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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. and Zeta Phi Beta | ||||||
| 3 | Sorority, Inc. are internationally recognized organizations | ||||||
| 4 | founded on the principles of brotherhood, scholarship, | ||||||
| 5 | service, sisterhood, and finer womanhood respectively; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, These two organizations share a historic and | ||||||
| 7 | enduring constitutional bond, committed to advancing social | ||||||
| 8 | justice, civic engagement, and community empowerment; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, Members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. and | ||||||
| 10 | Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. have consistently demonstrated | ||||||
| 11 | leadership in education, public service, health advocacy, and | ||||||
| 12 | economic development in communities across the State of | ||||||
| 13 | Illinois and the nation; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, Honorable members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 15 | Representatives, past and present, who have been members of | ||||||
| 16 | Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., include Harold Washington, La | ||||||
| 17 | Shawn K. Ford, Cyril Nichols, and Michael Crawford; and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, On May 19, 2026, members of Phi Beta Sigma | ||||||
| 19 | Fraternity, Inc. and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. will convene | ||||||
| 20 | at the Illinois State Capitol to engage with policymakers, | ||||||
| 21 | elevate issues impacting their communities, and promote | ||||||
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| 1 | informed civic participation; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, This advocacy day reflects the continued | ||||||
| 3 | commitment of both organizations to uplift underserved | ||||||
| 4 | communities and to ensure that the voices of those communities | ||||||
| 5 | are heard in the legislative process; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois benefits from the civic | ||||||
| 7 | leadership, volunteerism, and policy advocacy demonstrated by | ||||||
| 8 | members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. and Zeta Phi Beta | ||||||
| 9 | Sorority, Inc.; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 11 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 12 | we commend the efforts of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. and | ||||||
| 13 | Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. on their advocacy day at the | ||||||
| 14 | Illinois State Capitol on May 19, 2026; and be it further | ||||||
| 15 | RESOLVED, That we further commend the members of Phi Beta | ||||||
| 16 | Sigma Fraternity, Inc. and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. for | ||||||
| 17 | their unwavering commitment to service, advocacy, and | ||||||
| 18 | community advancement; and be it further | ||||||
| 19 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the state, regional, and international leadership | ||||||
| 21 | of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, | ||||||
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| 1 | Inc. as a symbol of our respect and esteem. | ||||||