Bill Text: IL SR1033 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares June 6, 2022 as Delta Sigma Theta Gamma Eta Chapter Day in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-11-14 - Referred to Assignments [SR1033 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR1033-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The Gamma Eta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta | ||||||
| 3 | Sorority, Inc. was chartered in East St. Louis on June 6, 1942; | ||||||
| 4 | and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The Gamma Eta Chapter was organized through the | ||||||
| 6 | efforts of Bessie B. Garvin, an educator and the first | ||||||
| 7 | president of a group of ten dynamic women, holding the | ||||||
| 8 | distinction as the first Greek letter organization established | ||||||
| 9 | in East St. Louis; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, The Gamma Eta Chapter was renamed the East St. | ||||||
| 11 | Louis Alumnae Chapter (ESLAC) in 1958; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, The East St. Louis Alumnae Chapter chartered an | ||||||
| 13 | undergraduate chapter, Epsilon Xi, on the campuses of Southern | ||||||
| 14 | Illinois University in Edwardsville and Carbondale in 1964; | ||||||
| 15 | and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, The East St. Louis Alumnae Chapter crowned | ||||||
| 17 | Jacqueline Storman Turnage as its first Ms. Delta; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, The East St. Louis Alumnae Chapter's program, the | ||||||
| 19 | Mini Teen Lift, provides educational opportunities and | ||||||
| 20 | cultural awareness for teenagers in the East St. Louis | ||||||
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| 1 | community; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, One of the East St. Louis Alumnae Chapter's | ||||||
| 3 | signature programs, Breakfast with Santa, was envisioned in | ||||||
| 4 | 1971, and it continues to grow and bring joy to hundreds of | ||||||
| 5 | children in the community each year; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The East St. Louis Alumnae Chapter, in | ||||||
| 7 | partnership with other prominent local organizations, launched | ||||||
| 8 | the national initiative School America; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Through years of commitment, location | ||||||
| 10 | transitions, and dedication, the East St. Louis Alumnae | ||||||
| 11 | Chapter broke ground on the Delta Child Development Center at | ||||||
| 12 | 1012 South 15th in East St. Louis in 1988; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, The East St. Louis Alumnae Chapter and the Delta | ||||||
| 14 | Economic Development Corporation broke ground on a new | ||||||
| 15 | childcare playground in 1993, which serves both the State | ||||||
| 16 | Community Drop-in Center and the Delta Child Development | ||||||
| 17 | Center; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Members of the East St. Louis Alumnae Chapter | ||||||
| 19 | partnered with Habitat for Humanity on July 17, 1994, building | ||||||
| 20 | five homes in the 500 block of 49th Street in East St. Louis; | ||||||
| 21 | and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, The East St. Louis Alumnae Chapter has more than | ||||||
| 2 | 250 members today and is currently led by President Pamela M. | ||||||
| 3 | Weston; therefore, be it
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| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 5 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare June 6, 2022 | ||||||
| 6 | as Delta Sigma Theta Gamma Eta Chapter Day in the State of | ||||||
| 7 | Illinois; and be it further
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| 8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 9 | presented to the East St. Louis Alumnae Chapter as an | ||||||
| 10 | expression of our esteem and respect.
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