Full Text of HR0283 101st General Assembly
HR0283 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize the Delta Sigma Theta | 4 | | Sorority on Delta Day 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated was | 6 | | founded by 22 illustrious college-educated young women on the | 7 | | campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. in January 1913 | 8 | | and is celebrating its 106th anniversary; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Shortly after the founding of Delta Sigma Theta | 10 | | Sorority, the 22 young women participated in the Women's | 11 | | Suffrage March and demanded rights for women, including the | 12 | | right to vote, which transformed the role of women in the | 13 | | democratic process; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is an | 15 | | organization of college-educated women committed to the | 16 | | constructive development of its members through public service | 17 | | with a primary focus on the black community; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, The sorority's programs are implemented through | 19 | | its Five Point Programmatic Thrust, which includes economic | 20 | | development, educational development, physical and mental | 21 | | health, political awareness and involvement, and international |
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| 1 | | awareness and involvement; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Members of the sorority are accomplished | 3 | | corporate, civic, and public officials and acclaimed scholars; | 4 | | and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta has a membership of more than | 6 | | 200,000 college-educated women in more than 1020 chapters | 7 | | worldwide, of which 20 chapters are located in the State of | 8 | | Illinois; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, In 1989, the National Social Action Commission | 10 | | instituted Delta Days in the Nation's Capital as an annual | 11 | | legislative conference to increase member involvement in the | 12 | | public policy-making process; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Delta Day at the Illinois State Capitol has | 14 | | occurred on an annual basis with members from across the State | 15 | | in attendance; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 17 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 | | we recognize the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority on Delta Day 2019 | 19 | | and its theme of "A Community Silenced: STAND and BE COUNTED, | 20 | | Census 2020"; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Delta Sigma Theta as a symbol of our respect and | 3 | | esteem.
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