| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1866 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Members of Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., are |
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| 6 | 6 | | gathering on June 13, 2009, for their annual Founders Day |
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| 7 | 7 | | celebration, and the occasion provides a fitting opportunity to |
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| 8 | 8 | | honor this outstanding organization; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Eta Phi Beta dates back to 1942, when 11 students at |
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| 10 | 10 | | Lewis Business College in Detroit, Michigan, sought to create a |
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| 11 | 11 | | venue for African American business and professional women; the |
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| 12 | 12 | | vision of these charter members was to promote high scholastic |
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| 13 | 13 | | standards, personal growth, and career awareness and to provide |
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| 14 | 14 | | opportunities for community involvement; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Today, Eta Phi Beta holds true to its original goals |
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| 16 | 16 | | and its motto "Not For Ourselves But For Others," and it actively |
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| 17 | 17 | | contributes to the communities it serves through more than 90 |
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| 18 | 18 | | chapters in the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands; in |
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| 19 | 19 | | addition to operating a nonprofit foundation, the group sponsors |
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| 20 | 20 | | professional seminars and works to create fellowship among |
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| 21 | 21 | | businesswomen, and it awards scholarships to high school students |
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| 22 | 22 | | with business aspirations; Eta Phi Beta also supports local and |
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| 23 | 23 | | national charities, including the United Negro College Fund, and |
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| 24 | 24 | | its members donate their time to programs that improve the quality |
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| 25 | 25 | | of life of the developmentally disabled; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of its rich history, Eta Phi Beta |
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| 27 | 27 | | Sorority, Inc., has remained committed to its ideals of sisterhood, |
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| 28 | 28 | | leadership, and community service, and its members may indeed |
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| 29 | 29 | | reflect with pride on the remarkable legacy they share; now, |
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| 30 | 30 | | therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 32 | 32 | | Legislature hereby honor Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., as it |
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| 33 | 33 | | commemorates its 2009 Founders Day observance and extend to all |
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| 34 | 34 | | those associated with this notable organization sincere best wishes |
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| 35 | 35 | | for a memorable and enjoyable event; and, be it further |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 37 | 37 | | prepared for Eta Phi Beta as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 38 | 38 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 39 | 39 | | Veasey |
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| 40 | 40 | | ______________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 42 | 42 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1866 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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