Bill Text: TX SR270 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 18, 2025, as Omega Psi Phi Day.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2025-03-18 - Reported enrolled [SR270 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-SR270-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Members of the Lone Star State Ques, Ninth | ||
| District of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., are visiting the | ||
| State Capitol on March 18, 2025, and this occasion provides a | ||
| fitting opportunity to honor the organization for its record of | ||
| leadership and service; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., was established | ||
| by three students on the campus of Howard University in 1911; the | ||
| Ninth District of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., was ratified 12 | ||
| years later, expanding the fraternity to Texas, as well as to | ||
| Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and California; today, the | ||
| organization encompasses more than 750 undergraduate and | ||
| graduate chapters across the United States and around the world, | ||
| including over 50 undergraduate and graduate chapters across the | ||
| State of Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The fraternity encourages its members to strive | ||
| for academic excellence and to use their resources for the | ||
| betterment of society; working diligently toward the greater | ||
| good, members promote education, support voter registration, | ||
| fight illiteracy, volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, and | ||
| participate in numerous other mentoring and fund-raising | ||
| activities; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1945, Omega Psi Phi launched a National Social | ||
| Action Program to help address the needs of African Americans in | ||
| the areas of health, housing, civil rights, and education; recent | ||
| initiatives include "Brother, You're on My Mind," a | ||
| collaboration with the National Institute on Minority Health and | ||
| Health Disparities to start conversations about mental health; | ||
| in 2022, the fraternity formed a partnership with the Alzheimer's | ||
| Association to raise awareness of the disease in the Black | ||
| community and connect those affected and their families with | ||
| resources; in February 2025, the Lone Star State Ques hosted | ||
| their annual state meeting, electing new members of their | ||
| Executive Council; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The men of Omega Psi Phi have distinguished | ||
| themselves through their countless good works, and they are to be | ||
| commended for their dedication to positive change and to the | ||
| principles that have guided this outstanding organization for | ||
| more than a century; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize March 18, 2025, as Omega Psi Phi | ||
| Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting | ||
| delegation. | ||
| West | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 18, 2025. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
