83R20224 JNC-D
By: Laubenberg H.R. No. 1566
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Alpha Delta Pi sorority is holding its Grand
Convention in Dallas on June 26-30, 2013; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1851, Alpha Delta Pi was established at
Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia, by Eugenia Tucker Fitzgerald
and five of her closest friends; the organization later expanded to
other college campuses and today has more than 140 chapters in the
United States and Canada; and
WHEREAS, Alpha Delta Pi seeks to encourage high standards of
scholarship, service, leadership, and character, and its alumnae
have gone on to make significant contributions in diverse fields of
endeavor; and
WHEREAS, The group also provides valuable support to the
Ronald McDonald House; in addition to contributing more than $5
million to the charity, members regularly volunteer their time
cooking and cleaning at a number of its locations; and
WHEREAS, Throughout its history, Alpha Delta Pi has helped
countless young women reach their full potential and make a
positive difference in the world around them, and its members may
indeed reflect with pride on their organization's many
accomplishments and on its special role in their lives; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby honor the Alpha Delta Pi sorority on the
occasion of its Grand Convention and extend to its members sincere
best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.