House Engrossed

State of Arizona House of Representatives Forty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session 2000

HOUSE RESOLUTION 2006

 

A RESOLUTION

 

honoring delta sigma theta sorority for outstanding service.

 

 

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Whereas, on January 13, 1913, twenty-two illustrious black women founded Delta Sigma Theta Sorority at Howard University.  Those women were aware that there was and would always be a need for black women to play an active role in the struggles concerning African-Americans and the need for community involvement; and

Whereas, in the past eighty-seven years, the vision of the founders has withstood all odds and is still being strengthened each day. Today there are more than two hundred thousand members in eight hundred fifty chapters in the United States, Haiti, Liberia, the Virgin Islands, the Caribbean, Germany, Korea and West Africa; and

Whereas, the major programs of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority are based on the organization’s five-point thrust: educational development, economic development, physical and mental health, political awareness and involvement and international awareness and involvement.  This thrust is evident in the sorority’s many programs, including Delta Habitat for Humanity, Census 2000, Project Smart, Delta Days at the nation’s capital, Delta Immunization Campaign, Summit V: Health and Healing, Clinical Depression Screening, School America and Jabberwok; and

Whereas, the success of Delta Sigma Theta’s public service programs has depended on the continuous interaction of each member, both locally and nationally.  For more than eight decades, this interaction has been a hallmark of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and the foundation of its success.

Therefore

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona:

1.  That the Members of the House of Representatives commend the women of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and the Phoenix Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter for their outstanding civic and educational achievements and their commitment to excellence in all of their endeavors.

2.  That the Secretary of State of the State of Arizona transmit a copy of this Resolution to the President of the Grand Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

 

 

 

 

 

ADOPTED BY THE HOUSE APRIL 5, 2000

 

FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 05, 2000.