HR 9029

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., is an
9	international organization that has about 250,000 members in
10	more than 900 chapters in the United States, the Bahamas,
11	Bermuda, Great Britain, Germany, Korea, and the Virgin Islands,
12	and
13	WHEREAS, many of these chapters are located in communities
14	and on college and university campuses in Florida, and
15	WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., is committed to
16	community service and has made numerous contributions to the
17	educational, civic, and social lives of Floridians, and
18	WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., continues its
19	support of the international program, "The SPIRIT of AKA," the
20	acronym and concept for Sisterhood, Service, Partnership,
21	Innovation, Respect, Involvement, and Technology, and
22	WHEREAS, bound by its humanitarianism and credo of service
23	that extends to all mankind, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.,
24	is playing a role in the relief efforts for the citizens of
25	Haiti in the wake of the recent catastrophic earthquake, and
26	WHEREAS, Ella Springs Jones is the Centennial South
27	Atlantic Regional Director of this great sisterhood and leads
28	members of the sorority in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina,
29	and
30	WHEREAS, Representative Mia Jones, Representative Jennifer
31	Carroll, and Representative Geraldine Thompson are members of
32	Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and
33	WHEREAS, members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.,
34	in Florida contribute thousands of volunteer hours implementing
35	service programs in their respective communities, NOW,
36	THEREFORE,
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38	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
39	Florida:
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41	That the members of the Florida House of Representatives
42	recognize the commitment of members of Alpha Kappa Alpha
43	Sorority, Inc., to worldwide service and express special
44	appreciation for their service in Florida.

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