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Senate Resolution

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A resolution acknowledging the invaluable contributions

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., has made to the people

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of Florida, and recognizing April 13-15, 2008, as "The

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14th Annual Delta Days at the Florida Capitol."

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     WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., is a public

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service organization that was founded on January 13, 1913, by 22

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outstanding women at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and

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     WHEREAS, nearly 6 weeks after its founding, the first public

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act of the sorority was its participation in the Women's Suffrage

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Movement demanding rights for women, particularly the right to

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vote, and

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     WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., is a sisterhood

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of college-educated women committed to implementing the

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sorority's mission through its Five Point Program Thrust:

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Economic Development, Educational Development, Physical and

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Mental Health, Political Awareness, and International Awareness

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and Involvement, and

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     WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., recently

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celebrated 95 years of exemplary service and support to local

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communities, leading dialogue on public policy issues, supporting

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quality education, and producing new projects to stimulate

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current and future economic growth, and

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     WHEREAS, with more than 200,000 college-educated women and

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over 950 chapters worldwide - 47 chapters located in Florida and

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the Bahamas - members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority are clearly

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focused and visible as corporate and civic leaders, productive

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public officials, acclaimed academicians, and activists in their

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own right, and

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     WHEREAS, for the past 14 years, the sorority's Florida

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chapters have conducted "Delta Days at the Florida Capitol" to

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provide information to state legislators and government

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executives which is vital to developing public policy; to host a

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reception for state legislators and government executives; and to

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monitor the progress of pending legislation related to

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significant public policy issues, and

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     WHEREAS, on April 13-15, 2008, the members of the 47

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chapters of the sorority that now serve Florida and the Bahamas

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will converge on Tallahassee to conduct The 14th Annual Delta

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Days at the Florida Capitol, with the theme "Remember the 22 -

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Social Action is What We Do!", and

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     WHEREAS, Senators Larcenia J. Bullard and Arthenia Joyner,

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and Representatives Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall, Joyce Cusack,

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and Audrey Gibson are esteemed members of Delta Sigma Theta

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Sorority, Inc., NOW, THEREFORE,

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

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     That the Florida Senate commends Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,

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Inc., for its contributions to the people of Florida, and

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recognizes April 13-15, 2008, as "The 14th Annual Delta Days at

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the Florida Capitol."