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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to recognize the Delta Sigma Theta
4Sorority on Delta Day 2021; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated was
6founded by 22 illustrious college-educated young women on the
7campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. in January
81913 and is celebrating its 108th anniversary; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Shortly after the founding of Delta Sigma Theta
10Sorority, the 22 young women participated in the Women's
11Suffrage March and demanded rights for women, including the
12right to vote, which transformed the role of women in the
13democratic process; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is an
15organization of college-educated women committed to the
16constructive development of its members through public service
17with a primary focus on the black community; and
 
18    WHEREAS, The sorority's programs are implemented through
19its Five Point Programmatic Thrust, which includes economic
20development, educational development, physical and mental
21health, political awareness and involvement, and international

 

 

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1awareness and involvement; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Members of the sorority are accomplished
3corporate, civic, and public officials and acclaimed scholars;
4and
 
5    WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta has a membership of more than
6200,000 college-educated women in more than 1020 chapters
7worldwide, of which 20 chapters are located in the State of
8Illinois; and
 
9    WHEREAS, In 1989, the National Social Action Commission
10instituted Delta Days in the Nation's Capital as an annual
11legislative conference to increase member involvement in the
12public policy-making process; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Delta Day at the Illinois State Capitol has
14occurred on an annual basis with members from across the State
15in attendance; therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
17HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
18we recognize the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority on Delta Day 2021
19and its theme of "Fortitude"; and be it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1presented to Delta Sigma Theta as a symbol of our respect and
2esteem.