HR401: HR401 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.; 112 years of service; Delta Day at the state capitol; March 3, 2025; recognize

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., a public service organization founded in 1913 at Howard University, for 112 years of community service and civic engagement. It recounts the sorority's founding members, its growth to more than 300,000 members and over 1,000 chapters worldwide, and its five program areas covering education, economic development, political awareness, health, and international engagement. The resolution formally recognizes March 3, 2025, as Delta Day at the state capitol and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the sorority. It does not change any Georgia law; it is a ceremonial statement of recognition.

• Commends Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. for 112 years of public service and community work in Georgia.
• Formally designates March 3, 2025, as Delta Day at the state capitol.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the sorority.
• Creates no new legal requirements, funding, or penalties, since it is a commemorative resolution rather than a law.

The resolution directly names Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and its members, including its collegiate and alumnae chapters. It also involves the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who is tasked with distributing a copy of the resolution.

The resolution has no regulatory or financial effect on Georgians; its significance is symbolic, giving official state recognition to the sorority's service history and marking March 3, 2025, as a day honoring the organization at the capitol.

• The whereas clauses recount the sorority's 1913 founding at Howard University by 22 members and list their names.
• The whereas clauses describe the sorority's five-point programmatic focus and its more than 1,000 chapters in the U.S. and abroad.
• The resolved clause has the House commend the sorority and recognize March 3, 2025, as Delta Day at the state capitol.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide a copy of the resolution to the sorority.

1. 2025-02-26House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-02-26House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-26House Hopper (House)

• Viola Davis (D, HD-087)Primary sponsor
• Sheila Jones (D, HD-060)
• Rhonda Burnough (D, HD-077)
• Terry Cummings (D, HD-039)
• Edna Jackson (D, HD-165)
• Mekyah McQueen (D, HD-061)

• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
• commemorative resolution
• Georgia House of Representatives
• community service recognition