H.R. No. 602

	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 February 27, 2017, 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 across the United States; the
	fraternity has an especially rich history in the Lone Star State,
	which has been home to three of the organization's general
	presidents, and a number of prominent Texas leaders are Alpha Phi
	Alpha alumni; 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 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize February 27, 2017, as Alpha Phi Alpha
	Fraternity Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting
	members 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. 602 was adopted by the House on February
	27, 2017, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House