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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 447
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WHEREAS, Collegiate and alumnae members of the Delta |
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Sigma Theta Sorority are gathering in Austin on April 7, 2015, |
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to mark Red and White Day, a day of advocacy and action, at the |
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State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was initiated in |
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1913 at Howard University in Washington, D.C.; the 22 original |
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members included four young women from Texas, Zephyr Chisom |
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Carter, Jessie McGuire Dent, Frederica Chase Dodd, and Myra Davis |
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Hemmings, all committed to academic excellence and social |
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change; members marched in a women's suffrage parade soon after, |
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and they incorporated as a national organization in 1930; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its founding, more than 200,000 women have |
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joined Delta Sigma Theta in the United States and several foreign |
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countries; the sorority encompasses about 1,000 chapters, |
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including many in the Lone Star State; members work toward |
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positive change in their communities and advocate for economic |
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development, international awareness, physical and mental |
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health, and improved education; moreover, they mentor at-risk |
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African American girls, conduct voter awareness drives, host |
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political forums, and help guide and inform public policy; and |
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WHEREAS, The women of Delta Sigma Theta have enriched the |
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State of Texas and the nation with their generosity and their wide |
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array of programs and services, and it is indeed a pleasure to |
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commend them for their noteworthy endeavors; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize April 7, 2015, as Red and White Day |
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at the State Capitol and extend to all those involved with the |
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority sincere best wishes for the future; |
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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 from |
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the Texas Senate. |
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________________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 7, 2015. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |