SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 727
         WHEREAS, Collegiate and alumnae members of Delta Sigma
  Theta Sorority, Incorporated, are gathering in Austin on May 15,
  2019, to celebrate Red and White Day, a day of advocacy and
  action, at the State Capitol; and
         WHEREAS, The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded in 1913
  at Howard University in Washington, D.C.; the 22 original members
  included four young women from Texas, Zephyr Chisom Carter,
  Jessie McGuire Dent, Frederica Chase Dodd, and Myra Davis
  Hemmings, all of whom were committed to academic excellence and
  social change; members marched in a women's suffrage parade soon
  after the sorority's founding, and the sorority was incorporated
  as a national organization in 1930; and
         WHEREAS, Since its founding, more than 200,000 women have
  joined Delta Sigma Theta in the United States and in several
  foreign countries; the sorority has about 1,000 chapters, with
  many in the Lone Star State; members work toward positive change
  in their communities and are advocates for economic development,
  international awareness, physical and mental health, and
  improvements in education; moreover, they mentor at-risk young
  women, conduct voter awareness drives, host political forums,
  and help guide and inform public policy; and
         WHEREAS, Many members of the sorority have gone on to have
  distinguished careers in public service, including Texas state
  representatives Rhetta Andrews Bowers and Toni Rose, as well as
  the late state representative Ruth Jones McClendon and the late
  congresswoman Barbara Jordan; and
         WHEREAS, The women of Delta Sigma Theta have enriched the
  State of Texas and the nation through their generosity and their
  wide array of programs and services, and it is indeed a pleasure to
  commend them for their noteworthy endeavors; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
  Legislature, hereby recognize May 15, 2019, as Red and White Day
  at the State Capitol and extend to all those involved with Delta
  Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, sincere best wishes for the
  future; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the
  sorority as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.
 
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    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on May 15, 2019.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate