Full Text of HR0937 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize the 110th anniversary of the | 4 | | founding of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Founded in 1908, Alpha Kappa Alpha is America's | 6 | | first Greek-letter
organization for African-American college | 7 | | women; it has an
international active membership of more than | 8 | | 75,000 and is one of the
world's leading service organizations | 9 | | whose members have made a
commitment "to serve all mankind"; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Approximately 5,000 members, who reside in the | 12 | | Central
Region, which encompasses Illinois, Wisconsin, | 13 | | Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and | 14 | | the cities of St Louis and Cape
Girardeau, will
hold their 84th | 15 | | regional conference in St. Louis on April 5-8, 2018; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, This conference will include a celebration of the | 17 | | 110th
anniversary of Alpha Kappa Alpha's founding by
Ethel | 18 | | Hedgeman Lyle, a native of St. Louis and a 1904 graduate of | 19 | | Sumner
High School; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, This conference will also include community | 21 | | events which will
speak to the commitment of Alpha Kappa Alpha |
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| 1 | | Sorority members' focus
on Educational Enrichment, Health | 2 | | Promotion, Family Strengthening,
Environmental Ownership, and | 3 | | Global Impact; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 5 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 | | recognize the 110th anniversary of the founding of Alpha Kappa | 7 | | Alpha Sorority, Inc., and we wish them many more wonderful | 8 | | years; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Central Regional | 11 | | Director Kathy A. Walker-Steele as a symbol of our respect and | 12 | | esteem.
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