Bill Text: TX SR726 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing May 14, 2019, as South Central Region AKA Day.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-14 - Reported enrolled [SR726 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR726-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, was | ||
| founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1908 and has | ||
| the distinction of being the first Greek-letter sorority | ||
| established by African American college women; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority's unending quest to be | ||
| "supreme in service to all mankind" is carried out through the | ||
| work of members of more than 1,000 domestic and international | ||
| chapters around the world; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The sorority's membership consists of nearly | ||
| 300,000 energetic, ambitious, and dedicated college-trained | ||
| women who have consciously chosen this affiliation in order to be | ||
| of service and to promote community initiatives in health | ||
| preservation, preventative health education, academic | ||
| excellence, civic engagement, and economic empowerment; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Sorority sisters are focused on improving the | ||
| lives of others, and it is their constant goal to strive for | ||
| integrity, discipline, and compassion in all that they do; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority chapters encourage | ||
| members to become committed community volunteers in five primary | ||
| service areas that contribute to the educational, civic, and | ||
| social lives of fellow citizens; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Texas is part of the Alpha Kappa Alpha South | ||
| Central Region, which also includes Louisiana, Arkansas, and New | ||
| Mexico; and | ||
| WHEREAS, AKA Day at the State Capitol is a national program | ||
| through which Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority members across the | ||
| nation meet with their legislators to address issues that are | ||
| pertinent to their communities; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, | ||
| Incorporated, on 111 years of outstanding community service and | ||
| its members on their exemplary leadership and designate May 14, | ||
| 2019, as South Central Region AKA Day at the State Capitol. | ||
| West, Miles | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 14, 2019. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
