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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to recognize Mary E. Robinson on the 
4occasion of being named a Golden Soror of Alpha Kappa Alpha 
5Sorority, Incorporated (AKA); and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. is an 
7international service organization that was founded on the 
8campus of Howard University in 1908 and incorporated in
1913; 
9and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. is the nation's 
11oldest African-American Greek letter organization for 
12college-educated women who have committed themselves to  
13providing extraordinary "Service to All Mankind" for the past 
14114 years; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. is comprised of 
16nearly 300,000 members in approximately 1,018 graduate and 
17undergraduate chapters in the United States, the U.S. Virgin 
18Islands,  the Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, Dubai, Germany, Japan, 
19Liberia, and South Korea; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Many prominent Illinois women have been or are 
21members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., including Lt. 
 
 
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1Governor Julianna Stratton, Senator and Majority Caucus Chair 
2Mattie Hunter, and Representative LaToya Greenwood; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Mary Robinson has been given the title of Golden 
4Soror, which is a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 
5Inc. who has served and continues to serve the organization 
6for 50 years or more; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Mary Robinson belongs to the Central Region of 
8the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., which was established in 
9Chicago in 1919 and is comprised of Illinois, Indiana, 
10Kentucky, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, 
11and the southeastern portion of Missouri; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Mary Robinson was honored at the public meeting 
13of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.'s 88th Central Regional 
14Conference in March 2022; therefore, be it
  
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
16HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
17we recognize Mary E. Robinson on being named a Golden Soror of 
18Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and commend the 
19sorority for its commitment to scholarship, leadership, civic 
20engagement, and public service; and be it further
  
 
21    RESOLVED, That  suitable copies of this resolution be 
 
 
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1presented to Mary Robinson  and to the Delta Delta Omega and 
2Theta Omega Chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, Inc. as an 
3expression of our esteem and respect.