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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Southwestern Province of Kappa Alpha |
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Psi Fraternity, Inc., are gathering in Austin to celebrate Kappa |
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Day at the State Capitol on March 11, 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, One of the oldest historically Black Greek-letter |
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fraternities in the nation, Kappa Alpha Psi was founded at Indiana |
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University in 1911; nearly two decades later, the fraternity |
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established its Southwestern Province to serve chapters in |
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Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Mississippi, and Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its inception, the Southwestern Province of |
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Kappa Alpha Psi has upheld the fraternity's mission to encourage a |
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commitment to excellence and to promote the well-being of its |
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members and their communities; many of the organization's alumni |
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have distinguished themselves as leaders in education, public |
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service, business, and civic engagement; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than a century, Kappa Alpha Psi has worked |
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to foster a brotherhood of concerned citizens who devote themselves |
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to the greater good, and its members may indeed reflect with pride |
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on their organization's noteworthy tradition of activism and |
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achievement; 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 11, 2025, as Kappa Day at the |
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State Capitol and extend to all those associated with Kappa Alpha |
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Psi Fraternity, Inc., sincere best wishes for continued success; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Southwestern Province of Kappa Alpha Psi as an |
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expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |