Full Text of SR0094 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 94
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded | 3 | | on the campus of Howard University in 1908 and incorporated in | 4 | | 1913, has established a mandate for carrying out the vision of | 5 | | a new day of excellence and performance; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is the nation's oldest | 7 | | African-American sorority; the Sorority has never changed its | 8 | | mission to cultivate and encourage high scholastic and ethical | 9 | | standards, promote unity and friendship among college women, | 10 | | help alleviate problems concerning girls and women in order to | 11 | | improve their social status, maintain a progressive interest | 12 | | in college life, and to be of "Service to All Mankind"; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, The 2018-2022 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. | 14 | | administration, under the dynamic and creative leadership of | 15 | | International President Dr. Glenda Glover, who also serves as | 16 | | the first female President of her alma mater Tennessee State | 17 | | University in Nashville, Tennessee, continues to fulfill the | 18 | | service imperative of the organization's founders with the | 19 | | International Program "Exemplifying Excellence Through | 20 | | Sustainable Service"; this program concentrates on: Target | 21 | | #1-Historically Black Colleges and Universities-A Call for | 22 | | Action, Target #2-Women's Health and Wellness, Target | 23 | | #3-Building Your Economic Legacy, Target #4-The Arts, and |
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| 1 | | Target #5-Global Impact; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Many prominent women have been or are members of | 3 | | Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., including the late First | 4 | | Lady
Eleanor Roosevelt, the late civil rights leaders Coretta | 5 | | Scott
King and Rosa Parks, actress Phylicia Rashad, the late | 6 | | poet Maya
Angelou, writer Toni Morrison, singer Alicia Keys, | 7 | | attorney
Star Jones, financial expert Mellody Hobson, | 8 | | comedian/actress
Wanda Sykes, actress Jada Pinkett-Smith, Cook | 9 | | County Recorder of Deeds
Karen Yarbrough, Cook County Board | 10 | | President Toni Preckwinkle, Vice President Kamala Harris, and | 11 | | the former President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Governor Julianna Stratton and Representative | 13 | | LaToya Greenwood are the newest members of Alpha Kappa Alpha | 14 | | Sorority, Inc.; seasoned members of the sorority include | 15 | | Majority Caucus Chair Mattie Hunter; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha's storied history of proven | 17 | | leadership and extensive involvement in the world community | 18 | | through strategic partnerships evidence the sorority's | 19 | | potential to significantly contribute to the world community; | 20 | | and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated made | 22 | | history and expanded its international presence when it |
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| 1 | | chartered its first chapter, Omega Theta Omega, in the Middle | 2 | | East; the chapter's 37 women, located in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and | 3 | | throughout the United Arab Emirates, are business executives, | 4 | | attorneys, educators, and physicians, among other accomplished | 5 | | professionals; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Leadership development is essential to the | 7 | | vitality of the organization, and the sorority's continuing | 8 | | requirements of academic excellence, shared values, and | 9 | | dedication to the mission of Alpha Kappa Alpha ensure a | 10 | | continuous wellspring of quality leaders; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare the date of | 13 | | May 12, 2021 as Alpha Kappa Alpha Day in the State of Illinois | 14 | | in honor of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, and its | 15 | | work; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to Central Regional Director Sonya L. Bowen, | 18 | | International President Dr. Glenda Glover, Illinois State | 19 | | Connection Coordinator Kimberly Irene Egonmwan, and Illinois | 20 | | State Connection Chair Nia Odeoti-Hassan.
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