HLS 21RS-1216 ORIGINAL
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 19
BY REPRESENTATIVE JAMES
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes Thursday, April 29, 2021, as the thirty-
seventh annual Red and White Day at the legislature
1 A RESOLUTION
2To recognize Thursday, April 29, 2021, as the thirty-seventh annual Red and White Day at
3 the legislature.
4 WHEREAS, the celebration of Red and White Day at the Legislature of Louisiana
5began in 1985 and has grown as a Louisiana tradition to become one observed by more than
6one thousand sorority and fraternity chapters throughout the country; a celebration is held
7annually at the nation's capitol; and
8 WHEREAS, Red and White Day is an activity of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
9Incorporated, which was founded on January 13, 1913, by twenty-two collegiate women at
10Howard University who were eager to use their collective strength to promote academic
11excellence, to provide scholarship funding, to support those in need, to stimulate
12participation in the establishment of positive public policy, to highlight issues affecting
13minorities and women, and to find viable solutions to social problems; and
14 WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, was incorporated in 1930 as
15a private, nonprofit organization; and
16 WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, is the largest African
17American Greek letter sorority, with more than nine hundred chapters in the United States,
18England, Japan, Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Haiti, the Bahamas, and the
19Republic of Korea, and represented by a membership of more than two hundred thousand
20college-educated women; and
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1 WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Sorority, Incorporated, uses a five-point program of
2economic development, educational development, international awareness and involvement,
3physical and mental health, and political awareness and involvement to assist the global
4community; and
5 WHEREAS, represented in the ranks of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated,
6are such notable women as former state senators Diane E. Bajoie and Cheryl Gray Evans,
7former state representatives Renee Gill Pratt, Pinkie Carolyn Wilkerson, Rosalind Peychaud,
8and Jalila Jefferson Bullock, and Senator Karen Carter Peterson, all of whom have left
9indelible imprints on this state's history; and
10 WHEREAS, on this Red and White Day, the sorority honors and celebrates all of the
11African American female legislators serving the public, and who make a major impact on
12their respective communities and the state by championing important issues; and
13 WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commend Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated,
14on one hundred eight years of service and for its outstanding achievements in the
15community, the state, and the world.
16 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
17Legislature of Louisiana does hereby recognize Thursday, April 29, 2021, as Red and White
18Day at the legislature; does hereby commend the women of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
19Incorporated, for their exceptional achievements and manifold contributions; and does
20hereby extend enduring appreciation to the organization and its members for the tremendous
21honor and pride that they bring to their local communities, the state, and the nation.
22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
23Beverly E. Smith, national president and chief executive officer, grand chapter of Delta
24Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and to Michelle Brown, regional director for the
25southwest region of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 19 Original 2021 Regular Session James
Recognizes April 29, 2021, as the 37th annual Red and White Day at the legislature.
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