Florida Senate - 2009                              (NP)    SR 72
       
       
       
       By Senator Wilson
       
       
       
       
       33-00072-09                                             200972__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
    3         Inc.
    4  
    5         WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., was founded at
    6  Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1908, and
    7         WHEREAS, this Greek letter organization is the first
    8  sorority established by African American college women, and
    9         WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., was a century
   10  old January 2008, thereby earning the designation as
   11  “Centennial,” and
   12         WHEREAS, this sorority is an international organization
   13  that has approximately 250,000 members in more than 900 chapters
   14  extending across the United States, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Great
   15  Britain, Germany, Korea, and the Virgin Islands, and
   16         WHEREAS, many of these chapters are located in communities
   17  and on college and university campuses in the State of Florida,
   18  and
   19         WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., is committed to
   20  community service and has made numerous contributions to the
   21  educational, civic, and social lives of Florida's residents, and
   22         WHEREAS, Barbara McKinzie of Chicago, Illinois, is the
   23  Centennial International President of this great sisterhood and
   24  leads the 250,000 women of this organization in the current
   25  international program, “The SPIRIT of AKA,” the acronym and
   26  concept for Sisterhood, Service, Partnership, Innovation,
   27  Respect, Involvement, and Technology, and
   28         WHEREAS, Ella Springs Jones is the Centennial South
   29  Atlantic Regional Director of this great sisterhood and leads
   30  members of the sorority in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina,
   31  and
   32         WHEREAS, the largest chapter in Florida is Gamma Zeta
   33  Omega, located in Miami, and
   34         WHEREAS, Senator Frederica S. Wilson, a past South Atlantic
   35  Regional Director, and former Senator Mandy Dawson are members
   36  of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and
   37         WHEREAS, members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority in the
   38  State of Florida contribute thousands of volunteer hours
   39  implementing service programs in their respective communities,
   40  NOW, THEREFORE,
   41  
   42  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
   43         
   44         That the members of the Florida Senate recognize the
   45  commitment of members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., to
   46  community service and express special appreciation for their
   47  service in the State of Florida.