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1		-	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 199
2		-	WHEREAS, Proud members of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
3		-	are gathering at the State Capitol on March 4, 2025, providing a
4		-	fitting opportunity to celebrate the fraternity's exceptional
5		-	legacy of civic engagement; and
6		-	WHEREAS, Launched at Cornell University on December 4,
7		-	1906, Alpha Phi Alpha was the first intercollegiate Greek-letter
8		-	fraternity established by African Americans; founded by seven
9		-	men who came to be known as the "Jewels" of the organization,
10		-	Alpha Phi Alpha initially served as a study and support group for
11		-	minority students who were struggling against racial prejudice;
12		-	these early leaders laid the foundation for the fraternity's
13		-	principles of scholarship, fellowship, character, and the
14		-	uplifting of humanity; and
15		-	WHEREAS, In the years that followed, Alpha Phi Alpha
16		-	chapters were formed at other colleges across the nation; while
17		-	the fraternity placed a strong emphasis on the academic
18		-	excellence of its members, it also expanded its focus to address
19		-	the educational, economic, political, and social injustices
20		-	faced by African Americans and people of color around the world;
21		-	over the decades, many former Alpha Phi Alpha members have stood
22		-	at the forefront of the fight for civil rights, including W. E. B.
23		-	Du Bois, Paul Robeson, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Thurgood
24		-	Marshall, Adam Clayton Powell Jr., Edward Brooke, Andrew Young,
25		-	and William Gray; and
26		-	WHEREAS, Alpha Phi Alpha has been an interracial group
27		-	since 1945 and now encompasses chapters across the United States;
28		-	the fraternity has an especially rich history in the Lone Star
29		-	State, which has been home to three of the organization's general
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	2	+	By: Miles, et al. S.R. No. 199
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	7	+	R E S O L U T I O N
	8	+	WHEREAS, Proud members of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity are
	9	+	gathering at the State Capitol on March 4, 2025, providing a fitting
	10	+	opportunity to celebrate the fraternity's exceptional legacy of
	11	+	civic engagement; and
	12	+	WHEREAS, Launched at Cornell University on December 4, 1906,
	13	+	Alpha Phi Alpha was the first intercollegiate Greek-letter
	14	+	fraternity established by African Americans; founded by seven men
	15	+	who came to be known as the "Jewels" of the organization, Alpha Phi
	16	+	Alpha initially served as a study and support group for minority
	17	+	students who were struggling against racial prejudice; these early
	18	+	leaders laid the foundation for the fraternity's principles of
	19	+	scholarship, fellowship, character, and the uplifting of humanity;
	20	+	and
	21	+	WHEREAS, In the years that followed, Alpha Phi Alpha chapters
	22	+	were formed at other colleges across the nation; while the
	23	+	fraternity placed a strong emphasis on the academic excellence of
	24	+	its members, it also expanded its focus to address the educational,
	25	+	economic, political, and social injustices faced by African
	26	+	Americans and people of color around the world; over the decades,
	27	+	many former Alpha Phi Alpha members have stood at the forefront of
	28	+	the fight for civil rights, including W. E. B. Du Bois, Paul
	29	+	Robeson, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Adam
	30	+	Clayton Powell Jr., Edward Brooke, Andrew Young, and William Gray;
	31	+	and
	32	+	WHEREAS, Alpha Phi Alpha has been an interracial group since
	33	+	1945 and now encompasses chapters across the United States; the
	34	+	fraternity has an especially rich history in the Lone Star State,
	35	+	which has been home to three of the organization's general
30	36		presidents, and a number of prominent Texas leaders are Alpha Phi
31	37		Alpha alumni; and
32		-	WHEREAS, For more than a century, Alpha Phi Alpha has
33		-	worked to foster a brotherhood of concerned citizens who devote
34		-	themselves to the greater good, and its members may indeed
35		-	reflect with pride on their organization's noteworthy tradition
36		-	of activism and achievement; now, therefore, be it
37		-	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
38		-	Legislature, hereby recognize March 4, 2025, as Alpha Phi Alpha
39		-	Fraternity Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those
40		-	associated with the organization sincere best wishes for the
41		-	future; and, be it further
	38	+	WHEREAS, For more than a century, Alpha Phi Alpha has worked
	39	+	to foster a brotherhood of concerned citizens who devote themselves
	40	+	to the greater good, and its members may indeed reflect with pride
	41	+	on their organization's noteworthy tradition of activism and
	42	+	achievement; now, therefore, be it
	43	+	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
	44	+	hereby recognize March 4, 2025, as Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Day at
	45	+	the State Capitol and extend to all those associated with the
	46	+	organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
42	47		RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
43		-	prepared for the fraternity as an expression of high regard from
44		-	the Texas Senate.
45		-	Miles, Alvarado, Cook, Eckhardt, West
46		-	______________________________
47		-	Member, Texas Senate
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49		-	Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
50		-	____________________________________________________________
51		-	Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
52		-	______________________________
53		-	President of the Senate
54		-	I hereby certify that the
55		-	above Resolution was adopted by
56		-	the Senate on March 4, 2025.
57		-	______________________________
58		-	Secretary of the Senate
	48	+	prepared for the fraternity as an expression of high regard by the
	49	+	Texas Senate.