Honoring Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., on reaching the historic milestone of 103 years of scholarship, service, sisterhood, and finer womanhood.

IV 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 37 Honoring Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., on reaching the historic milestone of 103 years of scholarship, service, sisterhood, and finer womanhood. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 13, 2023 Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE (for herself, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Geor- gia, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. ADAMS, Mrs. FOUSHEE, Mrs. SYKES, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. PLASKETT, and Mr. MFUME) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce RESOLUTION Honoring Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., on reaching the his- toric milestone of 103 years of scholarship, service, sis- terhood, and finer womanhood. Whereas Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., was founded on Janu- ary 16, 1920, at Howard University in Washington, DC, by five finer women, Arizona Cleaver Stemons, Pearl Anna Neal, Myrtle Tyler Faithful, Viola Tyler Goings, and Fannie Pettie Watts; Whereas these ‘‘Five Pearls’’ who founded Zeta Phi Beta So- rority, Inc., were dedicated to a core desire to provide true service, embrace scholarship, set a standard for sis- terly love and finer womanhood; VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:46 Jan 13, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR37.IH HR37 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 37 IH Whereas, on March 30, 1923, in Washington, DC, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., was incorporated to ensure the per- manence of the organization by Myrtle Tyler Faithful, Gladys Warrington, Joanna Houston, Josephine F. John- son, and L.O. Goldia Smith; Whereas, since its founding in 1920, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., has chartered hundreds of chapters worldwide and has a membership of over 100,000 and is divided into eight intercontinental regions and over 875 chapters lo- cated in the United States, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean; Whereas the organization’s innovation has resulted in several firsts, it was the first National Pan-Hellenic Council or- ganization to centralize its operations in a national head- quarters, first to charter a chapter in Africa, first to form auxiliary groups, and first to be constitutionally bound to a fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.; Whereas Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., is dedicated to expand- ing their reach and has made a concerted effort to de- velop chapters at both predominantly white institutions and historically Black colleges and universities; Whereas Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., has remained dedi- cated in realizing the vision statement of being ‘‘an orga- nization aimed towards the people and community by raising awareness, encouraging the highest standards for scholastic achievement, and a greater meaning of unity among members’’; Whereas the current members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., inherit a legacy built by former members who have left remarkable imprints in their fields, including Bernette Johnson, the first Black woman to serve on the VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:46 Jan 13, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR37.IH HR37 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 37 IH Louisiana Supreme Court and the first Black woman to become Chief Justice, Syleena Johnson, a Grammy Award nominee R&B singer, Dr. Elizabeth Koontz, a re- nowned educator, Dionne Warwick, a former Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization, Zora Neale Hurston, an author, filmmaker, and anthropologist, and Sheryl Underwood, a comedian and television host; and Whereas Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., continues to make a difference in the United States and around the world, al- ways following the footsteps of its founders and uphold- ing the motto of Zeta Phi Beta, Sorority, Inc., to be ‘‘a community-conscious, action-oriented organization’’: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives con- 1 gratulates and commends Zeta Phi Beta, Sorority, Inc., 2 on 103 years of scholarship, service, sisterhood, and finer 3 womanhood. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:46 Jan 13, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR37.IH HR37 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS