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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity are visiting the |
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State Capitol on March 21, 2023, and this occasion provides a |
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fitting opportunity to honor the organization for its record of |
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leadership and service; and |
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WHEREAS, Omega Psi Phi was established by three students on |
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the campus of Howard University in 1911; the Ninth District of Omega |
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Psi Phi Fraternity was ratified 12 years later, expanding the |
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fraternity to Texas, as well as to Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, |
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and California; today, the organization encompasses more than 750 |
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undergraduate and graduate chapters across the United States and |
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around the world; and |
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WHEREAS, The fraternity encourages its members to strive for |
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academic excellence and to use their resources for the betterment |
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of society; working diligently toward the greater good, members |
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promote education, support voter registration, fight illiteracy, |
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volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, and participate in numerous |
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other mentoring and fund-raising activities; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1945, Omega Psi Phi launched a National Social |
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Action Program to help address the needs of African Americans in the |
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areas of health, housing, civil rights, and education; recent |
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initiatives include "Brother, You're on My Mind," a collaboration |
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with the National Institute on Minority Health and Health |
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Disparities to start conversations about mental health; in 2022, |
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the fraternity formed a partnership with the Alzheimer's |
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Association to raise awareness of the disease in the Black |
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community and connect those affected and their families with |
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resources; and |
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WHEREAS, The men of Omega Psi Phi have distinguished |
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themselves through their countless good works, and they are to be |
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commended for their dedication to positive change and to the |
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principles that have guided this outstanding organization for more |
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than a century; 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 21, 2023, as Omega Psi Phi Day at |
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the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting |
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delegation. |