Full Text of HR1159 98th General Assembly
HR1159 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the members of Phi Beta | 4 | | Sigma Fraternity on the occasion of the organization's 100th | 5 | | anniversary; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity was founded at Howard | 7 | | University in Washington, D.C. on January 9, 1914 by 3 young | 8 | | African-American male students; the Founders, the Honorable A. | 9 | | Langston Taylor, the Honorable Leonard F. Morse, and the | 10 | | Honorable Charles I. Brown, wanted to organize a Greek letter | 11 | | fraternity that would truly exemplify the ideals of | 12 | | brotherhood, scholarship, and service and that viewed itself as | 13 | | a part of the general community rather than apart from the | 14 | | general community; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, From its inception, the Founders of Phi Beta Sigma | 16 | | Fraternity also conceived the organization as a mechanism to | 17 | | deliver services to the general community; rather than gaining | 18 | | skills to be utilized exclusively for themselves and their | 19 | | immediate families, they held a deep conviction that they | 20 | | should return their newly acquired skills to the communities | 21 | | from which they had come; this deep conviction was mirrored in | 22 | | the Fraternity's motto, "Culture For Service and Service For | 23 | | Humanity"; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity have been | 2 | | instrumental in the establishment of the Phi Beta Sigma | 3 | | National Foundation, the Phi Beta Sigma Federal Credit Union, | 4 | | and the Sigma Beta Club Foundation; Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, | 5 | | founded in 1920 with the assistance of Phi Beta Sigma, is the | 6 | | sister organization of the Fraternity; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, In furtherance of its goals, Phi Beta Sigma | 8 | | Fraternity seeks to strengthen and proactively serve the | 9 | | brotherhood as a supportive resource that positively impacts | 10 | | the Fraternity's growth and financial solvency; reaffirm and | 11 | | maintain a strong commitment to brotherhood, scholarship, and | 12 | | service; ensure that Fraternity programs are focused and | 13 | | committed to serving humanity; create an environment that | 14 | | respects the dignity and worth of each brother; exhibit | 15 | | integrity and ethical behavior in conducting the Fraternity's | 16 | | business and serve as a model for all Greek-letter | 17 | | organizations; maintain and improve the Fraternity's | 18 | | technological literacy in order to better service its members | 19 | | and the community at large; foster and nurture its | 20 | | constitutional bond with Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.; | 21 | | encourage a closer and mutually beneficial working | 22 | | relationship with fellow Greek-letter organizations, other | 23 | | community service organizations, businesses, and governments; | 24 | | and select leaders who are committed and have demonstrated |
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| 1 | | their ability to lead; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Today, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity has blossomed | 3 | | into an international organization of leaders; its members | 4 | | serve as models of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the | 5 | | people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 8 | | we congratulate the members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity on the | 9 | | occasion of the organization's 100th anniversary and wish them | 10 | | continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity as a symbol of our | 14 | | esteem and respect.
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