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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 317
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WHEREAS, Proud members of the South Central Region of Alpha |
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Kappa Alpha Sorority are gathering in Austin on May 14, 2019, to |
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celebrate Alpha Kappa Alpha 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; these |
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inspiring women are today known as "the Twenty Pearls"; and |
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WHEREAS, The sorority seeks to cultivate and encourage |
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high scholastic and ethical standards, to promote unity and |
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friendship among college women, to improve the social stature of |
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women of all ages, and to be of service to all mankind; a member |
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of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, Alpha Kappa Alpha serves |
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people around the world through the efforts of nearly 300,000 |
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members in over 1,000 chapters located in the United States, the |
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United States Virgin Islands, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, |
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Germany, South Korea, Japan, Dubai, and Liberia; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than a century, the group has made a |
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positive difference with its important work in the areas of civil |
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rights, education, economic empowerment, and health care; under |
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the leadership of the sorority's 30th international president, |
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Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover, Alpha Kappa Alpha continues to focus on |
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the personal and professional development of its members, on the |
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bonds of sisterhood, and on its domestic and international |
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servant leadership; and |
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WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha has long remained at the |
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forefront of effective advocacy and social change, and its |
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members' efforts have made an important contribution to the goals |
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of equality and equity for all citizens of the world; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize May 14, 2019, as Alpha Kappa Alpha |
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Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the |
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sorority's visiting delegation. |
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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 May 14, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |