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2017 Regular Session
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 6
BY SENATOR BARROW
LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS. Designates Tuesday, April 11, 2017, as AKA Day at the
capitol.
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2 To designate Tuesday April 11, 2017, as "AKA Day" at the 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
5 Sorority, Incorporated, for one hundred nine years of exemplary leadership and outstanding
6 community service, and to designate Tuesday, April 11, 2017, as AKA Day at the state
7 capitol; and
8 WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, which has the distinction
9 of being the first sorority established by African American college women, was founded at
10 Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1908; and
11 WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority's unending quest to be "Supreme in
12 Service to All Mankind" spans domestic and international boundaries through the service
13 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
15 college and university campuses and active alumnae groups in communities throughout the
16 state; and
17 WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, is a union of over two
18 hundred eighty-three thousand energetic, ambitious, and dedicated college-trained women
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1 who have consciously chosen this affiliation as a means of service to promote community
2 initiatives in health preservation, preventive health education, academic excellence, and
3 economic empowerment; and
4 WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority chapters encourage members to become
5 involved and committed community volunteers in five primary service target areas that
6 actively contribute to the educational, civic, and social lives of the citizens of Louisiana; and
7 WHEREAS, the five primary service target areas include educational enrichment,
8 health promotion, family strengthening, environmental ownership, and global impact, and
9 such target areas expand into the 2014-2018 International Program theme of, "Launching
10 New Dimensions of Service", in which members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority will
11 continue to implement service projects globally; and
12 WHEREAS, whether making and sending dresses to little girls in Liberia, providing
13 school supplies for children of incarcerated parents, purchasing livestock to support women
14 farmers in Kenya and Ecuador, rebuilding homes in the Gulf Region of the United States,
15 providing scholastic and beautification projects to historically black colleges, or developing
16 emerging young leaders through mentoring programs throughout the nation, the women of
17 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated are committed to making a positive impact upon
18 campuses, communities, our nation, and the world; and
19 WHEREAS, AKA Day at the state capitol is a national program through which
20 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority members throughout the nation meet with their legislators to
21 address issues that are pertinent to their communities.
22 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
23 designate Tuesday April 11, 2017, as AKA Day at the Louisiana State Capitol and does
24 hereby commend and express enduring appreciation to the members of Alpha Kappa Alpha
25 Sorority, Incorporated for their exemplary leadership and outstanding community service,
26 and for the tremendous honor and pride these women bring to their families, friends,
27 communities, the state of Louisiana, our nation, and to communities across the globe.
28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
29 Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson, the international president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
30 Incorporated.
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Nancy Vicknair.
DIGEST
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Designates Tuesday, April 11, 2017, as AKA Day at the capitol.
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