Florida Senate - 2011                            (NP)    SR 1848
       
       
       
       By Senator Hill
       
       
       
       
       1-01285A-11                                           20111848__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution acknowledging the contributions of Phi
    3         Beta Sigma Fraternity and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority and
    4         recognizing March 24, 2011, as “Sigma-Zeta Day” in
    5         Florida.
    6  
    7         WHEREAS, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity was founded at Howard
    8  University in Washington, D.C., on January 9, 1914, by A.
    9  Langston Taylor, Leonard F. Morse, and Charles I. Brown, and
   10         WHEREAS, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, with the assistance of Phi
   11  Beta Sigma, was founded at Howard University in Washington,
   12  D.C., on January 16, 1920, by Arizona Cleaver, Myrtle Tyler,
   13  Viola Tyler, Fannie Pettie, and Pearl Neal, and
   14         WHEREAS, both Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta, through
   15  statewide and local partnerships, address many of the challenges
   16  that racial and ethnic minority groups face today such as health
   17  issues and behaviors, birth of healthy babies, HIV/AIDS, and
   18  teenage pregnancy, and
   19         WHEREAS, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity currently lists 16
   20  collegiate chapters and 16 alumni chapters in Florida and Zeta
   21  Phi Beta Sorority’s membership numbers 16 collegiate chapters
   22  and 43 alumni chapters in the state, NOW, THEREFORE,
   23  
   24  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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   26         That March 24, 2011, is recognized as “Sigma-Zeta Day” in
   27  Florida in recognition of the many civic contributions that the
   28  members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
   29  have made to this state.