[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 37 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 37

    Honoring Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., on reaching the historic 
 milestone of 103 years of scholarship, service, sisterhood, and finer 
                               womanhood.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 2023

    Ms. Kamlager-Dove (for herself, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. David Scott of 
Georgia, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Adams, Mrs. Foushee, 
Mrs. Sykes, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Bishop 
  of Georgia, Mrs. McBath, Ms. Plaskett, and Mr. Mfume) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education 
                           and the Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Honoring Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., on reaching the historic 
 milestone of 103 years of scholarship, service, sisterhood, and finer 
                               womanhood.

Whereas Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., was founded on January 16, 1920, at Howard 
        University in Washington, DC, by five finer women, Arizona Cleaver 
        Stemons, Pearl Anna Neal, Myrtle Tyler Faithful, Viola Tyler Goings, and 
        Fannie Pettie Watts;
Whereas these ``Five Pearls'' who founded Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., were 
        dedicated to a core desire to provide true service, embrace scholarship, 
        set a standard for sisterly love and finer womanhood;
Whereas, on March 30, 1923, in Washington, DC, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., was 
        incorporated to ensure the permanence of the organization by Myrtle 
        Tyler Faithful, Gladys Warrington, Joanna Houston, Josephine F. Johnson, 
        and L.O. Goldia Smith;
Whereas, since its founding in 1920, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., has chartered 
        hundreds of chapters worldwide and has a membership of over 100,000 and 
        is divided into eight intercontinental regions and over 875 chapters 
        located in the United States, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean;
Whereas the organization's innovation has resulted in several firsts, it was the 
        first National Pan-Hellenic Council organization to centralize its 
        operations in a national headquarters, first to charter a chapter in 
        Africa, first to form auxiliary groups, and first to be constitutionally 
        bound to a fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.;
Whereas Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., is dedicated to expanding their reach and 
        has made a concerted effort to develop chapters at both predominantly 
        white institutions and historically Black colleges and universities;
Whereas Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., has remained dedicated in realizing the 
        vision statement of being ``an organization aimed towards the people and 
        community by raising awareness, encouraging the highest standards for 
        scholastic achievement, and a greater meaning of unity among members'';
Whereas the current members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., inherit a legacy 
        built by former members who have left remarkable imprints in their 
        fields, including Bernette Johnson, the first Black woman to serve on 
        the Louisiana Supreme Court and the first Black woman to become Chief 
        Justice, Syleena Johnson, a Grammy Award nominee R&B singer, Dr. 
        Elizabeth Koontz, a renowned educator, Dionne Warwick, a former Goodwill 
        Ambassador to the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization, 
        Zora Neale Hurston, an author, filmmaker, and anthropologist, and Sheryl 
        Underwood, a comedian and television host; and
Whereas Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., continues to make a difference in the 
        United States and around the world, always following the footsteps of 
        its founders and upholding the motto of Zeta Phi Beta, Sorority, Inc., 
        to be ``a community-conscious, action-oriented organization'': Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives congratulates and 
commends Zeta Phi Beta, Sorority, Inc., on 103 years of scholarship, 
service, sisterhood, and finer womanhood.
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