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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 106
BY REPRESENTATIVES SMITH AND KATRINA JACKSON
A RESOLUTION
To recognize Tuesday, April 29, 2014, as AKA Day at the state capitol and to commend the
members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commend the members of Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Incorporated, for their outstanding community service and to recognize Tuesday,
April 29, 2014, as AKA Day at the state capitol; and
WHEREAS, founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1908, Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority has the distinction of being the first sorority established by African-
American college women; and
WHEREAS, throughout the past one hundred six years, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
has expanded internationally to more than eight hundred fifty chapters; and
WHEREAS, the state of Louisiana hosts thirty-one of these chapters, which are
located on college and university campuses and have active alumnae groups in communities
throughout the state; and
WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is committed to community service and
actively contributes to the educational, civic, and social life of Louisiana's citizens; and
WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha chapters encourage their members to become
involved and committed community volunteers in one of their primary service components,
including education, health, the economy, the arts, and the family; and
WHEREAS, state representatives Katrina Jackson and Patricia Haynes Smith are
proud AKA alumnae; and
WHEREAS, the current program of AKA is "Global Leadership Through Timeless
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WHEREAS, AKA Day at the state capitol is a national program through which
members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority throughout the nation meet with their legislators
to address issues that are pertinent to their communities.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby recognize Tuesday, April 29, 2014, as AKA Day at the
Louisiana State Capitol and does hereby commend and express enduring appreciation to the
members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, for the tremendous honor and pride
that they bring to their families, friends, 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 Carolyn House Stewart, Esq., the international president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
Incorporated.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES