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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 Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby recognize March 18, 2025, as Omega Psi Phi Day at the State |
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Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting delegation. |