| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1864 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Eta Chapter of Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., is |
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| 6 | 6 | | hosting its annual Founders Day celebration on June 13, 2009; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, Created as a venue for African American business and |
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| 8 | 8 | | professional women, Eta Phi Beta seeks to promote high scholastic |
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| 9 | 9 | | standards, personal growth, career awareness, and community |
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| 10 | 10 | | involvement; guided by the motto "Not For Ourselves But For |
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| 11 | 11 | | Others," the group operates a nonprofit foundation, and it awards |
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| 12 | 12 | | scholarships to high school students with business aspirations; in |
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| 13 | 13 | | addition, Eta Phi Beta sponsors professional seminars and works to |
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| 14 | 14 | | create fellowship among businesswomen, and it supports local and |
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| 15 | 15 | | national charities, as well as programs that improve the quality of |
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| 16 | 16 | | life of the developmentally disabled; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, One of more than 90 chapters throughout the United |
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| 18 | 18 | | States and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Eta Chapter dates back to |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1960, when Dorothy Logan saw the growing need to form a network of |
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| 20 | 20 | | women in the Dallas-Fort Worth area; by December of that year, the |
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| 21 | 21 | | chapter was officially established, and along with Ms. Logan, the |
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| 22 | 22 | | charter members included: Selena Bennett, Vera Berry, Ella Buard, |
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| 23 | 23 | | Aretta Davis, Marie D. Micheaux, Constance Feaster, Maxine Friday, |
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| 24 | 24 | | Johnnye Hughes, Mae Fretwell Mason, Patricia Osborne, Francis |
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| 25 | 25 | | Washington, and Bethesda Sutto; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, For nearly a half-century, the Eta Chapter has |
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| 27 | 27 | | remained committed to its ideals of sisterhood, leadership, and |
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| 28 | 28 | | community service, and its members may indeed reflect with pride on |
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| 29 | 29 | | the remarkable legacy they share; now, therefore, be it |
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| 30 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 31 | 31 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the 2009 Founders Day observance of |
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| 32 | 32 | | the Eta Chapter of Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., and extend to all |
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| 33 | 33 | | those associated with this notable organization sincere best wishes |
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| 34 | 34 | | for a memorable and enjoyable event; and, be it further |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 36 | 36 | | prepared for the Eta Chapter as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 37 | 37 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 38 | 38 | | Veasey |
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| 39 | 39 | | ______________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 41 | 41 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1864 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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