HR97 - Recognizing January 29, 2025, as Alpha Kappa Alpha Day at the State Capitol.

      H.R. No. 97       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Proud members of the South Central Region of Alpha   Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., are gathering in Austin on January 29,   2025, to celebrate Alpha Kappa Alpha Day at the State Capitol; and          WHEREAS, The nation's first Greek sorority for African   American women, Alpha Kappa Alpha was founded as a social and   service organization on January 15, 1908, by Howard University   undergraduate Ethel Hedgeman Lyle and 19 other students; these   inspiring women are today known as "the Twenty Pearls"; and          WHEREAS, The sorority seeks to cultivate and encourage high   scholastic and ethical standards, to promote unity and friendship   among college women, to improve the social stature of women of all   ages, and to be of service to all mankind; a member of the National   Pan-Hellenic Council, Alpha Kappa Alpha serves people around the   world through the efforts of more than 360,000 members in over 1,000   chapters located in the United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the   Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, Germany, South Korea, Japan, the United   Arab Emirates, Liberia, Nigeria, and South Africa; and          WHEREAS, For more than a century, the group has made a   positive difference with its important work in the areas of civil   rights, education, economic empowerment, and health care; under the   leadership of the sorority's 31st international president, Danette   Anthony Reed, Alpha Kappa Alpha continues to focus on the personal   and professional development of its members, on the bonds of   sisterhood, and on its domestic and international servant   leadership; and          WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., has long remained   at the forefront of effective advocacy and social change, and its   members' efforts have made an important contribution to the goals   of equality and equity for all citizens of the world; now,   therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby recognize January 29, 2025, as Alpha Kappa Alpha   Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the sorority's   visiting delegation.     Thompson     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 97 was adopted by the House on January   29, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House