House Resolution 401
By: Representatives Davis of the 87th, Jones of the 60th, Burnough of the 77th, Cummings of
the 39th, Jackson of the 165th, and others
A RESOLUTION
Commending Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. for its 112 years of service and recognizing
March 3, 2025, as Delta Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. is a public service organization founded on
January 13, 1913, by 22 visionary collegiate women at Howard University in Washington,
D.C.; and
WHEREAS, the founding members included Osceola Macarthy Adams, Marguerite Young
Alexander, Winona Cargile Alexander, Ethel Cuff Black, Bertha Pitts Campbell, Zephyr
Chisom Carter, Edna Brown Coleman, Jessie McGuire Dent, Frederica Chase Dodd, Myra
Davis Hemmings, Olive Jones, Jimmie Bugg Middleton, Pauline Oberdorfer Minor, Vashti
Turley Murphy, Naomi Sewell Richardson, Mamie Reddy Rose, Eliza P. Shippen, Florence
Letcher Toms, Ethel Carr Watson, Wertie Blackwell Weaver, Madree Penn White, and Edith
Motte Young; and
WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. is a sisterhood of college educated women
dedicated to academic excellence and committed to community service; and
WHEREAS, more than 300,000 women have joined the organization to implement the
sorority's mission through its five point programmatic thrust of educational development,
economic development, political awareness and involvement, physical and mental health,
and international awareness and involvement; and
WHEREAS, the sorority has more than 1,000 collegiate and alumnae chapters located in the
United States as well as internationally, including Germany, England, Japan, the Virgin
Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the Republic of Korea; and
WHEREAS, Delta Days at Georgia State Capitol has instituted the Georganna Sinkfield
Servant Leadership Award in recognition of her service as the longest serving female in the
history of the Georgia General Assembly; the Pota E. Coston Trailblazer Award, named for
the first African American female commissioner elected in Fayette County, Georgia; and the
Social Action Collegiate Change Agent Award, which is awarded to a student actively
involved in student government association leadership or partner organizations who
demonstrates the ability to create change in either the campus or community environment;
and
WHEREAS, members of this illustrious sisterhood serve as elected officials, lend support
to various local communities, and lead dialogues on public policy throughout their
communities; and
WHEREAS, its members are committed to initiatives in alignment with its theme of "Our
Future, Our Fight: Making an impact for 112 years through sisterhood, scholarship, service,
and social action!," allowing the members to continue its legacy of social justice through
civic engagement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that
the members of this body commend the efforts of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. for its 112
years of continued commitment to public service and its work in making the State of Georgia
a better place in which to live and recognize March 3, 2025, as Delta Day at the state capitol.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.