Full Text of HR1416 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to recognize the several | 4 | | significant anniversaries of Beta Rho Chapter of Theta Chi | 5 | | Fraternity at Illinois Wesleyan University; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Beta Rho Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity was | 7 | | originally founded at Illinois Wesleyan University in 1919 as | 8 | | Pi Mu Epsilon Fraternity, became Rho Chapter of Beta Kappa | 9 | | Fraternity (1926), and then Beta Rho Chapter of Theta Chi | 10 | | Fraternity (1942); the chapter has owned three chapter houses | 11 | | in Bloomington at 915 North Main (1922), 814 North Main (1960), | 12 | | and 404 East Beecher (1980); and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Beta Rho Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity and its | 14 | | predecessor organizations have, for 91 years, been an important | 15 | | part of the Illinois Wesleyan University community; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Alumni from Beta Rho Chapter of Theta Chi | 17 | | Fraternity and its predecessor organizations include | 18 | | noteworthy leaders in fields that include the arts, business, | 19 | | education, government, healthcare, law, the military, and many | 20 | | others; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, The Creed of Theta Chi, which identifies the |
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| 1 | | ideals of the fraternity, state: " I believe in Theta Chi, its | 2 | | traditions and its ideals. Born of sturdy manhood, nurtured by | 3 | | resolute men, ennobled by high and sacred purpose, it has taken | 4 | | its place among the educational institutions of America as a | 5 | | promoter of knowledge, an advancer of culture and a builder of | 6 | | character.
It inspires true friendship: teaches Truth, | 7 | | Temperance, and Tolerance, extols virtue, exacts harmony, and | 8 | | extends a helping hand to all who seek it.
I believe in the | 9 | | primacy of Alma Mater; in the usefulness of my Fraternity, in | 10 | | its influence and its accomplishments and I shall do all in my | 11 | | power to perpetuate its ideals, thereby serving my God, my | 12 | | country and my fellow-man "; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, The members and alumni of Beta Rho Chapter of | 14 | | Theta Chi Fraternity attempt, in their daily lives, to | 15 | | perpetuate the fraternities' ideals, including support for | 16 | | their alma mater; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Beta Rho Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity is | 18 | | celebrating the 50th anniversary of the opening of its chapter | 19 | | house at 814 North Main, and the 30th anniversary of the | 20 | | opening of the chapter house at 404 East Beecher; therefore, be | 21 | | it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 23 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| 1 | | recognize and honor the 91st anniversary of the original | 2 | | founding of Beta Rho Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity and the | 3 | | 50th and 30th anniversaries of its two most recent chapter | 4 | | houses; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That we commend all Beta Rho of Theta Chi | 6 | | brothers, past and present, for their bond of friendship, | 7 | | common ideals and beliefs, and service to the community; and be | 8 | | it further | 9 | | RESOLVED, That we express our best wishes for the Beta Rho | 10 | | Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity's continued success and growth; | 11 | | and be it further | 12 | | RESOLVED, That October 9, 2010 be proclaimed as Beta Rho of | 13 | | Theta Chi Day in the State of Illinois; and be it further | 14 | | | 15 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the President of Illinois Wesleyan University, the | 17 | | Executive Director of Theta Chi Fraternity, Inc., the President | 18 | | of the Beta Rho Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity, and the | 19 | | President of the Beta Rho Chapter of Theta Chi Alumni | 20 | | Association as symbols of our respect and esteem.
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