Title: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

Summary: Recognizes and commends Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., for its invaluable community service to the people of the State of Florida.

Full Text:
WHEREAS, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., was the first fraternity founded at a Historically Black College or University, and, since its inception, has initiated more than 100,000 members in chapters in states, the District of Columbia, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, and Panama, and WHEREAS, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., is committed to rendering community service that makes a difference in quality of life, and has made invaluable contributions toward improving the educational, civic, and social lives of the people it has touched in Florida and throughout the world, and WHEREAS, Dr. Andrew R. Ray presently leads Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., serving as the Fraternity s 39th Grand Basileus; Brother Keith Jackson, of Snellville, Georgia, is the National Representative for District 7, which includes Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi; and Brother Anthony Brown of Miami, Florida, is the National Representative for the State of Florida, and WHEREAS, other distinguished Floridians who are Brothers of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., include former United States Congressman Kendrick Meek, State Senator Anthony C.  Tony  Hill, Sr., State Senator Gary Siplin, State Representative Darryl Rouson, Florida Secretary of Juvenile Justice and former State Representative Frank Peterman, Jr., Miami-Dade School Board Member and former State Representative Wilbert  Tee  Holloway, and Tallahassee Mayor John Marks, NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: That the Florida Senate commends Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., for its invaluable community service to the people of Florida and recognizes March 19, 2011, as  Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Day  in the State of Florida. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution, with the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to Dr. Andrew R. Ray, Grand Basileus of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., as a tangible token of the sentiments of the Florida Senate.