HJR368 Summary

• Recognizes the 20th Annual Delta Day at the Alabama State Capitol on Thursday, April 19, 2012, and commends Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

• Acknowledges Delta Sigma Theta's founding on January 13, 1913, by 22 collegiate women at Howard University, and its growth to over 250,000 members in more than 1,000 chapters across the United States and abroad.

• Highlights the sorority's Five Point Program focusing on Economic Development, Educational Development, International Awareness and Involvement, Physical and Mental Health, and Political Awareness and Involvement.

• Recognizes Delta Sigma Theta members serving in the Alabama Legislature, including Senator Linda Coleman, former Senator Sundra Escott, and Representatives Laura Hall, Merika Coleman, Mary Moore, Pebblin Warren, and Dr. Yvonne Kennedy (19th National President).

• Honors notable Delta Sigma Theta members including late Congresswomen Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan, and Stephanie Tubbs Jones, as well as Dr. Regina Benjamin (U.S. Surgeon General) and Reverend Gwendolyn E. Boyd (22nd National President).