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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Beta Upsilon Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi |
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Fraternity, Inc., is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2017, and |
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this occasion truly merits special recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, Kappa Alpha Psi was established in 1911 at Indiana |
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University, with other chapters being added across the country in |
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the years and decades that followed; and |
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WHEREAS, The Beta Upsilon Chapter was founded in 1947 thanks |
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to the efforts of C. A. Ladner and David Bradford, who were both |
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members of the fraternity's Houston Alumni Chapter; the two men |
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dedicated themselves to the task of starting a Kappa Alpha Psi |
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chapter at the Houston College for Negroes, which would soon become |
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Texas Southern University; when the Beta Upsilon Chapter was |
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officially chartered on March 15 of that year, it was the first |
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Greek letter organization on the campus; its charter line members |
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were Arthur M. Gaines Jr., Orville B. Harris, Cleveland B. Davis |
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Jr., Warren D. Davis, George A. Lavalier, Charles E. Grays, Roy A. |
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Hutchins, John E. Howard, James D. Bingham, Jeff S. Scott, Charles |
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A. Hatcher, Joseph A. Lee, and Madison L. Johnson; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its inception, the chapter has initiated more |
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than 600 members, many of whom have gone on to distinguish |
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themselves by establishing notable careers in such professions as |
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public service, law, medicine, athletics, dentistry, education, |
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and pharmacy; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout its history, the Beta Upsilon Chapter has |
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committed itself to fostering a brotherhood of concerned citizens |
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who work in behalf of the greater good, and its members may indeed |
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reflect with pride on their organization's admirable tradition of |
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civic involvement and achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the 70th |
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anniversary of the Beta Upsilon Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi |
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Fraternity, Inc., and extend to all those associated with the group |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the chapter as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |