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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Beta Upsilon Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi |
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| 6 | 7 | | Fraternity, Inc., is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2017, and |
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| 7 | 8 | | this occasion truly merits special recognition; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Kappa Alpha Psi was established in 1911 at Indiana |
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| 9 | 10 | | University, with other chapters being added across the country in |
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| 10 | 11 | | the years and decades that followed; and |
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| 11 | 12 | | WHEREAS, The Beta Upsilon Chapter was founded in 1947 thanks |
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| 12 | 13 | | to the efforts of C. A. Ladner and David Bradford, who were both |
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| 13 | 14 | | members of the fraternity's Houston Alumni Chapter; the two men |
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| 14 | 15 | | dedicated themselves to the task of starting a Kappa Alpha Psi |
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| 15 | 16 | | chapter at the Houston College for Negroes, which would soon become |
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| 16 | 17 | | Texas Southern University; when the Beta Upsilon Chapter was |
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| 17 | 18 | | officially chartered on March 15 of that year, it was the first |
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| 18 | 19 | | Greek letter organization on the campus; its charter line members |
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| 19 | 20 | | were Arthur M. Gaines Jr., Orville B. Harris, Cleveland B. Davis |
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| 20 | 21 | | Jr., Warren D. Davis, George A. Lavalier, Charles E. Grays, Roy A. |
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| 21 | 22 | | Hutchins, John E. Howard, James D. Bingham, Jeff S. Scott, Charles |
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| 22 | 23 | | A. Hatcher, Joseph A. Lee, and Madison L. Johnson; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Since its inception, the chapter has initiated more |
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| 24 | 25 | | than 600 members, many of whom have gone on to distinguish |
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| 25 | 26 | | themselves by establishing notable careers in such professions as |
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| 26 | 27 | | public service, law, medicine, athletics, dentistry, education, |
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| 27 | 28 | | and pharmacy; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Throughout its history, the Beta Upsilon Chapter has |
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| 29 | 30 | | committed itself to fostering a brotherhood of concerned citizens |
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| 30 | 31 | | who work in behalf of the greater good, and its members may indeed |
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| 31 | 32 | | reflect with pride on their organization's admirable tradition of |
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| 32 | 33 | | civic involvement and achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the 70th |
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| 35 | 36 | | anniversary of the Beta Upsilon Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi |
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| 36 | 37 | | Fraternity, Inc., and extend to all those associated with the group |
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| 37 | 38 | | sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 40 | | prepared for the chapter as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 40 | 41 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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