Bill Text: FL S1112 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-03 - Introduced -SJ 00179; Read 2nd time -SJ 00179; Adopted; companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9029 (Adopted) -SJ 00179 [S1112 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-S1112-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2010                (Corrected Copy)    SR 1112 
        
       By Senator Wilson 
       33-01092B-10                                          20101112__ 
    1                          Senate Resolution                         
    2         A resolution recognizing Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 
    3         Inc. 
    4   
    5         WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., was founded at 
    6  Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1908, and 
    7         WHEREAS, this Greek letter organization is the first 
    8  sorority established by African American college women, and 
    9         WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., is an 
   10  international organization that has about 250,000 members in 
   11  more than 900 chapters in the United States, the Bahamas, 
   12  Bermuda, Great Britain, Germany, Korea, and the Virgin Islands, 
   13  and 
   14         WHEREAS, many of these chapters are located in communities 
   15  and on college and university campuses in Florida, and 
   16         WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., is committed to 
   17  community service and has made numerous contributions to the 
   18  educational, civic, and social lives of Floridians, and 
   19         WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., continues its 
   20  support of the international program, “ESP,” the acronym for 
   21  Extraordinary Service Programs, and 
   22         WHEREAS, Dr. Patty Ball Thomas, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 
   23  Inc., Florida Connection Chairman, has rendered outstanding 
   24  service to the Florida political agenda by facilitating the 
   25  annual AKA Day at the Capitol, and 
   26         WHEREAS, Ella Springs Jones is the Centennial South 
   27  Atlantic Regional Director of this great sisterhood and leads 
   28  members of the sorority in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, 
   29  and 
   30         WHEREAS, the largest chapter in Florida is Gamma Zeta 
   31  Omega, located in Miami, and 
   32         WHEREAS, Senator Frederica S. Wilson, a past South Atlantic 
   33  Regional Director, and former Senator Mandy Dawson are members 
   34  of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and 
   35         WHEREAS, members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority in 
   36  Florida contribute thousands of volunteer hours implementing 
   37  service programs in their respective communities, NOW, 
   38  THEREFORE, 
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   40  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 
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   42         That the members of the Florida Senate recognize the 
   43  commitment of members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., to 
   44  community service and express special appreciation for their 
   45  service in Florida.