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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to recognize and honor the 100th | ||||||
| 4 | anniversary of the founding of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, | ||||||
| 5 | Incorporated, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter | ||||||
| 6 | fraternity established for African-Americans; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity was founded on | ||||||
| 8 | December 4, 1906, by seven young men, respectfully known as the | ||||||
| 9 | Seven Jewels, at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, | ||||||
| 11 | Eugene Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison | ||||||
| 12 | Murray, Robert Harold Ogle, and Vertner Woodson Tandy, the | ||||||
| 13 | founders of the Fraternity, recognized the need for a strong | ||||||
| 14 | bond of brotherhood among African descendants in this country; | ||||||
| 15 | and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, The aims of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity are | ||||||
| 17 | manly deeds, scholarship, and love for all mankind; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, For 100 years, the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity has | ||||||
| 19 | played a fundamental role in the positive development of the | ||||||
| 20 | character and education of more than 175,000 men; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, The brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha have shared | ||||||
| 22 | countless friendships and a common belief in the founding | ||||||
| 23 | ideals of the fraternity; and | ||||||
| 24 | WHEREAS, Alumni from Alpha Phi Alpha include many | ||||||
| 25 | noteworthy leaders in the areas of government, business, | ||||||
| 26 | entertainment, science, and higher education; and | ||||||
| 27 | WHEREAS, The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity has 350 college | ||||||
| 28 | campus chapters and 350 alumni chapters in the United States of | ||||||
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| 1 | America, the District of Columbia, Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, | ||||||
| 2 | and Europe; the Theta Chapter (1910) and the Xi Lambda Chapter | ||||||
| 3 | (1924), both of Chicago, were the first college and alumni | ||||||
| 4 | chapters, respectively, in the State of Illinois; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity continues to enrich | ||||||
| 6 | the lives of its members, who, in turn, carry out in their | ||||||
| 7 | communities a commitment to service and the uplifting of | ||||||
| 8 | humanity; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 10 | NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 11 | we recognize and honor the 100th anniversary of the founding of | ||||||
| 12 | the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity; and be it further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That we commend all Alpha Phi Alpha brothers, | ||||||
| 14 | past and present, for their bond of friendship, common ideals | ||||||
| 15 | and beliefs, and service to community; and be it further | ||||||
| 16 | RESOLVED, That we express our best wishes for the Alpha Phi | ||||||
| 17 | Alpha Fraternity's continued success and growth; and be it | ||||||
| 18 | further | ||||||
| 19 | RESOLVED, That December 4, 2006 is officially proclaimed as | ||||||
| 20 | Alpha Phi Alpha Day in the Great State of Illinois; and be it | ||||||
| 21 | further | ||||||
| 22 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this Resolution be | ||||||
| 23 | delivered to the Illinois District Director of Alpha Phi Alpha | ||||||
| 24 | Fraternity, Incorporated, the Assistant Illinois District | ||||||
| 25 | Director of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, and the | ||||||
| 26 | Presidents of the 29 College and Alumni Chapters of Alpha Phi | ||||||
| 27 | Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated of the Great District of | ||||||
| 28 | Illinois.
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