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Senate Resolution

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A resolution recognizing and commending The Omega Psi Phi

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Fraternity, Inc., for its invaluable community service to

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the people of the State of Florida.

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     WHEREAS, on November 17, 1911, three Howard University

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undergraduate students, assisted by their faculty advisor, met

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and conceived the idea of founding Omega Psi Phi Fraternity,

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Inc., based on the cardinal principles of "manhood, scholarship,

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perseverance, and uplift," and

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     WHEREAS, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., was the first

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fraternity founded at a Historically Black College or University,

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and, since its inception, has initiated more than 130,000 members

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in over 550 chapters in 44 states, the District of Columbia,

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Europe, Asia, Africa, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, and

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Panama, and

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     WHEREAS, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., is committed to

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rendering community service that makes a difference in quality of

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life, and has made invaluable contributions toward improving the

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educational, civic, and social lives of the people it has touched

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in Florida and throughout the world, and

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     WHEREAS, Brother Warren G. Lee, Jr. of Dallas, Texas,

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presently leads Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., serving as the

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Fraternity's 38th Grand Basileus; Brother Joseph Williams of

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Tuskegee, Alabama, is the National Representative for District 7,

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which includes Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi; and

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Brother Anthony Brown of Miami, Florida is the National

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Representative for the State of Florida, and

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     WHEREAS, other distinguished Floridians who are Brothers of

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Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., include United States Congressman

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Kendrick Meek, State Senator Anthony C. "Tony" Hill, Sr., State

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Senator Gary Siplin, former State Representative Wilbert "Tee"

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Holloway, former State Representative Frank Peterman, Jr.,

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Tallahassee Mayor John Marks, immediate past Grand Basileus,

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George H. Grace of Miami, Florida, and immediate past National

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Representative for the 7th District, Edgar L. Mathis, Sr. of

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Jacksonville, Florida, 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 Omega Psi Phi Fraternity,

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Inc., for its invaluable community service to the people of

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Florida and recognizes March 20, 2008, as "Omega Psi Phi

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Fraternity, Inc., Day" in the State of Florida.

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     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution, with

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the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to Warren G. Lee,

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Jr., Grand Basileus of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., as a

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tangible token of the sentiments of the Florida Senate.