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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 152
BY SENATOR PETERSON
A RESOLUTION
To recognize Thursday, June 1, 2017, as the thirty-third annual Red and White Day at the
Louisiana Legislature.
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commend Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
on one hundred four 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 that 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 four 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
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WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is the largest African-American Greek letter
sorority, a sisterhood of more than two hundred thousand predominately African-American
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 one of
its members who has made a major impact on the state in true Delta fashion and proven
herself as a notable leader in the state of Louisiana and the country; The Honorable Diana
E. Bajoie, the first woman to take the oath as the President Pro Tempore of the Louisiana
State Senate; and
WHEREAS, the sorority will be joined by Mayor President Sharon Weston Broome
who will serve as the keynote Red and White Day speaker and will assist the members in
congratulating this outstanding woman.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby recognize Thursday, June 1, 2017, 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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