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                SPONSOR:
                Rep. S. Moore & Rep. Bolden & Rep. Parker Selby & Rep. Kamela Smith & Sen. Pinkney
                Rep. Bush
        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
        153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
        HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 40
        RECOGNIZING MAY 20, 2025, AS “DELTA DAY AT THE DELAWARE CAPITAL”.
        WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. was founded January 13, 1913, by 22 collegiate women at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and has been in continuous existence for these 112 years; and
        WHEREAS, the first public act of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., involved the Founders participation in the Woman’s Suffrage March of 1913; and
        WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. represents a sisterhood of over 350,000 initiated members - primarily Black college educated women – in more than 1
        ,000 collegiate and alumnae chapters located in the United States, Canada, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Jamaica, West Africa, Southern African, United Arab Emirates,
        the United Kingdom
        , and the Republic of Korea
        ; and
        WHEREAS, these women promote academic excellence, provide scholarships, provide support to the underserved, educate and stimulate participation in the establishment of public policy, and provide solutions for problems in their communities; and
        WHEREAS, Delaware’s Chapters - Wilmington (DE) Alumnae, Dover Alumnae, Epsilon Alpha (Delaware State University), Mu Pi (University of Delaware), Sussex County Alumnae, and Middletown (DE) Alumnae Chapter - influence and promote civic contributions through their Five Point Programmatic Thrust: Economic Development, Educational Development, International Awareness and Involvement, Physical and Mental Health, and Social Action through Political Awareness and Involvement; and
        WHEREAS, Delaware’s six chapters represent over 900 members who are actively involved in their respective communities implementing both national and local programs including Delta GEMS (Growing and Empowering Myself Successfully), Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy, EMBODI (Empowering Males to Build Opportunities to Build Independence), and various scholarship, health, and economic programs in addition to voter registration,
        voter education
         and social action efforts. Chapters also work collaboratively statewide on economic development projects, service endeavors, and advocacy.
        NOW, THEREFORE:
        BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 153
          rd
         General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that May 20, 2025, shall be “Delta Day at the Delaware Capital”.
        SYNOPSIS
        This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the contributions of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. chapters in the State of Delaware and declares May 20, 2025, to be “Delta Day at the Delaware Capital.”