SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 447
WHEREAS, Collegiate and alumnae members of the Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority are gathering in Austin on April 7, 2015,
to mark Red and White Day, a day of advocacy and action, at the
State Capitol; and
WHEREAS, The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was initiated in
1913 at Howard University in Washington, D.C.; the 22 original
members included four young women from Texas, Zephyr Chisom
Carter, Jessie McGuire Dent, Frederica Chase Dodd, and Myra Davis
Hemmings, all committed to academic excellence and social
change; members marched in a women's suffrage parade soon after,
and they incorporated as a national organization in 1930; and
WHEREAS, Since its founding, more than 200,000 women have
joined Delta Sigma Theta in the United States and several foreign
countries; the sorority encompasses about 1,000 chapters,
including many in the Lone Star State; members work toward
positive change in their communities and advocate for economic
development, international awareness, physical and mental
health, and improved education; moreover, they mentor at-risk
African American girls, conduct voter awareness drives, host
political forums, and help guide and inform public policy; and
WHEREAS, The women of Delta Sigma Theta have enriched the
State of Texas and the nation with their generosity and their wide
array of programs and services, and it is indeed a pleasure to
commend them for their noteworthy endeavors; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
Legislature, hereby recognize April 7, 2015, as Red and White Day
at the State Capitol and extend to all those involved with the
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority sincere best wishes for the future;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for the sorority as an expression of high regard from
the Texas Senate.
West
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on April 7, 2015.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate