Bill Text: GA HR1083 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; Iota Sigma Chapter; commend
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-04-03 - House Read and Adopted [HR1083 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR1083-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 1083
By:
Representative Epps of the
140th
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RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and its Iota Sigma Chapter; and
for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., is a public service organization founded on
January 13, 1913, by 22 visionary women at Howard University in Washington,
D.C.; and
WHEREAS,
the founding sisters included Osceola Macarthy Adams, Marguerite Young
Alexander, Winona Cargile Alexander, Ethel Cuff Black, Bertha Pitts Campbell,
Zephyr Chisom Carter, Edna Brown Coleman, Jessie McGuire Dent, Frederica Chase
Dodd, Myra Davis Hemmings, Olive Jones, Jimmie Bugg Middleton, Pauline
Oberdorfer Minor, Vashti Turley Murphy, Naomi Sewell Richardson, Mamie Reddy
Rose, Eliza P. Shippen, Florence Letcher Toms, Ethel Carr Watson, Wertie
Blackwell Weaver, Madree Pen White, and Edith Motte Young; and
WHEREAS,
only weeks after its founding, the sorority's first public act was participation
in the Women's Suffrage Movement demanding rights for women, particularly the
right to vote; and
WHEREAS,
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., is a sisterhood of college-educated women
committed to implementing the sorority's mission through its Five Point Program
Thrust: Educational Development, Economic Development, Political Awareness and
Involvement, and International Awareness and Involvement; and
WHEREAS,
the sorority recently celebrated 96 years of exemplary service and support to
local communities, leading dialogue on public policy issues, supporting quality
education, producing new projects to stimulate current and future economic
growth, and improving the lives of the people in their communities;
and
WHEREAS,
the Iota Sigma, Mercer University Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.,
was chartered on April 26, 1958, by ten illustrious and vivacious women;
and
WHEREAS,
the Iota Sigma, Mercer University Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.,
has upheld sorority's values through its extraordinary service programs,
including its annual Philanthropy Week, health fairs, and a host of other
programs and projects that have provided invaluable services to the community;
and
WHEREAS,
in the Spring of 2009, six women aspired to the goals and ideals of Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority, Inc., Texiera Bostic, Brianna Boatwright, Danielle Cummings,
Kaylah Simmons, Claudine Forbes, and Brittney Francis.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend the efforts of the Iota Sigma Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc., for their continued commitment to public service and for its
work in making the State of Georgia a better place to live and
work.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Iota
Sigma Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
