SR3: Resolution Text

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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE

2015 Senate RESOLUTION 3

March 17, 2015 - Introduced by Senators L. Taylor and Harris Dodd. Referred to Committee on Senate Organization.

SR3,1,1 Relating to: commending Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

SR3,1,5 Whereas, on January 13, 1913, on the campus of Howard University, a group of 22 women who were social justice advocates manifested the vision of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and envisioned a world in which women could define, champion, and lead in the effort to address social issues of the day; and

SR3,1,10 Whereas, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., while participating in the monumental Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913 in Washington, D.C., fought and won its initial battle not to walk at the back of the march, the section that had been reserved for Negro supporters, and understood that the sorority would be called to fight for injustice on many fronts; and

SR3,1,14 Whereas, using its collective strength to promote academic excellence, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., gave rise to an expansive network of organizational chapters, in every corner of the country, touching the shores of many countries abroad, to further its mission of service; and

SR3,2,4 Whereas, in 1945, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., in empowering seven amazing women, chartered Beta Tau Chapter, which would become what we appreciate today as the Milwaukee Alumnae Chapter and which has served Milwaukee and Wisconsin residents for 70 years; now, therefore, be it

SR3,2,8 Resolved by the senate, That the members of the Wisconsin Senate, on the motion of Senator Lena C. Taylor, do commend the Milwaukee Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., on the occasion of Delta Day at the capitol, celebrating its rich past and working in faith and belief towards the future.

SR3,2,9 (End)