HR1957: HR1957 Delta Phi Lambda Sorority Inc., an Asian-interest sorority and 501(c)(7) non-profit organization; outstanding work in creating the next generation of Asian women leaders unified by the bonds of sisterhood and its efforts in coalition building; commend

This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia House of Representatives rather than a change to state law. It recognizes Delta Phi Lambda Sorority Inc., an Asian-interest sorority and nonprofit organization founded in 1998 by seven women at the University of Georgia, for its growth into a national organization with more than 2,400 members and 26 collegiate chapters. The resolution highlights the sorority's founding of a nonprofit foundation in 2010, its philanthropic partnerships around Asian American health issues, and its chapters at the University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Tech, and Emory University. It formally commends the sorority and directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the sorority's founder and Georgia chapter presidents.

• Formally commends Delta Phi Lambda Sorority Inc. for developing Asian women leaders and building a multicultural Greek community.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the sorority's founder and Georgia chapter presidents.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulation; it is a symbolic statement of recognition by the House of Representatives.

Delta Phi Lambda Sorority Inc., its founder Anh Ngoc Nguyen, and its Georgia chapter presidents at the University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Tech, and Emory University, who would receive copies of the resolution.

The resolution carries no legal or financial effect; its main real-world consequence is an official, public acknowledgment from the Georgia House of Representatives of the sorority's history and community work, formally documented in the state's legislative record.

• The whereas clauses recount the sorority's 1998 founding at the University of Georgia and its growth to over 2,400 members and 26 collegiate chapters nationally.
• The whereas clauses describe the sorority's 2010 nonprofit foundation and its philanthropic partnerships on Asian American health issues.
• The resolving clause formally commends the sorority for its leadership development and multicultural Greek community contributions.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the founder and Georgia chapter presidents.

1. 2026-03-27House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-03-27House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-27House Hopper (House)

• Samuel Park (D, HD-107)Primary sponsor
• Saira Draper (D, HD-090)
• Michelle Au (D, HD-050)
• Long Tran (D, HD-080)
• Akbar Ali (D, HD-106)
• Mary Ann Santos (D, HD-117)

• legislative commendation
• Asian American organizations
• Greek life
• University of Georgia
• community recognition