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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority are |
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gathering in Austin on March 7, 2023, to celebrate Alpha Kappa Alpha |
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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 high |
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scholastic and ethical standards, to promote unity and friendship |
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among college women, to improve the social stature of women of all |
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ages, and to be of service to all mankind; a member of the National |
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Pan-Hellenic Council, Alpha Kappa Alpha serves people around the |
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world through the efforts of more than 355,000 members in over 1,000 |
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chapters located in the United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the |
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Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, Germany, South Korea, Japan, Dubai, |
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Liberia, Nigeria, and South Africa; 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 the |
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leadership of the sorority's 31st international president, Danette |
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Anthony Reed, Alpha Kappa Alpha continues to focus on the personal |
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and professional development of its members, on the bonds of |
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sisterhood, and on its domestic and international servant |
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leadership; and |
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WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha has long remained at the forefront |
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of effective advocacy and social change, and its members' efforts |
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have made an important contribution to the goals of equality and |
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equity for all citizens of the world; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 7, 2023, as Alpha Kappa Alpha |
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Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the sorority's |
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visiting delegation. |
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Allen |
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Thompson of Harris |
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Jones of Harris |
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Allen |
Guillen |
Neave Criado |
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Anchía |
Harris of Anderson |
Oliverson |
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Anderson |
Harris of Williamson |
Ordaz |
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Bell of Kaufman |
Hefner |
Patterson |
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Bell of Montgomery |
Hernandez |
Paul |
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Burns |
Johnson of Dallas |
Romero, Jr. |
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Burrows |
A. Johnson of Harris |
Rose |
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Button |
J. Johnson of Harris |
Rosenthal |
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Cain |
Jones of Dallas |
Schaefer |
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Campos |
Jones of Harris |
Schatzline |
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Capriglione |
King of Hemphill |
Shaheen |
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Clardy |
King of Uvalde |
Sherman, Sr. |
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Cunningham |
Landgraf |
Spiller |
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DeAyala |
Lopez of Bexar |
Tepper |
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Dorazio |
Lopez of Cameron |
Thierry |
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Flores |
Lujan |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Frank |
Manuel |
Thompson of Harris |
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Frazier |
Martinez |
Tinderholt |
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Gamez |
Martinez Fischer |
Toth |
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Gervin-Hawkins |
Morales of Harris |
Vo |
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Goldman |
Morales of Maverick |
Walle |
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González of Dallas |
Morales Shaw |
Wilson |
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González of El Paso |
Morrison |
Wu |
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Goodwin |
Muñoz, Jr. |
Zwiener |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 202 was adopted by the House on March 7, |
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2023, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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