H.Res. 990

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 990 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 990

Recognizing the 113th anniversary of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, 
Incorporated.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 13, 2026

Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania (for herself, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Brown, Ms. 
Clarke of New York, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Figures, 
Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mrs. 
McBath, Ms. McClellan, Mr. Mfume, and Ms. Plaskett) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education 
and Workforce

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RESOLUTION

Recognizing the 113th anniversary of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, 
Incorporated.

Whereas Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, was founded on January 13, 
1913, by 22 college women at Howard University;
Whereas the founders of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, include 
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;
Whereas Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, is a private, non-profit 
organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and support through 
established programs in local communities throughout the world;
Whereas Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, is the largest African-
American Greek letter sorority, a sisterhood of more than 350,000 
predominately African-American college-educated women, comprised of over 
1,050 chapters located throughout the United States, the continent of 
Africa, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Canada, Germany, Jamaica, Japan (Tokyo and 
Okinawa), the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the Virgin 
Islands, and the Republic of Korea;
Whereas Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, has a legacy of exercising its 
collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide 
assistance to persons in need;
Whereas Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, uses its Five-Point Program 
Thrust of Economic Development, Educational Development, International 
Awareness and Involvement, Physical and Mental Health, and Political 
Awareness and Involvement to uplift, encourage, and develop the global 
community;
Whereas Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, has demonstrated a steadfast 
commitment to service by implementing and sustaining programs such as 
those through the Financial Fortitude initiative, which seek to close 
the widening gap via personal financial planning initiatives, and 
through educational programs, such as the established Dr. Betty Shabazz 
Delta Academy, which provides opportunities for local chapters to enrich 
and enhance the education that young women receive in public schools 
across the Nation to prepare them for full participation as leaders in 
the 21st Century;
Whereas Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, has demonstrated a steadfast 
global commitment to service by establishing and maintaining the Mary 
Help of the Sick Mission Hospital in Thika, Kenya, and as evidenced by 
its designation as a non-governmental organization to the Economic and 
Social Council of the United Nations and its promotion to special 
consultative status, as a result of its volunteer services and 
humanitarian efforts performed to address issues throughout the world;
Whereas Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, has remained an active and 
committed participant in the democratic process by instituting its 
annual Delta Days at the United Nations and Delta Days in the Nation's 
Capital;
Whereas the current members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, stand 
on the shoulders of giants, such as Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, 
Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, Secretary Marcia Fudge, Senator Carol 
Moseley Braun, Congresswoman Carrie P. Meek, Congresswoman Stephanie 
Tubbs Jones, Dr. Dorothy I. Height, and the Honorable Patricia Roberts 
Harris to name a few, who have left an incredible imprint on the 
Nation's history; and
Whereas Delta Sigma Theta, Incorporated, continues to make a difference in 
American and international communities, always following in the 
footsteps of its Founders and upholding its commitment to be great 
stewards of sisterhood, scholarship, and service: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) recognizes the 113th anniversary of the founding of 
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated; and
(2) applauds and honors Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, 
Incorporated, and all its members for more than a century of 
fortitude and distinguished service to the people of the United 
States and the global community.
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