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GA SR758

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/13/2018

Primary Sponsor

Gloria Butler

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Origin

Senate

2017-2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes February 26, 2018, 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., and has grown to more than 200,000 members across over 1,000 chapters in the U.S. and internationally
  • The Sorority's mission operates through a Five Point Programmatic Thrust: Educational Development, Economic Development, Political Awareness and Involvement, Physical and Mental Health, and International Awareness and Involvement
  • The Sorority instituted the Georganna Sinkfield Servant Leadership Award, honoring the longest serving female in Georgia General Assembly history, and the Pota E. Coston Trailblazer Award, honoring the first African-American female commissioner elected in Fayette County, Georgia
  • Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Legislative Description

Delta Day; recognize February 26, 2018; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; commend

Last Action

Senate Read and Adopted

2/13/2018

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