PRINTER'S NO. 725
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
67
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY HAYWOOD, KITCHEN, GREENLEAF, TEPLITZ, WOZNIAK,
FONTANA, BREWSTER, WILLIAMS, DINNIMAN, PILEGGI, SMITH, COSTA,
RAFFERTY, VULAKOVICH AND FARNESE, APRIL 13, 2015
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 13, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Designating April 13, 2015, as "Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Day"
in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, is the
oldest Greek-lettered organization to have been established by
African-American college-educated women; and
WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha was founded at Howard University
in Washington, DC, in 1908; and
WHEREAS, Founder Ethel Hedgeman Lyle envisioned the sorority
as an instrument for enriching campus life by promoting unity
and cultivating high academic and ethical standards; and
WHEREAS, Through the years, the sorority's function has
become more complex, branching out to engage members worldwide
in advocacy and service projects to improve socioeconomic,
racial, political and environmental conditions; and
WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha's diverse, collaborative work
throughout the United States, the Caribbean, Europe and Africa
integrates a high level of personal engagement with the strong
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bonds of sisterhood and a productive network of community
partners; and
WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha undergraduate chapters in this
Commonwealth include Alpha Sigma, Delta Gamma, Delta Iota, Delta
Mu, Epsilon Nu, Gamma Epsilon, Iota, Kappa Beta, Kappa Zeta, Mu
Omicron, Pi Pi, Rho Rho, Sigma Lambda, Tau Alpha, Theta Iota and
Tao Xi; and
WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha graduate chapters in this
Commonwealth include Alpha Alpha Omega, Epsilon Sigma Omega,
Iota Tau Omega, Mu Nu Omega, Omega Omega, Phi Beta Omega, Rho
Theta Omega and Tau Delta Omega; and
WHEREAS, In keeping with its participation in public policy
initiatives, Alpha Kappa Alpha conducts "Alpha Kappa Alpha Day
at the Capitol" events in many states; and
WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha members are coming to the Capitol
Complex on April 13, 2015, to celebrate their distinguished
sisterhood and their ongoing work on behalf of local and global
initiatives; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate April 13, 2015, as "Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority Day" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Phi Beta Omega
Chapter, P.O. Box 1385, North Wales, PA 19454-0385, in
recognition of all Pennsylvania chapters.
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