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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 727
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WHEREAS, Collegiate and alumnae members of Delta Sigma |
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Theta Sorority, Incorporated, are gathering in Austin on May 15, |
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2019, to celebrate Red and White Day, a day of advocacy and |
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action, at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded in 1913 |
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at Howard University in Washington, D.C.; the 22 original members |
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included four young women from Texas, Zephyr Chisom Carter, |
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Jessie McGuire Dent, Frederica Chase Dodd, and Myra Davis |
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Hemmings, all of whom were committed to academic excellence and |
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social change; members marched in a women's suffrage parade soon |
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after the sorority's founding, and the sorority was incorporated |
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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 in several |
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foreign countries; the sorority has about 1,000 chapters, with |
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many in the Lone Star State; members work toward positive change |
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in their communities and are advocates for economic development, |
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international awareness, physical and mental health, and |
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improvements in education; moreover, they mentor at-risk young |
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women, conduct voter awareness drives, host political forums, |
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and help guide and inform public policy; and |
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WHEREAS, Many members of the sorority have gone on to have |
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distinguished careers in public service, including Texas state |
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representatives Rhetta Andrews Bowers and Toni Rose, as well as |
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the late state representative Ruth Jones McClendon and the late |
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congresswoman Barbara Jordan; 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 through their generosity and their |
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wide 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, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize May 15, 2019, as Red and White Day |
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at the State Capitol and extend to all those involved with Delta |
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Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the |
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sorority as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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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 15, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |