Bill Text: NY J00481 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commending Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. upon the occasion of hosting its Annual EmpoWOMENt forum on March 11, 2023

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-03-09 - ADOPTED [J00481 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J00481-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 481

BY: Senator PARKER

        COMMENDING Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. upon the
        occasion  of  hosting its Annual EmpoWOMENt forum on
        March 11, 2023

  WHEREAS, It is incumbent upon the people of the State of New York to
recognize  and  acknowledge  those  within  our  midst  who  have   made
significant contributions to the quality of life therein; and

  WHEREAS,  From  time  to  time  this  Legislative Body takes note of
certain  extraordinary  individuals  and  organizations  it  wishes   to
recognize  for their valued contributions to the success and progress of
society and publicly acknowledge their endeavors which have enhanced the
basic humanity among us all; and

  WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is  justly  proud  to  commend  Sigma
Gamma  Rho  Sorority,  Inc.  upon  the  occasion  of  hosting its Annual
EmpoWOMENt forum on Saturday, March 11, 2023; and

  WHEREAS, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was  organized  on  November
12,  1922,  in Indianapolis, Indiana, by seven young educators, Mary Lou
Allison Gardner Little, Dorothy Hanley  Whiteside,  Vivian  Irene  White
Marbury,  Nannie  Mae  Gahn  Johnson,  Hattie Mae Annette Dulin Redford,
Bessie Mae Downey Rhoades Martin, and Cubena McClure; and

  WHEREAS,  The  group  became  an  incorporated  national  collegiate
sorority  on  December 30, 1929, when a charter was granted to the Alpha
chapter at Butler University; since its inception, the dynamic women  of
Sigma Gamma Rho have built and sustained a well-known and well-respected
reputation  for  leading  positive  change  to help uplift the community
through sisterhood, leadership, and service; and

  WHEREAS, Sigma Gamma Rho has welcomed more than  100,000  collegiate
and  professional  women  from  every  profession, and has more than 500
chapters in the United States, Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, Germany,  South
Korea, United States Virgin Islands, and the United Arab Emirates; and

  WHEREAS, Sigma Gamma Rho's commitment to service is expressed in its
slogan,  "Greater  Service, Greater Progress."; the sorority has a proud
history  of  providing  positive  and   proactive   community   outreach
nationally  and  internationally through various programs, partnerships,
and sponsorships which  represent  their  commitment  to  promoting  the
greater good in education, service, and leadership development; and

  WHEREAS,  The  Women's  Wellness Initiative is a consolidated effort
that allows chapters to  focus  on  health  issues  that  impact  women,
specifically,  women  of  color; acceptable educational and programmatic
efforts under this Initiative include, but are not  limited  to,  Breast
Cancer Awareness, Intimate and Domestic Violence, Heart Health, Diabetes
Health, and Mental Health; and

  WHEREAS,  Since  its  inception,  Sigma  Gamma  Rho  has  strived to
encourage women to maintain a  healthy  lifestyle  and  minimize  health
risks;  empower  women  to make informed decisions about their physical,

mental, and emotional health;  and  ensure  there  is  a  representative
number of African American women in health studies; and

  WHEREAS,  The success of Sigma Gamma Rho is in direct correlation to
the efforts of its staff, whose involvement is,  and  always  has  been,
characterized  by an impressive commitment, an unbridled enthusiasm, and
an uncompromising standard of excellence in all endeavors on  behalf  of
the institution and the community it serves; and

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense of this Legislative Body that those who
enhance the well-being and vitality of their community and have shown  a
long  and  sustained  commitment to excellence certainly have earned the
recognition and applause of all the citizens of this great Empire State;
now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commend  Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. upon the occasion of hosting its
Annual EmpoWOMENt forum on March 11, 2023; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.