Bill Text: IL HR0349 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Commends Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated for its outstanding legacy of public service and advocacy. Commends its members for their steadfast dedication to creating positive change in communities throughout Illinois and internationally.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9)
Status: (Passed) 2025-05-21 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth [HR0349 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-HR0349-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated (Delta | ||||||
| 3 | Sigma Theta), an organization primarily of Black, | ||||||
| 4 | college-educated women committed to public service, was | ||||||
| 5 | founded by 22 visionary collegiate women on the campus of | ||||||
| 6 | Howard University in Washington, D.C. on January 13, 1913; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, In their first public act as an organization, the | ||||||
| 8 | founding members of Delta Sigma Theta participated in the | ||||||
| 9 | Women's Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. on March 3, | ||||||
| 10 | 1913, demonstrating their commitment to political advocacy and | ||||||
| 11 | social justice from the organization's inception; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, For more than 112 years, the members of Delta | ||||||
| 13 | Sigma Theta have upheld their organization's commitment to | ||||||
| 14 | sisterhood, scholarship, service, and social action, | ||||||
| 15 | particularly addressing issues impacting the Black community | ||||||
| 16 | and boldly confronting the challenges of African Americans | ||||||
| 17 | and, hence, all Americans through established programs based | ||||||
| 18 | on the sorority's Five-Point Programmatic Thrust, which | ||||||
| 19 | include Economic Development, Educational Development, | ||||||
| 20 | International Awareness and Involvement, Physical and Mental | ||||||
| 21 | Health, and Political Awareness and Involvement | ||||||
| 22 | operationalized through Social Action; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta has expanded its reach to | ||||||
| 2 | include more than 1,050 chartered chapters worldwide, with | ||||||
| 3 | more than 350,000 initiated members representing diverse | ||||||
| 4 | backgrounds and professions, including prominent leaders in | ||||||
| 5 | government, education, healthcare, business, arts, and | ||||||
| 6 | community service; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta has 28 distinguished alumnae | ||||||
| 8 | and collegiate chapters based in cities and counties across | ||||||
| 9 | the State of Illinois, including Chicago, Springfield, East | ||||||
| 10 | St. Louis, Urbana-Champaign, Carbondale, and other | ||||||
| 11 | communities, which have positively impacted countless lives | ||||||
| 12 | through mentorship programs, scholarships, voter education and | ||||||
| 13 | registration, health initiatives, and economic development | ||||||
| 14 | projects; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, The members of Delta Sigma Theta in Illinois have | ||||||
| 16 | been instrumental in advancing civil rights, promoting | ||||||
| 17 | educational excellence, fostering economic opportunities, and | ||||||
| 18 | advocating for the well-being of underserved and | ||||||
| 19 | underrepresented communities; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, The members of Delta Sigma Theta in Illinois have | ||||||
| 21 | hosted Delta Days at the State Capitol Building in Springfield | ||||||
| 22 | on a regular basis since March 31, 2004, with a recent theme | ||||||
| 23 | being "Fortitude on the Frontline in Illinois"; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, The members of Delta Sigma Theta in Illinois have | ||||||
| 2 | strengthened our State's social fabric, improved our | ||||||
| 3 | educational institutions, enhanced our democratic processes, | ||||||
| 4 | and enriched our cultural landscape, and the historical | ||||||
| 5 | significance of the group as a preeminent, international, and | ||||||
| 6 | service-based sorority, whose members continue to exemplify | ||||||
| 7 | excellence and commitment to social action, leadership | ||||||
| 8 | development, and community empowerment should be celebrated; | ||||||
| 9 | therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 11 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 12 | we commend Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated for its | ||||||
| 13 | outstanding legacy of public service and advocacy, and we | ||||||
| 14 | commend its members for their steadfast dedication to creating | ||||||
| 15 | positive change in communities throughout Illinois and | ||||||
| 16 | internationally; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the regional and state leadership of Delta Sigma | ||||||
| 19 | Theta Sorority, Inc. as an symbol of our esteem and respect. | ||||||