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GA HR1762
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/12/2012
Primary Sponsor
Dee Dawkins-Haigler
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AI Summary
- Recognizes February 27, 2012, as Delta Day at the Georgia state capitol and commends Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., for its continued commitment to public service
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., was founded on January 13, 1913, by 22 women at Howard University in Washington, D.C., as a public service organization
- The sorority's first public act, only weeks after its founding, was participation in the Women's Suffrage Movement demanding rights for women, particularly the right to vote
- The sorority operates through a Five Point Program Thrust: Educational Development, Economic Development, Political Awareness and Involvement, and International Awareness and Involvement
- Sponsored by Representatives Dawkins-Haigler of the 93rd, Jones of the 44th, and Stephenson of the 92nd; directs the Clerk of the House to transmit a copy of the resolution to the sorority
Legislative Description
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; February 27, 2012, as Delta Day at the state capitol; recognize
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
3/12/2012
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