Full Text of HR0179 094th General Assembly
HR0179 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, On March, 2, 2005, the Illinois Chapters of Sigma | 3 |
| Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., are sponsoring their annual | 4 |
| legislative visit to the State Capitol; and
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| WHEREAS, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., was organized on | 6 |
| November 12, 1922, in Indianapolis, Indiana, by seven school | 7 |
| teachers: Mary Lou Allison Little, Dorothy Hanley Whiteside, | 8 |
| Vivian White Marbury, Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson, Hattie Mae Dulin | 9 |
| Redford, Bessie M. Downey Martin, and Cubena McClure; the group | 10 |
| became an incorporated national collegiate sorority on | 11 |
| December 30, 1929, when a charter was granted to Alpha chapter | 12 |
| at Butler University; and
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| WHEREAS, From seven young teachers, Sigma Gamma Rho has | 14 |
| become an international service organization comprised of | 15 |
| women from every profession; Sigma Gamma Rho offers its members | 16 |
| opportunities to develop their unique talents through | 17 |
| leadership training and involvement in sorority activities; | 18 |
| sorority activities provide an atmosphere where friendships | 19 |
| and professional contacts are developed which often lead to | 20 |
| bonds that last a lifetime; Sigma women are dedicated to | 21 |
| helping each other; and
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| WHEREAS, In a time when education for African Americans was | 23 |
| difficult to attain, the founders of Sigma Gamma Rho became | 24 |
| educators; they believed that the self-respect, knowledge, and | 25 |
| discipline gained through study would help individuals to | 26 |
| recognize their duty and responsibility for their society; | 27 |
| thus, Sigma Gamma Rho was founded on the precept of education | 28 |
| and continues to promote and encourage high scholastic | 29 |
| attainment; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition to annual scholarships awarded by | 31 |
| local alumnae chapters, in 1984 the National Education Fund was |
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| created; the Fund was designed to insure perpetual support for | 2 |
| its commitment to education and for research in education, | 3 |
| health, and related fields; and
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| WHEREAS, Sigma Gamma Rho's commitment to service is | 5 |
| expressed in its slogan, "Greater Service, Greater Progress."; | 6 |
| the sorority has a proud history of offering service wherever | 7 |
| chapters exist, including OPERATION BigBookBag, a program | 8 |
| designed to address the needs, challenges, and issues that face | 9 |
| school-aged children who are educationally at-risk in local | 10 |
| homeless shelters and extended care hospitals by providing them | 11 |
| with educational materials, equipment, and supplies; other | 12 |
| national projects include Wee Savers, Project Reassurance, and | 13 |
| Habitat for Humanity; Sigma Gamma Rho has built seven homes | 14 |
| across the United States in Florida, District of Columbia, | 15 |
| Wisconsin, California, and Texas; and
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| WHEREAS, The service of Sigma Gamma Rho from a global | 17 |
| perspective includes Project Africa and Project Mwanamugimu; | 18 |
| through active participation in programs and through | 19 |
| networking with other organizations such as the National | 20 |
| Council of Negro Women, Urban League, and the NAACP, Sigma's | 21 |
| legacy of service to improve the quality of life for all | 22 |
| mankind continues; and | 23 |
| WHEREAS, With over 400 chapters in the United States, | 24 |
| Bermuda, the Virgin Islands, Bahamas, and Germany, Sigma Gamma | 25 |
| Rho Sorority, Inc., is committed to improve the quality of life | 26 |
| for its members and the society it serves; there have been | 27 |
| several famous members of the sorority, including Hattie | 28 |
| McDaniel, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Rev. Willie Taplin Barrow, | 29 |
| Cheryl Broussard, U.S. Representative Corinne Brown, Jocelyn | 30 |
| Brown, Merri Dee, Lorraine E. Hale, Cynthia Horner, Anna Maria | 31 |
| Horsford, Brenda Joysmith, Mother Love, Brenda Pressley, April | 32 |
| Sinclair, Victoria Rowell, Tonya Lee Williams, Emily D. Gunter, | 33 |
| Nancy E. McCormick, Ruth V. Sims, Ruth Russel Williams, and |
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| Maysa Leak; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 |
| in recognition of the achievements of the members of Sigma | 5 |
| Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., we honor the Illinois Chapters of | 6 |
| Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., on the occasion of their annual | 7 |
| legislative visit to the State Capitol on March 2, 2005; and be | 8 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., as an expression | 11 |
| of our respect and esteem.
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