Primary Department: Commissioner, Precinct 2
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Secondary Department: Commissioner, Precinct 2
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Resolution
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Commissioner of Precinct 2 for approval of a resolution recognizing Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Xi Alpha Omega Chapter for its outstanding efforts of service to all mankind for the Houston Community for over 44 years.
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Background and Discussion:
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (r) (AKA), an international service organization, was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. in 1908. It is the oldest Greek-letter organization established by African American college-educated women.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated(r) is comprised of more than 360,000 initiated members in graduate and undergraduate chapters located in 12 nations and territories including the United States, Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Germany, Japan, Liberia, Nigeria, South Korea, South Africa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated(r) mission is
* to cultivate and encourage high scholastic and ethical standards,
* to promote unity and friendship among college women,
* to study and help alleviate problems concerning girls and women to improve their social stature,
* to maintain a progressive interest in college life,
* and to be of "Service to All Mankind."
During the year of 1979, Soror Maye Hutson made several i...
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