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Senate Resolution

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A resolution recognizing Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

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     WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., was founded at

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Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1908, and

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     WHEREAS, this Greek letter organization is the first

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sorority established by African American college women, and

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     WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., will be a century

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old January 2008, thereby earning the designation as

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"Centennial," and

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     WHEREAS, this sorority is an international organization that

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has approximately 250,000 members in more than 900 chapters

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extending across the United States, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Great

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Britain, Germany, Korea, and the Virgin Islands, and

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     WHEREAS, many of these chapters are located in communities

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and on college and university campuses in the State of Florida,

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and

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     WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., is committed to

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community service and has made numerous contributions to the

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educational, civic, and social lives of Florida's residents, and

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     WHEREAS, Barbara McKinzie of Chicago, Illinois, is the

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Centennial International President of this great sisterhood and

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leads the 250,000 women of this organization in the current

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international program, "The SPIRIT of AKA," the acronym and

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concept for Sisterhood, Service, Partnership, Innovation,

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Respect, Involvement, and Technology, and

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     WHEREAS, Ella Springs Jones is the Centennial South Atlantic

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Regional Director of this great sisterhood and leads members of

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the sorority in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, and

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     WHEREAS, the largest chapter in Florida is Gamma Zeta Omega,

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located in Miami, and

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     WHEREAS, Senator Frederica S. Wilson, a past South Atlantic

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Regional Director, and Senator Mandy Dawson are members of Alpha

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Kappa Alpha Sorority, and

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     WHEREAS, members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority in the

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State of Florida contribute thousands of volunteer hours

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implementing service programs in their respective communities,

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NOW, THEREFORE,

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Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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     That the members of the Florida Senate recognize the

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commitment of members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., to

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community service and express special appreciation for their

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service in the State of Florida.