House Bill 9029

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HR 9029

        By Representatives A. Greene, Wilson, Dennis, Hill and L.
    Miller





  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution recognizing Alpha Kappa Alpha

  3         Sorority, Inc.

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

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

  7         WHEREAS, this Greek letter organization is the first

  8  sorority established by African American college women, and

  9         WHEREAS, this sorority is an international organization

10  with approximately 150,000 members in over 900 chapters

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

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

13         WHEREAS, many of these chapters are located in

14  communities and on college and university campuses in the

15  State of Florida, and

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

17  to community service and has made numerous contributions to

18  the educational, civic, and social life of Florida's citizens,

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20         WHEREAS, Norma Solomon White, an outstanding Floridian,

21  is the National President of this great sisterhood and leads

22  the 150,000 women of this great sisterhood in the current

23  international program, "Blazing New Trails:  Developing a

24  Global Leadership Strategy targeting the Family, Economics,

25  Education, Health, and the Arts," and

26         WHEREAS, Sonja Garcia, an outstanding Floridian, is the

27  South Atlantic Regional Director of this great sisterhood and

28  leads members of the sorority in Florida, Georgia, and South

29  Carolina, and

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HR 9029

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  1         WHEREAS, members in the State of Florida contribute

  2  thousands of volunteer hours implementing service programs in

  3  their respective communities, NOW, THEREFORE,

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

  6  Florida:

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  8         That the members of the Florida House of

  9  Representatives recognize the commitment of Norma White, Sonja

10  Garcia, and the members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.,

11  to community service and express special appreciation for

12  their service in the State of Florida.

13         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution

14  be transmitted to Norma White and Sonja Garcia as tangible

15  tokens of the sentiments expressed herein.

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