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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated was
3founded by 22 illustrious college-educated young women on the
4campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. in January
51913 and is celebrating its 108th anniversary; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Shortly after the founding of Delta Sigma Theta
7Sorority, Inc., the 22 young women participated in the Women's
8Suffrage March and demanded rights for women, including the
9right to vote, which transformed the role of women in the
10democratic process; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is an
12organization of college-educated women committed to the
13constructive development of its members through public service
14with a primary focus on the Black community; and
 
15    WHEREAS, The programs of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
16are implemented through its Five Point Programmatic Thrust,
17which includes Economic Development, Educational Development,
18Physical and Mental Health, Political Awareness and
19Involvement, and International Awareness and Involvement; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. are
21accomplished corporate, civic, and public officials and

 

 

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1acclaimed scholars; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. has a membership
3of more than 350,000 college-educated women in more than 1,020
4chapters worldwide, of which 25 chapters are located in the
5State of Illinois; and
 
6    WHEREAS, In 1989, the National Social Action Commission
7instituted Delta Days in the Nation's Capital as a biennial
8legislative conference to increase member involvement in the
9public policy-making process; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Delta Day at the Illinois State Capitol has
11occurred on an annual basis with members from across the State
12in attendance; therefore, be it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
14ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare March 10,
152021 as Delta Day 2021 in the State of Illinois in recognition
16of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated and the 2021 theme
17of "Embracing and Elevating the Power In Our Voice"; and be it
18further
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20presented to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. as a symbol of
21our respect and esteem.