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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Houston Area Coalition of Omega |
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Chapters are hosting the 70th Annual Ninth District meeting of |
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Omega Psi Phi Fraternity on April 5-8, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Warren Lee, the organization's Grand Basileus, and |
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Todd Clemons, Ninth District Representative, are among the |
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participants, as are Supreme Council members and Ninth District |
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officers; they are being joined by fraternity brothers and their |
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families from throughout the Lone Star State as well as Arkansas, |
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Louisiana, and Oklahoma; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1911 at Howard University, Omega Psi Phi |
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Fraternity is one of nine predominately African American |
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Greek-letter organizations; it was established on the ideals of |
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manhood, scholarship, perseverance, and uplift, and now boasts a |
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membership roll in excess of 150,000 who focus on service and |
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commitment to others through civic, cultural, and charitable |
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endeavors; and |
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WHEREAS, For nearly a century, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity has |
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played an important role in the lives of its members and the |
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communities in which they live, and it is indeed appropriate to |
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honor this worthy organization and recognize the many achievements |
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of its members; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the members of Omega Psi Phi |
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Fraternity on the organization's 96th anniversary and extend to the |
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participants of the 70th Annual Ninth District meeting sincere best |
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wishes for a memorable and meaningful event; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Omega Psi Phi Fraternity as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |