2019 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 14
BY SENATOR LONG
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Northwestern State University chapter of the Alpha Lambda Delta
Freshman Honor Society on receiving the Order of the Torch Award.
WHEREAS, the Order of the Torch is the organization's highest honor and annual
award for the most outstanding chapters of Alpha Lambda Delta in the United States of
America; and
WHEREAS, chapters submit a scrapbook describing their activities during the past
year and the scrapbooks are judged by a committee of National Council members with the
winning chapters being presented an award banner at a special ceremony; and
WHEREAS, judging is based on chapter involvement, chapter communication,
campus visibility, and presentation; and
WHEREAS, the Alpha Lambda Delta Freshman Honor Society chapter at
Northwestern State University was founded in 1965 and has been a part of campus life for
more than fifty-three years; and
WHEREAS, with two hundred eighty Alpha Lambda Delta chapters nationwide, the
Northwestern State University chapter was one of three to be awarded such an honor; and
WHEREAS, Alpha Lambda Delta continues to encourage superior academic
achievement among students in their first year at institutions of higher learning, promote
intelligent living and a continued high standard of learning, and assist students in
recognizing and developing meaningful goals for their roles in society.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend the Northwestern State University chapter of the Alpha Lambda Delta
Freshman Honor Society on receiving the Order of the Torch Award and does hereby wish
it continued success in the future.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Northwestern State University chapter of the Alpha Lambda Delta Freshman Honor Society.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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