84R10887 BGU-D
By: Dukes H.R. No. 661
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Proud members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority are
gathering in Austin on March 2, 2015, to celebrate Alpha Kappa Alpha
Day at the State Capitol; and
WHEREAS, The nation's first Greek sorority for African
American women, Alpha Kappa Alpha was founded as a social and
service organization on January 15, 1908, by Howard University
undergraduate Ethel Hedgeman Lyle and 19 other students; together,
these courageous women are today known as "the Twenty Pearls"; and
WHEREAS, The sorority seeks to cultivate and encourage high
scholastic and ethical standards, to promote unity and friendship
among college women, to improve the social stature of women of all
ages, and to be of service to all mankind; a member of the National
Pan-Hellenic Council, Alpha Kappa Alpha serves people around the
world through the efforts of more than 265,000 members in over 980
chapters located in the United States, the Caribbean, Canada,
Germany, Korea, Japan, and Africa; for 107 years, the group has made
a positive difference with its important work in the areas of civil
rights, education, economic empowerment, and improved health care;
and
WHEREAS, Many members of Alpha Kappa Alpha have gone on to
careers in public service, including Texas State Representatives
Dawnna Dukes, Dr. Alma Allen, and Senfronia Thompson, retired state
representative Wilhelmina Delco, and U.S. Congresswomen Sheila
Jackson Lee and Eddie Bernice Johnson; and
WHEREAS, Under the leadership of the sorority's 29th
international president, Dorothy Buchannan Wilson, Alpha Kappa
Alpha continues to address the issues of educational enrichment,
health promotion, family strengthening, environmental ownership,
and global impact; the sorority's South Central Region is ably led
by its 24th regional director, Chelle Wilson of Dallas; and
WHEREAS, Wearing their official colors of salmon pink and
apple green, the members of Alpha Kappa Alpha are widely recognized
for their elegance, charm, intelligence, and quiet strength, and
the sorority continues to win renown for its service to Texas and
the nation; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize March 2, 2015, as Alpha Kappa Alpha
Day at the State Capitol and extend to the sorority's visiting
delegation sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and meaningful
event; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the sorority as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.