4775327 ACR 20-157, “Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated Centennial Recognition Resolution of 2014”

A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION

20-157

 

In the Council of the District of Columbia

 

January 7, 2014

 

To recognize and honor Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated on the occasion of its centennial celebration.

 

            WHEREAS, on January 9, 1914, A. Langston Taylor, Leonard F. Morse, and Charles I. Brown founded Phi Beta Sigma on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C.;

WHEREAS, over 150,000 members have been initiated into Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated;  

WHEREAS, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity has over 700 chapters in the United States, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean;

WHEREAS, the motto of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity is Culture for Service, Service for Humanity;

WHEREAS, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity is a member of the National Pan Hellenic Council;  

WHEREAS, Jonathan Mason is the International President of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated;

WHEREAS, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, founded in 1920 with the assistance of Phi Beta Sigma, is the sister organization of the Fraternity; 

WHEREAS, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity’s partnerships with the American Cancer Society, March of Dimes, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Boy Scouts of America, and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund speaks to its mission to address societal ills, including health disparities and educational and developmental opportunities for young males;

WHEREAS, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity’s 5 main social action programs are Project Vote, Sigma Wellness, Sigma Presence on Capitol Hill, and projects S.W.W.A.C. (Sigmas Waging War Against Cancer) & S.A.T.A.P.P. (Sigmas Against Teen-Age Pregnancy Plus);

WHEREAS, members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity are and have been well respected in the fields of politics, medicine, business, education, fine arts, civil rights, and sports;

WHEREAS, former and current members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity include Congressman John Lewis, A. Phillip Randolph, former Ghana President Kwame Nkrumah, former Congressman Edolphus Towns, former Chicago Mayor Harold Washington, Carter G. Woodson, and Alain Locke; and

WHEREAS, the headquarters of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity is located at 145 Kennedy Street, N.W., in Ward 4. 

            RESOLVED, BY THE COUNICL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated Centennial Recognition Resolution of 2014”.

           

Sec. 2.  The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and honors Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated and its members for their dedication and commitment to the social good.   

 

Sec.  3.  This resolution shall take effect immediately upon first date of publication of the District of Columbia Register.