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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 228
BY REPRESENTATIVE RICHMOND AND SENATOR PETERSON
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To recognize Tuesday, June 8, 2010, as Red and White Day at the Louisiana Legislature.
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commend Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated,
for its outstanding achievements and generous community service and to recognize Tuesday,
June 8, 2010, as Delta Sigma Theta Sorority "Red and White" Day at the Legislature of
Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded on January 13, 1913, by
twenty-two collegiate women at Howard University who were eager to use their collective
strength to promote academic excellence, to provide scholarships and support to those in
need, to educate and stimulate participation in the establishment of positive public policy,
and to highlight issues and find solutions to problems in their communities; and
WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was incorporated in 1930 and is a private,
nonprofit organization that provides assistance and support through established programs
in local communities and throughout the world; and
WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is a sisterhood of more than two hundred
thousand predominantly black, college-educated women, and the sorority has more than nine
hundred chapters located in the United States, England, Japan, Germany, the Virgin Islands,
Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the Republic of Korea; and
WHEREAS, members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority represent a unique segment of
the nation's demographic profile; and
WHEREAS, the major programs of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority are based on the
organization's Five Point Programmatic Thrust, which focuses on economic development,
educational development, international awareness and involvement, physical and mental
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WHEREAS, the organizational structure and governance of Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority is invested in the Grand Chapter, which meets at a national convention biennially,
and regional conferences are held in the seven geographic regions of the organization during
non-convention years; and
WHEREAS, the success of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority's public service programs has
depended upon the commendation for their commitment to community service and academic
achievement and their quest for excellence in all endeavors in their lives; and
WHEREAS, approximately twenty thousand members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
will convene in New Orleans, Louisiana, on July 29 through August 4, 2010, for the Delta's
fiftieth National Convention.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
recognize Tuesday, June 8, 2010, as Delta Sigma Theta Sorority "Red and White" Day at the
Louisiana Legislature, does hereby commend the women of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
Incorporated, for their exceptional achievements and manifold contributions, and does
hereby extend enduring appreciation to the organization and its members for the tremendous
honor and pride that they bring to their local communities, the state of Louisiana, and the
United States of America.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the president of the Grand Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and to
the regional director for the Southwest Region of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE