efforts of more than 265,000 members in over 980 |
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chapters located in the United States, the Caribbean, Canada, |
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Germany, Korea, Japan, and Africa; for 107 years, the group has made |
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a positive difference with its important work in the areas of civil |
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rights, education, economic empowerment, and improved health care; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Many members of Alpha Kappa Alpha have gone on to |
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careers in public service, including Texas State Representatives |
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Dawnna Dukes, Dr. Alma Allen, and Senfronia Thompson, retired state |
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representative Wilhelmina Delco, and U.S. Congresswomen Sheila |
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Jackson Lee and Eddie Bernice Johnson; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the leadership of the sorority's 29th |
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international president, Dorothy Buchannan Wilson, Alpha Kappa |
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Alpha continues to address the issues of educational enrichment, |
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health promotion, family strengthening, environmental ownership, |
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and global impact; the sorority's South Central Region is ably led |
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by its 24th regional director, Chelle Wilson of Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, Wearing their official colors of salmon pink and |
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apple green, the members of Alpha Kappa Alpha are widely recognized |
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for their elegance, charm, intelligence, and quiet strength, and |
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the sorority continues to win renown for its service to Texas and |
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the nation; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 2, 2015, as Alpha Kappa Alpha |
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Day at the State Capitol and extend to the sorority's visiting |
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delegation sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and meaningful |
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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 sorority as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |