Full Text of HR0685 95th General Assembly
HR0685 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, On August 23-27, 2007, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, | 3 |
| Inc., in conjunction with Omega Men in action, will host the | 4 |
| 90th Gamma Anniversary Reunion, a legacy expanding 90 years; | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, The Gamma Chapter was the third chapter | 7 |
| established by Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.; it was started | 8 |
| as a citywide intermediate chapter within the First District | 9 |
| (New England Region) in 1916; and
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| WHEREAS, Its members are comprised of college-educated men | 11 |
| from various educational institutions throughout the city of | 12 |
| Boston; existing alums of this prestigious organization have | 13 |
| had a profound impact of a national scope, as well as on the | 14 |
| local Boston metropolitan area; and
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| WHEREAS, They have had major impact and received widespread | 16 |
| recognition across various industries and sectors of our | 17 |
| society; Gamma brothers are revered and respected for their | 18 |
| leadership, whatever their profession or chosen field of | 19 |
| endeavor; and
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| WHEREAS, As a chapter established for "undergraduate | 21 |
| students and recent college graduates", Gamma Chapter has often |
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| become a "pipeline of leadership talent" that has migrated into | 2 |
| formal membership in the Eta Phi Graduate Chapter; Eta Phi | 3 |
| "Brothers" acts as a "directional compass", guiding undergrads | 4 |
| to follow established guidelines, policies, and procedures; | 5 |
| they act as mentors to aspiring young men; and
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| WHEREAS, The list goes on; Men of Omega, and the Gamma | 7 |
| Chapter of Boston, Massachusetts, are still present and among | 8 |
| us today; they have surely left a "Legacy of Leadership" | 9 |
| wherever they have been; Gamma Chapter Alumni truly are the | 10 |
| pinnacle of Black History in America; and we salute Doug | 11 |
| Harris, State Representative David Miller, and Herb Hunter, | 12 |
| Gamma Chapter residents of Chicago; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 |
| extend our congratulations to Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., | 16 |
| and the Omega Men, on the 90th Gamma Anniversary Reunion; and | 17 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to Doug Harris, State Representative David Miller, | 20 |
| and Herb Hunter as a symbol of our respect.
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