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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to recognize the Delta Sigma Theta | ||||||
| 4 | Sorority on Delta Day 2021; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated was | ||||||
| 6 | founded by 22 illustrious college-educated young women on the | ||||||
| 7 | campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. in January | ||||||
| 8 | 1913 and is celebrating its 108th anniversary; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Shortly after the founding of Delta Sigma Theta | ||||||
| 10 | Sorority, the 22 young women participated in the Women's | ||||||
| 11 | Suffrage March and demanded rights for women, including the | ||||||
| 12 | right to vote, which transformed the role of women in the | ||||||
| 13 | democratic process; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is an | ||||||
| 15 | organization of college-educated women committed to the | ||||||
| 16 | constructive development of its members through public service | ||||||
| 17 | with a primary focus on the black community; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, The sorority's programs are implemented through | ||||||
| 19 | its Five Point Programmatic Thrust, which includes economic | ||||||
| 20 | development, educational development, physical and mental | ||||||
| 21 | health, political awareness and involvement, and international | ||||||
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| 1 | awareness and involvement; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Members of the sorority are accomplished | ||||||
| 3 | corporate, civic, and public officials and acclaimed scholars; | ||||||
| 4 | and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta has a membership of more than | ||||||
| 6 | 200,000 college-educated women in more than 1020 chapters | ||||||
| 7 | worldwide, of which 20 chapters are located in the State of | ||||||
| 8 | Illinois; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, In 1989, the National Social Action Commission | ||||||
| 10 | instituted Delta Days in the Nation's Capital as an annual | ||||||
| 11 | legislative conference to increase member involvement in the | ||||||
| 12 | public policy-making process; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Delta Day at the Illinois State Capitol has | ||||||
| 14 | occurred on an annual basis with members from across the State | ||||||
| 15 | in attendance; therefore, be it
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| 16 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 17 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 18 | we recognize the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority on Delta Day 2021 | ||||||
| 19 | and its theme of "Fortitude"; and be it further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
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| 1 | presented to Delta Sigma Theta as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
| 2 | esteem.
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