H.R. No. 551
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Proud members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority are
  gathering in Austin on February 27, 2017, 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 290,000 members in over 1,000
  chapters located in the United States, the Caribbean, Canada,
  Germany, Korea, Japan, and Africa; for more than 100 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, Under the leadership of the sorority's 29th
  international president, Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson, Alpha Kappa
  Alpha continues to address the issues of educational enrichment,
  health promotion, family strengthening, environmental ownership,
  and global impact; 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 acclaim for its service to Texas and
  the nation; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize February 27, 2017, 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.
 
  Reynolds
 
 
Straus Goldman Oliverson
 
Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
 
Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
 
Alvarado Gooden Parker
 
Anchia Guerra Paul
 
Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
 
Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
 
Arévalo Hefner Phillips
 
Ashby Hernandez Pickett
 
Bailes Herrero Price
 
Bell Hinojosa Raney
 
Bernal Holland Raymond
 
Biedermann Howard Reynolds
 
Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
 
Bohac Hunter Roberts
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
 
Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
 
Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
 
Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
 
Burrows Kacal Sanford
 
Button Keough Schaefer
 
Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
 
Canales King of Parker Schubert
 
Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
 
Clardy Klick Sheffield
 
Coleman Koop Shine
 
Collier Krause Simmons
 
Cook Kuempel Smithee
 
Cortez Lambert Springer
 
Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
 
Craddick Lang Stickland
 
Cyrier Larson Stucky
 
Dale Laubenberg Swanson
 
Darby Leach Thierry
 
Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
 
Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
 
Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
 
Deshotel Martinez Turner
 
Dukes Metcalf Uresti
 
Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
 
Elkins Miller Villalba
 
Faircloth Minjarez Vo
 
Fallon Moody Walle
 
Farrar Morrison White
 
Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
 
Frank Murphy Workman
 
Frullo Murr Wray
 
Geren Neave Wu
 
Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
 
Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 551 was adopted by the House on February
  27, 2017, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House