88(R) SR 82 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 82
	WHEREAS, Proud members of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
	are gathering at the State Capitol on January 24, 2023, providing
	a fitting opportunity to celebrate the fraternity's exceptional
	legacy of civic engagement; and
	WHEREAS, Launched at Cornell University on December 4,
	1906, Alpha Phi Alpha was the first intercollegiate  Greek-letter
	fraternity established by African Americans; founded by seven
	men who came to be known as the "Jewels" of the organization,
	Alpha Phi Alpha initially served as a study and support group for
	minority students who were struggling against racial prejudice;
	these early leaders laid the foundation for the fraternity's
	principles of scholarship, fellowship, character, and the
	uplifting of humanity; and
	WHEREAS, In the years that followed, Alpha Phi Alpha
	chapters were formed at other colleges across the nation; while
	the fraternity placed a strong emphasis on the academic
	excellence of its members, it also expanded its focus to address
	the educational, economic, political, and social injustices
	faced by African Americans and people of color around the world;
	over the decades, many former Alpha Phi Alpha members have stood
	at the forefront of the fight for civil rights, including
	W.  E.  B.  Du  Bois, Paul Robeson, Dr.  Martin Luther King Jr.,
	Thurgood Marshall, Adam Clayton Powell Jr., Edward Brooke,
	Andrew Young, and William Gray; and
	WHEREAS, Alpha Phi Alpha has been an interracial group
	since 1945 and now encompasses chapters across the United States;
	the fraternity has an especially rich history in the Lone Star
	State, which has been home to three of the organization's general
	presidents, and a number of prominent Texas leaders are Alpha Phi
	Alpha alumni; and
	WHEREAS, For more than a century, Alpha Phi Alpha has
	worked to foster a brotherhood of concerned citizens who devote
	themselves to the greater good, and its members may indeed
	reflect with pride on their organization's noteworthy tradition
	of activism and achievement; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
	Legislature, hereby recognize January 24, 2023, as Alpha Phi
	Alpha Fraternity Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those
	associated with the organization sincere best wishes for the
	future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
	prepared for the fraternity as an expression of high regard from
	the Texas Senate.
	Miles
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		President of the Senate
		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on February 7, 2023.
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		Secretary of the Senate
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		Member, Texas Senate