Full Text of HR1043 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 Theta Rho Omega Chapter | 4 | | of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated on 50 years of | 5 | | service and sisterhood and mark their anniversary on November | 6 | | 17, 2018; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Theta Rho Omega was the first chapter
chartered in | 8 | | the south suburbs of Chicago in 1968 in the city of Markham; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Theta Rho Omega is committed to implementing the | 11 | | five basic tenets of
the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority that have | 12 | | remained unchanged since the sorority's inception
over 110 | 13 | | years ago: to cultivate and encourage high scholastic and | 14 | | ethical standards, to promote unity
and friendship among | 15 | | college women, to study and help alleviate problems concerning
| 16 | | girls and women in order to improve their social stature, to | 17 | | maintain a progressive
interest in college life, and to be of | 18 | | "Service to All Mankind"; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Theta Rho Omega has provided 50 years of community
| 20 | | service programs which have enhanced the quality of life for | 21 | | citizens of all ages in the southern
suburbs, impacting black | 22 | | families and the areas of education, health, economic |
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| 1 | | development, the arts,
and global concerns; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Theta Rho Omega has continually promoted, | 3 | | supported, and encouraged high scholastic achievement through | 4 | | mentoring and scholarship opportunities; over $200,000 in
| 5 | | scholarships to deserving high school students have been | 6 | | awarded; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Just like their sisters in the 1,012 chapters of | 8 | | the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority around the globe, the dynamic | 9 | | women of the Theta Rho Omega Chapter have worked to transform | 10 | | their communities and improve our State; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 | | recognize the Theta Rho Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha | 14 | | Sorority, Incorporated on 50 years of service and sisterhood, | 15 | | and we wish them many more years of success; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to Theta Rho Omega as a symbol of our respect and | 18 | | esteem.
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