ENROLLED
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 19
BY REPRESENTATIVE JAMES
A RESOLUTION
To recognize Thursday, April 29, 2021, as the thirty-seventh annual Red and White Day at
the legislature.
WHEREAS, the celebration of Red and White Day at the Legislature of Louisiana
began in 1985 and has grown as a Louisiana tradition to become one observed by more than
one thousand sorority and fraternity chapters throughout the country; a celebration is held
annually at the nation's capitol; and
WHEREAS, Red and White Day is an activity of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
Incorporated, which 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, to provide scholarship funding, to support those in need, to stimulate
participation in the establishment of positive public policy, to highlight issues affecting
minorities and women, and to find viable solutions to social problems; and
WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, was incorporated in 1930 as
a private, nonprofit organization; and
WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, is the largest African
American Greek letter sorority, with more than nine hundred chapters in the United States,
England, Japan, Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Haiti, the Bahamas, and the
Republic of Korea, and represented by a membership of more than two hundred thousand
college-educated women; and
WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Sorority, Incorporated, uses a five-point program of
economic development, educational development, international awareness and involvement,
physical and mental health, and political awareness and involvement to assist the global
community; and
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WHEREAS, represented in the ranks of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated,
are such notable women as former state senators Diane E. Bajoie and Cheryl Gray Evans,
former state representatives Renee Gill Pratt, Pinkie Carolyn Wilkerson, Rosalind Peychaud,
and Jalila Jefferson Bullock, and Senator Karen Carter Peterson, all of whom have left
indelible imprints on this state's history; and
WHEREAS, on this Red and White Day, the sorority honors and celebrates all of the
African American female legislators serving the public, and who make a major impact on
their respective communities and the state by championing important issues; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commend Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated,
on one hundred eight years of service and for its outstanding achievements in the
community, the state, and the world.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby recognize Thursday, April 29, 2021, as Red and White
Day at the 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, and the nation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Beverly E. Smith, national president and chief executive officer, grand chapter of Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and to Michelle Brown, regional director for the
southwest region of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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