PRINTER'S NO. 3434
No. 560 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY BEBKO-JONES, BEYER, BISHOP, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE,
COHEN, CORRIGAN, DeWEESE, D. EVANS, FLEAGLE, FORCIER, GEIST,
GEORGE, GRUCELA, JAMES, LEDERER, McGILL, MUSTIO, PALLONE,
READSHAW, SAINATO, SIPTROTH, STABACK, TIGUE, WALKO, WHEATLEY,
WILLIAMS, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, MILLARD, PISTELLA AND
RUBLEY, JANUARY 30, 2006
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JANUARY 30, 2006
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., on the
2 occasion of its 100th anniversary.
3 WHEREAS, The first collegiate fraternity for African-American
4 men was founded December 4, 1906, at Cornell University in
5 Ithaca, New York; and
6 WHEREAS, The founders of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, referred
7 to as "The Jewels," are Henry A. Callis, Charles H. Chapman,
8 Eugene K. Jones, George B. Kelley, Nathaniel A. Murray, Robert
9 H. Ogle and Vertner W. Tandy; and
10 WHEREAS, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity has initiated 275,000 men
11 since its founding in 1906; and
12 WHEREAS, The fraternity has been interracial since 1945; and
13 WHEREAS, There are now 353 college chapters on campuses and
14 339 alumni chapters in 45 states, including the District of
15 Columbia, the West Indies, Europe, Africa, Asia, Canada and the
1 Virgin Islands; therefore be it
2 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize Alpha
3 Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., on the occasion of its 100th
4 anniversary and extend best wishes for continued success in the
5 future.
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