TITLE: Recognizing April 8, 2013, as Red and White Day at the State Capitol in honor of the advocacy efforts of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

SUMMARY: Recognizing April 8, 2013, as Red and White Day at the State Capitol in honor of the advocacy efforts of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Collegiate and alumnae members of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority are gathering in Austin on April 8, 2013, to mark Red and White Day, a day of advocacy and action, at the State Capitol; and WHEREAS, The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was initiated in 1913 at Howard University in Washington, D.C.; the 22 original members included four young women from Texas, Zephyr Chisom Carter, Jessie McGuire Dent, Frederica Chase Dodd, and Myra Davis Hemmings, all committed to academic excellence and social change; members marched in a women's suffrage parade soon after, and they incorporated as a national organization in 1930; and WHEREAS, Today, the sorority has a membership of more than 250,000 women in the United States and several foreign countries, organized into about 1,000 chapters, including over 250 in the Lone Star State; members work toward positive change in their communities and advocate for economic development, international awareness, physical and mental health, and improved education; moreover, they mentor at-risk African American girls, conduct voter awareness drives, host political forums, and help guide and inform public policy; and WHEREAS, The women of Delta Sigma Theta have enriched the State of Texas and the nation with their generosity and their wide array of programs and services, and it is indeed a pleasure to commend them for their noteworthy endeavors; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby recognize April 8, 2013, as Red and White Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those involved with the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority sincere best wishes for continued success with their important work; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the sorority as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Rose McClendon Davis of Dallas Johnson Allen Carter Collier Deshotel Dukes Dutton Giddings Longoria Reynolds Thompson of Harris Turner of Tarrant Turner of Collin Turner of Harris White Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Toth Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1322 was adopted by the House on April 8, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House