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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 35
BY SENATOR PETERSON
A RESOLUTION
To recognize Wednesday, April 6, 2016, as the thirty-second annual Red and White Day at
the Louisiana Legislature.
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commend Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
on one hundred three years of service and outstanding achievements in the community, the
state, and the world; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Social Action Committee of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
Incorporated would like to acknowledge the vision of Red and White Day at the Louisiana
Legislature that began in 1985 has resulted in Red and White Day growing from a Louisiana
tradition to one observed by many of the sororities and fraternities, more than one thousand
chapters throughout the country, and held annually at the nation's capital in Washington,
D.C.; 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; and
WHEREAS, they organized to provide scholarships and support to those in need, to
educate and stimulate participation in the establishment of positive public policy, to
highlight issues, and find solutions to problems in their communities; and
WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority celebrates one hundred and three years of
exercising its collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance
to the community; 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 the largest African-American Greek letter
sorority, a sisterhood of more than two hundred thousand predominately African-American
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college educated women; and
WHEREAS, it is comprised of over nine hundred chapters located in the United
States, England, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Haiti,
the Bahamas, and the Republic of Korea; and
WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority uses its Five-Point Program Thrust of
Economic Development, Educational Development, International Awareness and
Involvement, Physical and Mental Health, and Political Awareness and Involvement to
uplift, encourage, and develop the global community; and
WHEREAS, the members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority stand on the shoulders of
giants, such as Senator Diana E. Bajoie, Representative Renee Gill Pratt, Representative
Pinkie Carolyn Wilkerson, Representative Rosalind Peychaud, Representative Jalila
Jefferson Bullock, Senator Cheryl Gray Evans, and Senator Karen Carter Peterson who have
left an incredible imprint on this state's history; and
WHEREAS, on this Red and White Day, the sorority honors and celebrates eight of
its members who are making major impact on the state in true Delta fashion and have proven
themselves as notable leaders in Louisiana government; these ladies are: Deputy
Undersecretary Kim Hunter-Reed, Senator Karen Carter Peterson, Secretary Kimberly
Robinson, Assistant Secretary Mandi Mitchell, Deputy Undersecretary Etta Harris, First
Assistant Secretary Yolanda Dixon, Special Counsel Erin Monroe Wesley, and Maxine
Cormier; and
WHEREAS, the sorority will be joined by Governor Edwards who will serve as the
keynote Red and White Day speaker and will assist the members in congratulating these
eight outstanding women.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby recognize Wednesday, April 6, 2016, as Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
Incorporated's 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.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a 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, Incorporated.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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