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GA SR775

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/20/2020

Primary Sponsor

Gloria Butler

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Commends Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. for 107 years of public service since its founding on January 13, 1913, by 22 collegiate women at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
  • Recognizes March 2, 2020, as Delta Day at the Georgia State Capitol
  • Notes the sorority has more than 300,000 members and over 1,000 chapters in the United States and internationally, carrying out its Five Point Programmatic Thrust covering educational development, economic development, political awareness, physical and mental health, and international awareness
  • Highlights the sorority's early participation in the Women's Suffrage Movement and ties the resolution to the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment and the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
  • Recognizes three awards instituted for Delta Day at the Capitol: the Georganna Sinkfield Servant Leadership Award, the Pota E. Coston Trailblazer Award, and the Social Action Collegiate Change Agent Award

Legislative Description

Delta Day; recognize March 2, 2020

Last Action

Senate Read and Adopted

2/20/2020

Full Bill Text

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