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AR HR1026
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/21/2023
Primary Sponsor
Tara Shephard
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AI Summary
- Recognizes Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. for 110 years of service to the community since its founding on January 13, 1913, at Howard University by 22 undergraduate women
- Notes the sorority currently has over 350,000 initiated members and over 1,000 chapters internationally across the United States, England, Japan, Germany, Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Bahamas, Canada, Jamaica, West Africa, Southern Africa, United Arab Emirates, and the Republic of Korea
- Acknowledges Arkansas chapters consisting of 11 collegiate chapters and 15 alumnae chapters with over 650 members committed to the mission of "Empowering Communities through Committed Service"
- Highlights major programming accomplishments including participation in the 1913 Women's Suffrage March, collaborations with Habitat for Humanity to build hundreds of houses, the National Library Project providing library services in the rural South, and adoption of the Adelaide Tambo School for the Physically Disabled in South Africa
- Designates February 21, 2023, as Red and White Day in Arkansas in recognition of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Legislative Description
To Recognize Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. For One Hundred Ten (110) Years Of Service To The Community.
Last Action
READ AND ADOPTED.
2/21/2023
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