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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Gamma Eta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta |
| 3 | | Sorority, Inc. was chartered in East St. Louis on June 6, 1942; |
| 4 | | and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, The Gamma Eta Chapter was organized through the |
| 6 | | efforts of Bessie B. Garvin, an educator and the first |
| 7 | | president of a group of ten dynamic women, holding the |
| 8 | | distinction as the first Greek letter organization established |
| 9 | | in East St. Louis; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, The Gamma Eta Chapter was renamed the East St. |
| 11 | | Louis Alumnae Chapter (ESLAC) in 1958; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, The East St. Louis Alumnae Chapter chartered an |
| 13 | | undergraduate chapter, Epsilon Xi, on the campuses of Southern |
| 14 | | Illinois University in Edwardsville and Carbondale in 1964; |
| 15 | | and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, The East St. Louis Alumnae Chapter crowned |
| 17 | | Jacqueline Storman Turnage as its first Ms. Delta; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, The East St. Louis Alumnae Chapter's program, the |
| 19 | | Mini Teen Lift, provides educational opportunities and |
| 20 | | cultural awareness for teenagers in the East St. Louis |
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| 1 | | community; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, One of the East St. Louis Alumnae Chapter's |
| 3 | | signature programs, Breakfast with Santa, was envisioned in |
| 4 | | 1971, and it continues to grow and bring joy to hundreds of |
| 5 | | children in the community each year; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, The East St. Louis Alumnae Chapter, in |
| 7 | | partnership with other prominent local organizations, launched |
| 8 | | the national initiative School America; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Through years of commitment, location |
| 10 | | transitions, and dedication, the East St. Louis Alumnae |
| 11 | | Chapter broke ground on the Delta Child Development Center at |
| 12 | | 1012 South 15th in East St. Louis in 1988; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, The East St. Louis Alumnae Chapter and the Delta |
| 14 | | Economic Development Corporation broke ground on a new |
| 15 | | childcare playground in 1993, which serves both the State |
| 16 | | Community Drop-in Center and the Delta Child Development |
| 17 | | Center; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Members of the East St. Louis Alumnae Chapter |
| 19 | | partnered with Habitat for Humanity on July 17, 1994, building |
| 20 | | five homes in the 500 block of 49th Street in East St. Louis; |
| 21 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The East St. Louis Alumnae Chapter has more than |
| 2 | | 250 members today and is currently led by President Pamela M. |
| 3 | | Weston; therefore, be it
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| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL |
| 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare June 6, 2022 |
| 6 | | as Delta Sigma Theta Gamma Eta Chapter Day in the State of |
| 7 | | Illinois; and be it further
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| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 9 | | presented to the East St. Louis Alumnae Chapter as an |
| 10 | | expression of our esteem and respect.
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