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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Students and alumni of Tarleton State University are |
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commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Purple Poo spirit group |
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with a Tarleton Purple Poo Day celebration on March 18, 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, Originally founded as the Ten Tarleton Peppers in |
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1921 and the Ten Tarleton Sisters in 1923, the Purple Poo is thought |
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to be the oldest spirit organization in the State of Texas; the |
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group's 20 members appear at university events and post "Poo Say" |
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signs on campus each week to promote school spirit and comment on |
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campus and student life; they keep their identities secret by |
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dressing in costumes and disguising their voices until senior |
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members unmask at the annual Service Awards Ceremony or in the |
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student yearbook, the Grassburr; and |
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WHEREAS, The Purple Poo centennial celebration is taking |
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place as part of the university's homecoming week festivities, |
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which include several events such as a midnight breakfast, parade, |
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and bonfire; and |
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WHEREAS, For a century, the Purple Poo members have led their |
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fellow students in upholding Tarleton's spirited traditions, and it |
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is a pleasure to join in commemorating this special milestone; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of the |
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Tarleton State University Purple Poo organization and extend to the |
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members of the Tarleton community sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |