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GA HR1762

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/12/2012

Primary Sponsor

Dee Dawkins-Haigler

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011-2012 Regular Session

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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