Full Text of SR0164 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated was | 3 | | founded by 22 illustrious college-educated young women on the | 4 | | campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. in January | 5 | | 1913 and is celebrating its 108th anniversary; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Shortly after the founding of Delta Sigma Theta | 7 | | Sorority, Inc., the 22 young women participated in the Women's | 8 | | Suffrage March and demanded rights for women, including the | 9 | | right to vote, which transformed the role of women in the | 10 | | democratic process; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is an | 12 | | organization of college-educated women committed to the | 13 | | constructive development of its members through public service | 14 | | with a primary focus on the Black community; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The programs of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. | 16 | | are implemented through its Five Point Programmatic Thrust, | 17 | | which includes Economic Development, Educational Development, | 18 | | Physical and Mental Health, Political Awareness and | 19 | | Involvement, and International Awareness and Involvement; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. are | 21 | | accomplished corporate, civic, and public officials and |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. has a membership | 3 | | of more than 350,000 college-educated women in more than 1,020 | 4 | | chapters worldwide, of which 25 chapters are located in the | 5 | | State of Illinois; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, In 1989, the National Social Action Commission | 7 | | instituted Delta Days in the Nation's Capital as a biennial | 8 | | legislative conference to increase member involvement in the | 9 | | public policy-making process; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Delta Day at the Illinois State Capitol has | 11 | | occurred on an annual basis with members from across the State | 12 | | in attendance; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare March 10, | 15 | | 2021 as Delta Day 2021 in the State of Illinois in recognition | 16 | | of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated and the 2021 theme | 17 | | of "Embracing and Elevating the Power In Our Voice"; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. as a symbol of | 21 | | our respect and esteem.
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