| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 112 3176 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Resolution 401 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Davis of the 87 |
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| 5 | 5 | | , Jones of the 60 |
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| 7 | 7 | | , Burnough of the 77 |
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| 9 | 9 | | , Cummings of |
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| 10 | 10 | | the 39 |
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| 12 | 12 | | , Jackson of the 165 |
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| 14 | 14 | | , and others |
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| 15 | 15 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 16 | 16 | | Commending Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. for its 112 years of service and recognizing |
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| 18 | 18 | | March 3, 2025, as Delta Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.2 |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. is a public service organization founded on3 |
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| 20 | 20 | | January 13, 1913, by 22 visionary collegiate women at Howard University in Washington,4 |
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| 21 | 21 | | D.C.; and5 |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, the founding members included Osceola Macarthy Adams, Marguerite Young6 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Alexander, Winona Cargile Alexander, Ethel Cuff Black, Bertha Pitts Campbell, Zephyr7 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Chisom Carter, Edna Brown Coleman, Jessie McGuire Dent, Frederica Chase Dodd, Myra8 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Davis Hemmings, Olive Jones, Jimmie Bugg Middleton, Pauline Oberdorfer Minor, Vashti9 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Turley Murphy, Naomi Sewell Richardson, Mamie Reddy Rose, Eliza P. Shippen, Florence10 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Letcher Toms, Ethel Carr Watson, Wertie Blackwell Weaver, Madree Penn White, and Edith11 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Motte Young; and12 |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. is a sisterhood of college educated women13 |
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| 30 | 30 | | dedicated to academic excellence and committed to community service; and14 |
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| 31 | 31 | | H. R. 401 |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, more than 300,000 women have joined the organization to implement the |
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| 35 | 35 | | sorority's mission through its five point programmatic thrust of educational development,16 |
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| 36 | 36 | | economic development, political awareness and involvement, physical and mental health,17 |
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| 37 | 37 | | and international awareness and involvement; and18 |
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| 38 | 38 | | WHEREAS, the sorority has more than 1,000 collegiate and alumnae chapters located in the19 |
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| 39 | 39 | | United States as well as internationally, including Germany, England, Japan, the Virgin20 |
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| 40 | 40 | | Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the Republic of Korea; and21 |
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| 41 | 41 | | WHEREAS, Delta Days at Georgia State Capitol has instituted the Georganna Sinkfield22 |
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| 42 | 42 | | Servant Leadership Award in recognition of her service as the longest serving female in the23 |
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| 43 | 43 | | history of the Georgia General Assembly; the Pota E. Coston Trailblazer Award, named for24 |
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| 44 | 44 | | the first African American female commissioner elected in Fayette County, Georgia; and the25 |
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| 45 | 45 | | Social Action Collegiate Change Agent Award, which is awarded to a student actively26 |
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| 46 | 46 | | involved in student government association leadership or partner organizations who27 |
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| 47 | 47 | | demonstrates the ability to create change in either the campus or community environment;28 |
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| 48 | 48 | | and29 |
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| 49 | 49 | | WHEREAS, members of this illustrious sisterhood serve as elected officials, lend support30 |
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| 50 | 50 | | to various local communities, and lead dialogues on public policy throughout their31 |
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| 51 | 51 | | communities; and32 |
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| 52 | 52 | | WHEREAS, its members are committed to initiatives in alignment with its theme of "Our33 |
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| 53 | 53 | | Future, Our Fight: Making an impact for 112 years through sisterhood, scholarship, service,34 |
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| 54 | 54 | | and social action!," allowing the members to continue its legacy of social justice through35 |
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| 55 | 55 | | civic engagement.36 |
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| 56 | 56 | | H. R. 401 |
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| 58 | 58 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that |
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| 60 | 60 | | the members of this body commend the efforts of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. for its 11238 |
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| 61 | 61 | | years of continued commitment to public service and its work in making the State of Georgia39 |
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| 62 | 62 | | a better place in which to live and recognize March 3, 2025, as Delta Day at the state capitol.40 |
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| 63 | 63 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized41 |
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| 64 | 64 | | and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Delta42 |
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| 65 | 65 | | Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.43 |
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| 66 | 66 | | H. R. 401 |
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