HR 9011

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution recognizing Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
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4	WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., was founded at
5	Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1908, and
6	WHEREAS, this Greek letter organization is the first
7	sorority established by African American college women, and
8	WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., will be a
9	century old January 2008, thereby earning the designation as
10	"Centennial," and
11	WHEREAS, this sorority is an international organization
12	that has approximately 250,000 members in more than 900 chapters
13	extending across the United States, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Great
14	Britain, Germany, Korea, and the Virgin Islands, and
15	WHEREAS, many of these chapters are located in communities
16	and on college and university campuses in the State of Florida,
17	and
18	WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., is committed to
19	community service and has made numerous contributions to the
20	educational, civic, and social lives of Florida's residents, and
21	WHEREAS, Barbara McKinzie of Chicago, Illinois, is the
22	Centennial International President of this great sisterhood and
23	leads the 250,000 women of this organization in the current
24	international program, "The SPIRIT of AKA," the acronym and
25	concept for Sisterhood, Service, Partnership, Innovation,
26	Respect, Involvement, and Technology, and
27	WHEREAS, Ella Springs Jones is the Centennial South
28	Atlantic Regional Director of this great sisterhood and leads
29	members of the sorority in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina,
30	and
31	WHEREAS, the largest chapter in Florida is Gamma Zeta
32	Omega, located in Miami, and
33	WHEREAS, Representative Geraldine F. Thompson and
34	Representative Jennifer Carroll are members of Alpha Kappa Alpha
35	Sorority, Inc., and
36	WHEREAS, members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority in the
37	State of Florida contribute thousands of volunteer hours
38	implementing service programs in their respective communities,
39	NOW, THEREFORE,
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41	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
42	Florida:
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44	That the members of the Florida House of Representatives
45	recognize the commitment of members of Alpha Kappa Alpha
46	Sorority, Inc., to community service and express special
47	appreciation for their service in the State of Florida.

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