Introduced Version
SENATE RESOLUTION No. ___
DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOL UTION
A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Phi Beta Sigma
Fraternity, Incorporated and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority,
Incorporated for their years of service and leadership in their
communities.
TAYLOR G, HUNLEY,
RANDOLPH LONNIE M,
BREAUX,
, read first time and referred to Committee on
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SENATE RESOLUTION ____
MADAM PRESIDENT:
I offer the following resolution and move its adoption:
1 A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Phi Beta Sigma
2 Fraternity, Incorporated and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority,
3 Incorporated for their years of service and leadership in their
4 communities.
5 Whereas, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity was founded on
6 January 9, 1914, at Howard University in Washington, D.C.,
7 by three young African American students;
8 Whereas, The establishment of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity,
9 Incorporated is credited to the most honorable A. Langston
10 Taylor, Leonard F. Morse, and Charles I. Brown;
11 Whereas, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated was founded
12 on January 16, 1920, at Howard University in Washington,
13 D.C., by five illustrious African American women by the names
14 of Arizona Cleaver Stemons, Pearl Anna Neal, Myrtle Tyler
15 Faithful, Viola Tyler Goings, and Fannie Pettie Watts with the
16 assistance of the most honorable A. Langston Taylor of Phi
17 Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.;
18 Whereas, The sorority is the sister organization of the
19 fraternity, no other fraternity and sorority known to man are
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1 constitutionally bound as Sigma and Zeta are, and they both
2 foster a mutually supportive relationship;
3 Whereas, Phi Beta Sigma's greatest asset and source of
4 strength are its brothers, who are the main tools used to
5 accomplish the goals of the fraternity, such as implementing
6 mechanisms that successfully represent "Culture for Service
7 and Service for Humanity" that encourage service, scholarship,
8 and brotherhood;
9 Whereas, The founders of Zeta Phi Beta were strong,
10 principled coeds who possessed modesty, strength of character,
11 and pride in academic achievement, who believed that the
12 sorority was more than an organization - it was a movement;
13 Whereas, This belief system reflected the desire to provide
14 meaningful Service, exemplify true Scholarship, set a standard
15 for Sisterly Love, and define the noble concept of Finer
16 Womanhood;
17 Whereas, One hundred and ten years later, Phi Beta Sigma
18 has grown into a global leadership organization with many
19 counterparts, including the Phi Beta Sigma Housing
20 Foundation, the Phi Beta Sigma Educational Foundation, the
21 Phi Beta Sigma Federal Credit Union, the Phi Beta Sigma
22 Charitable Outreach Foundation, and the Sigma Beta youth
23 auxiliary to improve the quality of life of others;
24 Whereas, As they embark on their one hundred and fourth
25 year of service, Zeta Phi Beta's national and local programs
26 have sustained and uplifted people of color through the
27 endowment of its National Educational Foundation, the Zetas
28 Helping Other People Excel community outreach programs,
29 and their engagement of all community members through their
30 youth, adult, and male auxiliary programs;
31 Whereas, Each local Zeta chapter in the state of Indiana
32 has given countless hours of voluntary service alongside their
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1 auxiliaries to educate the public, improve the quality of life for
2 youth and families, provide scholarships, support organized
3 charities, and promote social and civic change legislation; and
4 Whereas, It is important to acknowledge and recognize the
5 efforts and unwavering dedication of the brothers of Phi Beta
6 Sigma and sisters of Zeta Phi Beta, where they continue to
7 uplift their communities and provide proactive services to
8 create an equitable world where all people can thrive:
9 Therefore,
10 Be it resolved by the Senate of the
11 General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
12 SECTION 1. That the Indiana Senate recognizes Phi Beta
13 Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority,
14 Incorporated as organizations with members who dedicate
15 themselves to service, bettering their communities, and working
16 towards a better world.
17 SECTION 2. That the Secretary of the Senate is hereby
18 directed to transmit copies of this resolution to Phi Beta Sigma
19 Fraternity, Incorporated and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority,
20 Incorporated.
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