A senate RESOLUTION

TO HONOR Gloria S. Frieson for her sixty-five years of service to the alpha kappa alpha sorority and to recognize april 20, 2024, as "ms. Gloria S. Frison 'pearl' day" in south carolina.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are pleased to recognize Gloria S. Frieson for her sixty-five years of service to the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. The sorority will recognize Ms. Frieson at a PEARL celebration event on Saturday, April 20, 2024; and

Whereas, Ms. Frieson is an alumna of Johnson C. Smith University. She later attended South University And A&M College and Francis Marion College, now Francis Marion University. She has her Bachelor of Science in biology and her Master of Science in biology; and

Whereas, Ms. Frieson was initiated into the Gamma Delta chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority in 1959. She is a Life Consecutive member with a Pearl Life member classification; and

Whereas, the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority has served the City of Florence and the surrounding areas of the Pee Dee for more than seventy-two years; and

Whereas, Ms. Frieson has completed Regional 2000 Tamiouchos work with the AKA sorority. She has worked on or chaired many committees in her time of service, including the Cotillion, PIMS, Budget and Finance, Bylaws, Standards, Sisterly Relations, Program, and Membership and Nominating Committees; and

Whereas, a leader in the sorority, Ms. Frieson has served in various officer roles, including Pecunious Grammateus, Tamiouchos, Graduate Advisor, and Anti-Basileus and Basileus; and

Whereas, Ms. Frieson was married to the late Judge Ulysses Frieson; and

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate greatly appreciate the dedication and commitment that Ms. Frieson has shown in serving the people and the State of South Carolina. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, honor Gloria S. Frieson for her sixty-five years of service to the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and recognize April 20, 2024, as "Ms. Gloria S. Frieson 'Pearl' Day" in South Carolina.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Gloria Frieson.

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