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title: SR 727. Eta Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.; recognize
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cite_as: SR 727, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.)
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date: 2026-02-10
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bill_number: SR 727
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status_date: 2026-02-10
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sponsors:
  - Tonya Anderson
  - Randal Mangham
  - Kenya Wicks
  - Freddie Sims
  - Ed Harbison
  - Emanuel Jones
  - Derek Mallow
  - Jaha Howard
  - Harold Jones
  - David Lucas
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  - Georgia Senate resolution
  - Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
  - Atlanta history
  - civic recognition
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# SR 727. Eta Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.; recognize

## Text

Senate Resolution 727
By: Senators Anderson of the 43rd, Mangham of the 55th, Wicks of the 34th, Sims of the
12th, Harbison of the 15th and others
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the Eta Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS, the Eta Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., was founded in
Atlanta, Georgia, on December 1, 1919, and was the first chapter of any Black Greek-letter
organization to be founded and chartered in the State of Georgia; and
WHEREAS, Eta Omega, the seventh permanent chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.,
was set up upon the initiative of Brother Harold H. Thomas of Beta Chapter, and Brothers
Horace A. Hodges, Harvey Smith, Lawrence R. Harper, and Clinton E. Warner, Sr., of the
Camp Howard Chapter, and aided by Brother Raymond G. Robinson, the Fraternity's seventh
Grand Basileus; and
WHEREAS, Eta Omega was comprised of Brothers upholding the principles of OMEGA at
Atlanta University, Clark University, Morehouse College, Gammon Theological Seminary,
and college graduates in the Atlanta area; and
WHEREAS, Brothers from the institutions that made up Eta Omega eventually established
their own chapters consisting of Omicron at Gammon Theological Seminary, Psi at
Morehouse College, Tau at Atlanta University, and Beta Psi at Clark University, leaving Eta
Omega for graduates; and
WHEREAS, under the leadership of Grand Basileus J. Alston Atkins from 1922 to 1923, the
fraternity developed a new naming scheme for undergraduate and graduate chapters; thus,
the original Eta Chapter has since been known as the Eta Omega Chapter; and
WHEREAS, throughout its over 100 years of existence, Eta Omega has been at the forefront
of Omega Psi Phi's efforts in Georgia, the Seventh District, and throughout the fraternity as
a whole; and
WHEREAS, service, individually and collectively, has always been part of Eta Omega's
makeup and in 1921, when Brother Carter G. Woodson asked his Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
Brothers to help mount an ambitious week-long national campaign promoting the study of
Negro literature and history, the men of this small 17-month old chapter responded by
sponsoring a mass meeting which attracted more than two thousand people; and
WHEREAS, five years later, Brother Woodson established Negro History Week, now known
as Black History Month; and
WHEREAS, during World War II, Eta Omega Brothers served ably in the United States
military, including participation in the D-Day Invasion at Normandy and in the 332nd Fighter
Group known as the Tuskegee Airmen; and
WHEREAS, in the postwar fight for racial equality, Eta Omega Brothers helped make the
ballot box a weapon by mobilizing the Black vote through the Atlanta Negro Voters League;
and
WHEREAS, in the 1960s, Brother Clinton E. Warner, Jr., the namesake son of a chapter
founder, challenged Jim Crow housing laws by integrating a Southwest Atlanta
neighborhood, thus launching the modern Open Housing movement in the State of Georgia;
and
WHEREAS, simultaneously, numerous brothers opened their wallets to bail Atlanta Student
Movement protestors out of jail; and
WHEREAS, in the 1970s, Eta Omega men helped focus Black political power to produce
Atlanta's first Black mayor and the deep south state's first Black Congressman since
Reconstruction; and
WHEREAS, as integration took hold, Brothers were in the forefront in the fields of
education, law, business, and government; and
WHEREAS, from the 1980s, through the 1990s, into the new millennium, and up to today,
Eta Omega men have continually played active roles in Atlanta's progress, with individual
Brothers and the Chapter itself being honored by groups including the Atlanta Public
Schools-Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and the Boy Scouts of America; and
WHEREAS, the chapter has hosted or cohosted five Grand Conclaves as well as produced
outstanding Fraternity leaders at the national, district, and state levels, including the 8th
Grand Basileus, aforementioned Chapter founder Brother Harold H. Thomas, and the 33rd
Grand Basileus, Brother Moses C. Norman; and
WHEREAS, Eta Omega has regularly been recognized for its community service and
programs, including being named 2014 Region One Graduate Chapter of the Year by Omega
Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., State of Georgia and being cited by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro
Atlanta for raising more than $2,700.00 dollars during a single fundraising event; and
WHEREAS, under the strong leadership of Chapter Basileus, Kurt McDonald, the Eta
Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., will continue to fulfill the founding
fathers' motto of manhood, scholarship, perseverance, and uplift.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body
recognize the Eta Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.; commend the chapter's
long history of public service; and extend best wishes for the organization's continued
success.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the Eta Omega
Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

## Summaries written by Georgia Commons

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A Georgia Senate resolution recognizes the Eta Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. in Atlanta, honoring its founding in 1919 and over a century of community and civic work.

### Plain-language summary

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate, not a change to state law. It recognizes the Eta Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., the first Black Greek-letter organization chapter founded and chartered in Georgia, established in Atlanta in 1919.
The resolution recounts the chapter's history, including its role in promoting the study of Black history, its members' military service in World War II, its involvement in the postwar civil rights and voting rights movements, and its role in Atlanta's political and civic life through the following decades. It concludes by directing the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the chapter.

### What it does

- Formally recognizes the Eta Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. as an institution with over 100 years of history in Georgia.
- Commends the chapter's record of public service and civic engagement in Atlanta and the state.
- Extends the Senate's best wishes for the chapter's continued success.
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the chapter.

### Who it affects

This resolution directly names the Eta Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and its members. It has no regulatory or funding effect on any other group, agency, or member of the public.

### Why it matters

The resolution carries no legal or financial effect and changes no Georgia law. Its practical significance is symbolic: it places an official Senate acknowledgment of the chapter's history and service on the public record and provides the chapter with a formal copy of that recognition.

### Key provisions

- The resolving clause states the Senate recognizes the chapter, commends its history of public service, and wishes it continued success.
- The final clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to the chapter.

## Status

- Status: Passed (2026-02-10)
- Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2026-02-10)
- Sponsors: Tonya Anderson, Randal Mangham, Kenya Wicks, Freddie Sims, Ed Harbison, Emanuel Jones, Derek Mallow, Jaha Howard, Harold Jones, David Lucas
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72999

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