PRINTER'S NO. 3011
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
413
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY MAYES, HILL-EVANS, POWELL, SMITH-WADE-EL, PROBST,
KHAN, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, KAZEEM, RABB, VITALI, N. NELSON,
WAXMAN, CURRY, OTTEN, SHUSTERMAN, PARKER, KENYATTA, KINSEY,
ABNEY, PASHINSKI, HARKINS, CEPHAS, BOYD AND STEELE,
APRIL 30, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, APRIL 30, 2024
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing and honoring the members of Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc., for more than a century of commitment to
social activism, academic excellence and civic engagement in
this Commonwealth on the occasion of "Delta Day" at the State
Capitol.
WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta was originally founded in 1913 by
22 diligent collegiate women on the campus of Howard University
in Washington, DC; and
WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta has since blossomed as one of the
preeminent service-based sororities, with more than 300,000
predominantly African-American initiated members; and
WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta boasts 29 collegiate and alumnae
chapters within this Commonwealth, as well as more than 1,000
chartered chapters located around the world; and
WHEREAS, For more than a century, the sorority has been
guided by its mission, which includes the constructive
development of its members and public service with a primary
focus on the African-American community; and
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WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta realizes its mission by providing
an extensive array of public service initiatives through the
sorority's Five-Point Programmatic Thrust, which includes
educational development, economic development, international
awareness and involvement, physical and mental health and
political awareness and involvement; and
WHEREAS, Over the past 111 years, members of Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority, Inc., have led countless initiatives addressing
a variety of crucial issues, including voting rights, affordable
health care, financial literacy, economic empowerment, support
for historically black colleges and universities, political
awareness and involvement, gender equality and racial profiling;
and
WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta's 2022-2026 quadrennial theme,
"Forward with Fortitude: Engaging Our Sisterhood, Empowering Our
Communities, and Elevating Our Impact," is a reflection of the
sorority's values and principles; and
WHEREAS, This year's theme for the 21st annual "Delta Day" is
"Song in a Weary Throat," which is inspired by Delta Sigma Theta
member, civil rights leader, legal scholar and theorist and
Episcopal priest, Reverend Dr. Anna Pauline "Pauli" Murray; and
WHEREAS, Each year since 1989, Delta Sigma Theta members have
participated in various "Delta Days" at the nation's capitol,
the United Nations, state capitols, town halls and school boards
throughout the country in order to increase their involvement in
the policymaking process; and
WHEREAS, May 6, 2024, marks Delta Sigma Theta's annual "Delta
Day" at the State Capitol in Harrisburg where members from
across this Commonwealth come to connect with their legislators,
advance legislation and serve as a voice for others; and
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WHEREAS, The women of Delta Sigma Theta continue to be
magnificent examples of servant leaders with an uncompromising
commitment to their communities, which serves as the driving
force to carry on the mission of "Delta Day" at the State
Capitol; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize and
honor the members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., for more
than a century of commitment to social activism, academic
excellence and civic engagement in this Commonwealth on the
occasion of "Delta Day" at the State Capitol.
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