House Bill 9401

    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HR 9401

        By Representative Bullard






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution honoring Delta Sigma Theta

  3         Sorority for its accomplishments and commitment

  4         to public service.

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  6         WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, is a

  7  public service organization founded in 1913 by 22 women at

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

  9         WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, nationwide,

10  comprises over 890 chapters and more than 190,000 members and

11  has shown exemplary leadership and dedication to public

12  service for 84 years, and

13         WHEREAS, one of Delta's founding members, Winona

14  Cargile Alexander, resided in Jacksonville, Florida, until her

15  death, and Florida is most proud of its distinguished sorors

16  in the Florida Legislature, as well as its 41 collegiate and

17  alumnae chapters representing the national body, and

18         WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority forged a

19  partnership with Habitat for Humanity and undertook and

20  successfully completed an ambitious challenge to build 22

21  homes across the nation in two years, fifteen of which were

22  built in two weeks, including one home in Miami, Florida, NOW,

23  THEREFORE,

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25  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

26  Florida:

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28         That the House of Representatives joins the nation in

29  recognizing the accomplishments of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

30  and its strong commitment to public service nationally and

31  internationally.

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