2022 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 96
BY SENATOR BOUDREAUX
A RESOLUTION
To recognize Thursday, May 5, 2022, as the thirty-eighth annual Red and White Day at the
Louisiana State Capitol.
WHEREAS, the celebration of Red and White Day at the Louisiana Legislature
began in 1985 and has grown from a Louisiana tradition to one observed by more than one
thousand sorority and fraternity chapters throughout the country; a celebration is held
annually at the nation's capital in Washington, DC; 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 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 represented by a membership of more than two hundred thousand
college-educated women; and
WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta 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 Diana E. Bajoie, Cheryl Gray Evans, and
Karen Carter Peterson, and former state representatives Renee Gill Pratt, Pinkie Carolyn
Wilkerson, Rosalind Peychaud, and Jalila Jefferson Bullock, 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 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 nine years of service and for its outstanding achievements in the community,
the state, and the world.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby recognize Thursday, May 5, 2022, as Red and White Day at the Louisiana State
Capitol; 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 CEO from 2017-2021 and National First Vice
President, Elsie Cooke-Holmes, Grand Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and to
Michelle Brown, Regional Director for the Southwest Region of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
Incorporated.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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