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PA HR198

Resolution

Status

Passed

5/6/2025

Primary Sponsor

Carol Hill-Evans

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates May 6, 2025, as "AKA Day at the Capitol" in Pennsylvania to recognize Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is the oldest Greek-letter organization established by African-American college-educated women, founded January 15, 1908, at Howard University

  • The sorority has 360,000 initiated members in graduate and undergraduate chapters across 12 countries, organized into 10 regions

  • Pennsylvania members belong to two regions: eastern Pennsylvania in the North Atlantic Region and western Pennsylvania in the Great Lakes Region

  • The advocacy day provides sorority members an opportunity to engage with elected officials on initiatives important to the organization, black women and girls, and local communities

Legislative Description

Designating May 6, 2025, as "AKA Day at the Capitol" in Pennsylvania in recognition of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Last Action

Adopted (197-6)

5/6/2025

Committee Referrals

Appropriations4/17/2025

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