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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 6
BY SENATOR BARROW AND REPRESENTATIVES JACKSON AND SMITH
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To designate Tuesday, April 11, 2017, as "AKA Day" at the 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 one hundred nine years of exemplary leadership and outstanding
community service, and to designate Tuesday, April 11, 2017, as AKA Day at the state
capitol; and
WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, which has the distinction
of being the first sorority established by African American college women, was founded at
Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1908; and
WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority's unending quest to be "Supreme in
Service to All Mankind" spans domestic and international boundaries through the service
of members of more than nine hundred eighty-three chapters around the world; and
WHEREAS, the state of Louisiana hosts thirty-six of these chapters located on
college and university campuses and active alumnae groups in communities throughout the
state; and
WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, is a union of over two
hundred eighty-three thousand energetic, ambitious, and dedicated college-trained women
who have consciously chosen this affiliation as a means of service to promote community
initiatives in health preservation, preventive health education, academic excellence, and
economic empowerment; and
WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority chapters encourage members to become
involved and committed community volunteers in five primary service target areas that
actively contribute to the educational, civic, and social lives of the citizens of Louisiana; and
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WHEREAS, the five primary service target areas include educational enrichment,
health promotion, family strengthening, environmental ownership, and global impact, and
such target areas expand into the 2014-2018 International Program theme of, "Launching
New Dimensions of Service", in which members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority will
continue to implement service projects globally; and
WHEREAS, whether making and sending dresses to little girls in Liberia, providing
school supplies for children of incarcerated parents, purchasing livestock to support women
farmers in Kenya and Ecuador, rebuilding homes in the Gulf Region of the United States,
providing scholastic and beautification projects to historically black colleges, or developing
emerging young leaders through mentoring programs throughout the nation, the women of
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated are committed to making a positive impact upon
campuses, communities, our nation, and the world; and
WHEREAS, AKA Day at the state capitol is a national program through which
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority members throughout the nation meet with their legislators to
address issues that are pertinent to their communities.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
designate Tuesday, April 11, 2017, 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 their exemplary leadership and outstanding community service,
and for the tremendous honor and pride these women bring to their families, friends,
communities, the state of Louisiana, our nation, and to communities across the globe.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson, the international president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
Incorporated.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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