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GA SR727

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/10/2026

Primary Sponsor

Tonya Anderson

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes the Eta Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., founded in Atlanta, Georgia on December 1, 1919, as the first chapter of any Black Greek-letter organization chartered in Georgia

  • Acknowledges the chapter's over 100 years of community service, including supporting Carter G. Woodson's 1921 campaign promoting Negro literature and history, which led to the establishment of Negro History Week (now Black History Month)

  • Honors members' contributions to civil rights, including military service with the Tuskegee Airmen during WWII, voter mobilization through the Atlanta Negro Voters League, and challenging Jim Crow housing laws in the 1960s

  • Notes the chapter helped produce Atlanta's first Black mayor and Georgia's first Black Congressman since Reconstruction in the 1970s

  • Commends the chapter's continued service under current Basileus Kurt McDonald and extends best wishes for continued success

Legislative Description

Eta Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.; recognize

Last Action

Senate Read and Adopted

2/10/2026

Full Bill Text

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