Bill Text: TX HR1684 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Iota Phi Lambda Sorority on the charter of its new Dallas County chapter.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-26 - Reported enrolled [HR1684 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR1684-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1684 |
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WHEREAS, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority is celebrating the | ||
establishment of a new chapter in Dallas County on May 4, 2013; and | ||
WHEREAS, Founded in 1929 by Lola Mercedes Parker, Iota Phi | ||
Lambda is a national business and professional sorority with groups | ||
located in 80 cities, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin | ||
Islands; members work to enhance and improve the status of women in | ||
business, as well as to promote increased interest in business | ||
education among young women through programs and scholarships; the | ||
organization also provides educational, civic, and social service | ||
opportunities for people of all ages; and | ||
WHEREAS, Iota Phi Lambda hosts a variety of events for | ||
Business Month, Black History Month, and American Education Week | ||
and sponsors the Future Iota Leaders program, which offers | ||
mentoring opportunities for youth; included among its many national | ||
projects are Career Exploration, Iota Mothers Assistance Program, | ||
and the teen pregnancy prevention program, Toys "U" Can't Return; | ||
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WHEREAS, Together, the members of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority | ||
have helped to better the lives of countless Texans, and the | ||
organization of a new chapter provides a fitting opportunity to | ||
honor all those involved for their contributions to their community | ||
and state; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Iota Phi Lambda Sorority on the occasion | ||
of the charter of its new Dallas County chapter and extend to all | ||
those associated with the initiative sincere best wishes for the | ||
future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Giddings | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1684 was adopted by the House on April | ||
26, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||