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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the
4Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity on the occasion of the
5organization's 100th anniversary; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity was founded on
7January 5, 1911, with its fundamental purpose being
8achievement; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Early in the 20th century, formidable obstacles
10were erected to prevent and dissuade African-American students
11from attending college and assimilating into campus life; and
 
12    WHEREAS, The 10 young men who founded Kappa Alpha Psi
13sought a formula that would immediately raise the sights of
14black collegians and stimulate them to accomplish more than
15they might have imagined; and
 
16    WHEREAS, The Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity maintains active
17undergraduate and alumni chapters throughout the State of
18Illinois, the United States, and the world at large; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Members of Kappa Alpha Psi are engaged in every
20field of human endeavor; many members continue to distinguish

 

 

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1themselves in service to the State of Illinois; therefore, be
2it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5we congratulate the members of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
6on the occasion of the organization's centennial year and thank
7them for 100 years of service in the public interest; and be it
8further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity as a symbol of our
11esteem and respect.