H.R. No. 760

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Proud members of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity are
	gathering at the State Capitol on March 2, 2015, and this is a
	fitting opportunity to celebrate the fraternity's exceptional
	legacy of civic engagement; and
	WHEREAS, Established at Cornell University on December 4,
	1906, Alpha Phi Alpha was the first intercollegiate Greek-letter
	fraternity established by African Americans; founded by seven men
	who came to be known as the "Jewels" of the organization, Alpha Phi
	Alpha initially served as a study and support group for minority
	students who were struggling against racial prejudice; these early
	leaders laid the foundation for the fraternity's principles of
	scholarship, fellowship, character, and the uplifting of humanity;
	and
	WHEREAS, In the years that followed, Alpha Phi Alpha chapters
	were formed at other colleges across the nation; while the
	fraternity placed a strong emphasis on the academic excellence of
	its members, it also expanded its focus to address the educational,
	economic, political, and social injustices faced by African
	Americans and people of color around the world; over the decades,
	many former Alpha Phi Alpha members have stood at the forefront of
	the fight for civil rights, including W. E. B. Du Bois, Paul
	Robeson, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Adam
	Clayton Powell Jr., Edward Brooke, Andrew Young, and William Gray;
	and
	WHEREAS, Alpha Phi Alpha has been an interracial group since
	1945 and now encompasses chapters in five U.S. regions; the
	fraternity has an especially rich history in the Lone Star State,
	which has been home to three of the organization's general
	presidents; in addition, a number of prominent Texas leaders are
	Alpha Phi Alpha alumni, including several members of the Texas
	House of Representatives; and
	WHEREAS, Throughout its history, Alpha Phi Alpha has worked
	to foster a brotherhood of concerned citizens who devote themselves
	to the greater good, and its members may indeed reflect with pride
	on their organization's noteworthy tradition of activism and
	achievement; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize March 2, 2015, as Alpha Phi Alpha
	Fraternity Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting
	members sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
	further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the fraternity as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Reynolds
	Turner of Harris
	Miles
	Deshotel
	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. 760 was adopted by the House on March 2,
	2015, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House