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Regular Session, 2013
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 26
BY SENATOR PETERSON
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Delta Sigma Theta Sorority for 100 years of service and
recognizes Wednesday, April 17, 2013, as the twenty-ninth annual "Red and White" Day.
A RESOLUTION1
To commend Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated for one hundred years of public2
service and recognize Wednesday, April 17, 2013, as the twenty-ninth annual "Red3
and White" Day.4
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commend Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated,5
for its outstanding achievements and generous community service for one hundred years and6
to recognize Wednesday, April 17, 2013, as Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated's "Red7
and White" Day; and8
WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded on January 13, 1913, by9
twenty-two collegiate women at Howard University who were eager to use their collective10
strength to promote academic excellence, to provide scholarships and support to those in11
need, to educate and stimulate participation in the establishment of positive public policy,12
and to highlight issues and find solutions to problems in their communities; and13
WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority celebrates its centennial anniversary of14
exercising its collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance15
to the community; and16
WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was incorporated in 1930 and is a private,17
nonprofit organization that provides assistance and support through established programs18 SR NO. 26
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in local communities and throughout the world; and1
WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, is the largest African-2
American Greek letter sorority, a sisterhood of more than two hundred thousand3
predominately African-American college-educated women, comprised of over nine hundred4
chapters located in the United States, England, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the5
Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Haiti, the Bahamas, and the Republic of Korea; and6
WHEREAS, the members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, stand on the7
shoulders of giants, such as Senator Diana E. Bajoie, Representative Renee Gill Pratt,8
Representative Pinkie Carolyn Wilkerson, Representative Rosalind Peychaud,9
Representative Jalila Jefferson Bullock, Senator Cheryl Gray Evans, and Senator Karen10
Carter Peterson who have left an incredible imprint on this state's history; and11
WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, uses its Five-Point Program12
Thrust of Economic Development, Educational Development, International Awareness and13
Involvement, Physical and Mental Health, and Political Awareness and Involvement to14
uplift, encourage, and develop the global community; and15
WHEREAS, the organizational structure and governance of Delta Sigma Theta16
Sorority, Incorporated is invested in the Grand Chapter, which meets at a national17
convention biennially, and regional conferences are held in the seven geographic regions of18
the organization during non-convention years; and19
WHEREAS, the success of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated's public service20
programs have depended upon the commendation for their commitment to community21
service and academic achievement as well as their quest for excellence in all endeavors in22
their lives.23
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana24
does hereby recognize Wednesday, April 17, 2013, as Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,25
Incorporated's "Red and White" Day, does hereby commend the women of Delta Sigma26
Theta Sorority, Incorporated, for their exceptional achievements and manifold contributions,27
and does hereby extend enduring appreciation to the organization and its members for the28
tremendous honor and pride that they bring to their local communities, the state of29
Louisiana, and the United States of America.30 SR NO. 26
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to 1
the president of the Grand Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and to the2
regional director for the Southwest Region of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.3
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by J. Ashley Mitchell
DIGEST
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Commends Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., for its outstanding achievements and generous
community service for 100 years and recognizes Wednesday, April 17, 2013, as Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority "Red and White Day."