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IV 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. CON. RES. 464 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 28, 2006 Mr. Stark (for himself, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Hinojosa, and Mr. Ortiz) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Recognizing and honoring the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Lambda Theta Nu Sorority, Incorporated, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter sorority established for Latina college women on the West Coast.

Whereas the Lambda Theta Nu Sorority was founded by 18 young women on March 11, 1986, at California State University in Chico, California; Whereas Leticia Campos, Mary Helen Coronado, Pamela Daña, Abigail Estrada, Cecilia Fabian, Guadalupe Favela, Maria Gonzalez, Josephine Hernandez, Theresa Jauregui, Patricia Lozano, Luz Amelia Martinez, Rosa Meza, Imelda Michel, Rosana Michel, Teresa Reyes, Camille Rugama, Lisa Saldano, and Rosabelia Sanchez, the founders of the sorority, recognized and responded to the needs of Latina women in higher education and established an innovative organization to respond to these needs; Whereas the principles of the Lambda Theta Nu Sorority are academic excellence, community service, and sisterhood; Whereas Lambda Theta Nu Sorority fosters collegiate academic excellence and promotes an environment for personal growth within a unit of sisterhood for all its members; Whereas Lambda Theta Nu Sorority does not discriminate based on race, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or disability; Whereas for over 20 years, Lambda Theta Nu Sorority has played an integral role in improving the college graduation rate for Latinas across 25 college campuses in California, Colorado, Nebraska, and Texas; Whereas Lambda Theta Nu Sorority is a founding member of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations, the first organization of its kind; and Whereas for over 20 years the sisters of Lambda Theta Nu Sorority have been committed and devoted leaders for the Latino community by serving as positive and educated role models, and have contributed to efforts to increase Latino literacy nationwide: Now, therefore, be it

That Congress— (1)recognizes and honors the 20th anniversary of the founding of Lambda Theta Nu Sorority, Incorporated; (2)commends the founders and all sisters of Lambda Theta Nu Sorority for their bond of sisterhood, common ideals and beliefs, and service to the Latino community; and (3)expresses its best wishes for Lambda Theta Nu Sorority’s continued success and growth.