HLS 15RS-238 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 12
BY REPRESENTATIVE BARROW
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes Tuesday, May 19, 2015, as the thirty-first
annual Red and White Day at the Louisiana Legislature
1 A RESOLUTION
2To recognize Tuesday, May 19, 2015, as the thirty-first annual Red and White Day at the
3 Louisiana Legislature.
4 WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commend Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated,
5for its outstanding achievements and generous community service for one hundred two years
6and to recognize Tuesday, May 19, 2015, as Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated's Red
7and White Day at the Louisiana Legislature; and
8 WHEREAS, the Louisiana Social Action Committee of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
9Incorporated, would like to acknowledge the vision of Red and White Day at the Louisiana
10Legislature that began in 1985 and has resulted in Red and White Day growing from a
11Louisiana tradition, to one observed by many of the sorority's thousands of chapters
12throughout the country and held annually at the nation's capital in Washington D.C.; and
13 WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded on January 13, 1913, by
14twenty-two collegiate women at Howard University who were eager to use their collective
15strength to promote academic excellence, to provide scholarships and support to those in
16need, to educate and stimulate participation in the establishment of positive public policy,
17and to highlight issues and find solutions to problems in their communities; and
18 WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority exercises its collective strength to promote
19academic excellence and to provide assistance to the community; and
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1 WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was incorporated in 1930 and is a private,
2nonprofit organization that provides assistance and support through established programs
3in local communities and throughout the world; and
4 WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, is the largest African
5American Greek letter sorority, a sisterhood of more than two hundred thousand
6predominately African American college educated women, comprised of more than nine
7hundred chapters located in the United States, England, Japan, Germany, the Virgin Islands,
8Bermuda, Haiti, the Bahamas, and the Republic of Korea; and
9 WHEREAS, the members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, stand on the
10shoulders of giants such as former state representatives Renee Gill Pratt, Rosalind Peychaud,
11Jalila Jefferson Bullock, and the late Pinkie Carolyn Wilkerson, Senator Karen Carter
12Peterson, and former state senators Diana E. Bajoie and Cheryl Gray Evans who have left
13an incredible imprint on this state's history; and
14 WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, uses its Five-Point Program;
15Thrust of Economic Development, Educational Development, International Awareness and
16Involvement, Physical and Mental Health, and Political Awareness and Involvement to
17uplift, encourage, and develop the global community; and
18 WHEREAS, the organizational structure and governance of Delta Sigma Theta
19Sorority, Incorporated, is invested in the Grand Chapter, which meets at a biennial national
20convention, and regional conferences are held in the seven geographic regions of the
21organization during nonconvention years; and
22 WHEREAS, the success of the public service programs of Delta Sigma Theta
23Sorority, Incorporated, has depended upon its commitment to community service and
24academic achievement as well as its quest for excellence in all endeavors.
25 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
26Legislature of Louisiana does hereby recognize Tuesday, May 19, 2015, as Delta Sigma
27Theta Sorority, Incorporated's thirty-first annual Red and White Day at the Louisiana
28Legislature; does hereby commend the women of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated,
29for their exceptional achievements and manifold contributions; and does hereby extend
30enduring appreciation to the organization and its members for the tremendous pride and
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1honor that they bring to their local communities, the state of Louisiana, and the United States
2of America.
3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
4to the president of the Grand Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and to
5the regional director for the Southwest Region of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 12 Original 2015 Regular Session Barrow
Recognizes Tuesday, May 19, 2015, as the 31st annual Red and White Day at the La.
Legislature, and commends the women of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
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