Florida Senate - 2022                            (NP)    SR 1978
       
       
        
       By Senator Gibson
       
       
       
       
       
       6-02858A-22                                           20221978__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution expressing appreciation for the
    3         remarkable contributions made to the people of this
    4         state by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and
    5         recognizing February 20, 2022, as the 28th annual
    6         “Delta Day at the Capitol.”
    7  
    8         WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., is a private,
    9  not-for-profit organization founded on January 13, 1913, by 22
   10  illustrious collegiate African-American women at Howard
   11  University in Washington, D.C., and
   12         WHEREAS, only 6 weeks after its founding, Delta Sigma Theta
   13  Sorority, Inc., joined in the women’s suffrage movement, a
   14  historic endeavor that transformed the role of women in the
   15  democratic process, and
   16         WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., is a sisterhood
   17  of college-educated women committed to implementing the
   18  sorority’s mission through its Five-Point Programmatic Thrust:
   19  economic development, educational development, physical and
   20  mental health, political awareness and involvement, and
   21  international awareness and involvement, and
   22         WHEREAS, in 2013, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.,
   23  celebrated 100 years of commendable service and support to local
   24  communities, leading dialogue on public policy issues,
   25  supporting quality education, producing new projects to
   26  stimulate current and future economic growth, and improving the
   27  holistic well-being of minority populations internationally, and
   28         WHEREAS, with more than 250,000 college-educated women
   29  initiated and more than 900 chapters worldwide, 52 of which are
   30  located in Florida and the Bahamas, members of Delta Sigma Theta
   31  Sorority, Inc., are clearly focused and visible as corporate and
   32  civic leaders, productive public officials, acclaimed
   33  academicians, and activists in their own right, and
   34         WHEREAS, for the past 27 years, the Florida chapters of
   35  Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., have conducted “Delta Days at
   36  the Capitol,” during which members have a unique opportunity to
   37  show their support for policies and legislation that will impact
   38  every area of the Five-Point Programmatic Thrust; promote the
   39  role of leadership, advocacy, and empowerment in effecting
   40  social change and public policy; advocate for social justice, as
   41  well as broaden members’ knowledge of the state’s legislative
   42  process; and influence the enactment of legislation of
   43  particular interest to African Americans and women, and
   44         WHEREAS, Senator Audrey Gibson is an esteemed member of
   45  Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., NOW, THEREFORE,
   46  
   47  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
   48  
   49         That February 20, 2022, is recognized as the 28th annual
   50  “Delta Day at the Capitol.”