Full Text of HR0390 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated was | 3 | | founded in 1911 at Howard University
and became the first | 4 | | international fraternal organization to be founded at a | 5 | | historically black
college; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Omega Psi Phi's mission is to uplift the | 7 | | community through outreach programs,
health initiatives, | 8 | | scholarship funds, mentorship programs, educational programs, | 9 | | and more; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The Sigma Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi | 11 | | Fraternity, Incorporated was founded
in 1921 in Chicago and | 12 | | consisted of Omega men that came to Chicago to pursue post
| 13 | | graduate degrees; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The Sigma Omega Chapter upholds the values of | 15 | | Omega Psi Phi through
community outreach and philanthropy, | 16 | | including involved programming, through their signature Mardi
| 17 | | Gras event to raise funds for scholarships, and through the | 18 | | Sigma Omega Foundation; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, On September 16, 2023, the Sigma Omega Chapter | 20 | | will hold their centennial gala
and bring together members to | 21 | | celebrate the impact that the chapter has had on the City of
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| 1 | | Chicago and Omega Psi Phi, recognize those that have made a | 2 | | difference, and look ahead to the
future; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 4 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 5 | | we declare September 16, 2023 as Sigma Omega Chapter of Omega | 6 | | Psi Phi
Fraternity, Incorporated Day in the State of Illinois | 7 | | and encourage all residents to come together to recognize the | 8 | | fraternity's ongoing service; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the Sigma Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi
| 11 | | Fraternity, Incorporated as a symbol of our respect and | 12 | | esteem.
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