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2016 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 125
BY REPRESENTATIVE SMITH
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Tuesday, May 17, 2016, as AKA Day at the
state capitol
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To designate Tuesday, May 17, 2016, as AKA Day at the state capitol and to commend the
3 members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
4 WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commend the members of Alpha Kappa Alpha
5Sorority, Incorporated, for one hundred eight years of exemplary leadership and outstanding
6community service, and to designate Tuesday, May 17, 2016, as AKA Day at the state
7capitol; and
8 WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, which has the distinction
9of being the first sorority established by African American college women, was founded at
10Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1908; and
11 WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority's unending quest to be "Supreme in
12Service to All Mankind" spans across domestic and international boundaries through the
13service of members of more than nine hundred eighty-three chapters around the world; and
14 WHEREAS, the state of Louisiana hosts thirty-six of these chapters located on
15college and university campuses and active alumnae groups in communities throughout the
16state; and
17 WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, is a union of over two
18hundred eighty-three thousand energetic, ambitious, and dedicated college-trained women
19who have consciously chosen this affiliation as a means of service to promote community
20initiatives in health preservation, preventive health education, academic excellence, and
21economic empowerment; and
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1 WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority chapters encourage members to become
2involved and committed community volunteers in five primary service target areas that
3actively contribute to the educational, civic, and social lives of the citizens of Louisiana; and
4 WHEREAS, the five primary service target areas include educational enrichment,
5health promotion, family strengthening, environmental ownership, and global impact, and
6such target areas expand into the 2014-2018 International Program theme of, "Launching
7New Dimensions of Service", where members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority will continue
8to implement service projects globally; and
9 WHEREAS, whether making and sending dresses to little girls in Liberia, providing
10school supplies for children of incarcerated parents, purchasing livestock to support women
11farmers in Kenya and Ecuador, rebuilding homes in the Gulf Region of the United States,
12providing scholastic and beautification projects to historically black colleges, or developing
13emerging young leaders through mentoring programs throughout the nation, the women of
14Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, are committed to making a positive impact upon
15campuses, communities, our nation, and the world; and
16 WHEREAS, AKA Day at the state capitol is a national program through which
17Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority members throughout the nation meet with their legislators to
18address issues that are pertinent to their communities.
19 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
20recognize Tuesday, May 17, 2016, as AKA Day at the Louisiana State Capitol and does
21hereby commend and express enduring appreciation to the members of Alpha Kappa Alpha
22Sorority, Incorporated, for their exemplary leadership and outstanding community service,
23and for the tremendous honor and pride these women bring to their families, friends,
24communities, the state of Louisiana, our nation, and to communities across the globe.
25 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
26to Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson, the international president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
27Incorporated.
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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)]
HCR 125 Original 2016 Regular Session Smith
Designates Tues., May 17, 2016, as AKA Day at the state capitol and commends the
members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
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