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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Lone Star State Ques, Ninth District |
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of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., are visiting the State Capitol on |
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March 18, 2025, and this occasion provides a fitting opportunity to |
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honor the organization for its record of leadership and service; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., was established by |
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three students on the campus of Howard University in 1911; the Ninth |
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District of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., was ratified 12 years |
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later, expanding the fraternity to Texas, as well as to Louisiana, |
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Arkansas, Oklahoma, and California; today, the organization |
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encompasses more than 750 undergraduate and graduate chapters |
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across the United States and around the world, including over 50 |
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undergraduate and graduate chapters across the State of Texas; 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; in February 2025, the Lone Star State Ques hosted their |
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annual state meeting, electing new members of their Executive |
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Council; 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 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 18, 2025, as Omega Psi Phi Day |
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at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting |
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delegation. |
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Simmons |
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| Burrows |
Guerra |
Morales Shaw |
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| Ashby |
Harris Davila |
Olcott |
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| Bell of Kaufman |
Hayes |
Ordaz |
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| Bell of Montgomery |
Hefner |
Orr |
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| Bernal |
Hernandez |
Patterson |
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| Bonnen |
Hinojosa |
Perez of El Paso |
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| Bowers |
Holt |
Perez of Harris |
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| Campos |
Jones of Dallas |
Rodríguez Ramos |
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| Canales |
Jones of Harris |
Romero |
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| Collier |
Kitzman |
Schatzline |
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| Cortez |
Lalani |
Schoolcraft |
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| Cunningham |
Landgraf |
Shofner |
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| A. Davis of Dallas |
Little |
Smithee |
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| Y. Davis of Dallas |
Longoria |
Spiller |
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| Dean |
Lopez of Bexar |
Swanson |
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| DeAyala |
Lopez of Cameron |
Talarico |
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| Dorazio |
Louderback |
Tepper |
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| Garcia of Bexar |
Martinez Fischer |
Vasut |
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| Garcia of Dallas |
McLaughlin |
Villalobos |
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| Garcia Hernandez |
McQueeney |
Virdell |
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| Gervin-Hawkins |
Money |
Wharton |
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| González of Dallas |
Moody |
Wilson |
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| González of El Paso |
Morales of Harris |
Wu |
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| Goodwin |
Morales of Maverick |
Zwiener |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 442 was adopted by the House on March |
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18, 2025, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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