Full Text of HR0789 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the East St. Louis | 4 | | Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., on its | 5 | | 70th anniversary; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded in 1913 by | 7 | | 22 students at Howard University; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The East St. Louis Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma | 9 | | Theta Sorority, Inc. is observing its 70th anniversary, coming | 10 | | to East St. Louis on June 6, 1942 in the form of Gamma Eta | 11 | | Chapter; in keeping with Delta's mandate at the sorority's 1958 | 12 | | national convention, Gamma Eta became the East St. Louis | 13 | | Alumnae Chapter; and | 14 | | WHEREAS,
The East St. Louis Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta | 15 | | Sorority, Inc., is one of the cultural, civic, and social | 16 | | mainstays of the community, using the sorority's Five Point | 17 | | Programmatic Thrusts-Economic Development, Educational | 18 | | Development, International Awareness and Involvement, Physical | 19 | | and Mental Health, and Political Awareness and Involvement; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Chapter members use their collective strengths to | 21 | | promote academic excellence, to provide scholarships, to |
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| 1 | | provide support to the underserved, to educate and stimulate | 2 | | participation in the establishment of positive public policy, | 3 | | and to highlight issues and provide solutions for problems in | 4 | | their communities; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The multi-million dollar Delta Child Development | 6 | | Center is one of the economic and educational jewels of the | 7 | | metropolitan area and serves as a chapter example of economic | 8 | | development and educational development; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The goals and objectives set by the 9 forward | 10 | | looking women, represented by surviving Charter Member Abbie | 11 | | Lou Hampton Martin, are being met; chapter members continue to | 12 | | use education, religion, fortitude, and sisterhood to bring | 13 | | those goals and objectives to fruition; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we congratulate the East St. Louis Alumnae Chapter of Delta | 17 | | Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., on the occasion of its 70th | 18 | | anniversary and wish the membership many happy years to come; | 19 | | and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the East St. Louis Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma | 22 | | Theta Sorority, Inc. as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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