[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 527 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 527

 Congratulating the members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. for 100 
   years of service throughout the United States and the world, and 
commending Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. for exemplifying the ideals 
  of brotherhood, scholarship, and service while upholding the motto 
           ``Culture for Service and Service for Humanity''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 29, 2014

   Ms. Landrieu (for herself, Mr. Scott, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
Nelson, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Levin, and Ms. Baldwin) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Congratulating the members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. for 100 
   years of service throughout the United States and the world, and 
commending Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. for exemplifying the ideals 
  of brotherhood, scholarship, and service while upholding the motto 
           ``Culture for Service and Service for Humanity''.

Whereas Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. was founded on the campus of Howard 
        University in the District of Columbia on January 9, 1914, by A. 
        Langston Taylor, Leonard F. Morse, and Charles I. Brown;
Whereas since the formation of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., the members of 
        Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. have maintained a strong commitment to 
        brotherhood, community involvement, and service to all people;
Whereas Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. has implemented a number of initiatives 
        encouraging diversity, business opportunities, and advocacy;
Whereas Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. has established the Sigma Wellness, 
        Sigma Cares, and Living Well Brother to Brother programs;
Whereas Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. was the first African-American 
        fraternity to establish alumni chapters and youth mentoring clubs and is 
        the only fraternity to form an African-American sorority counterpart, 
        Zeta Phi Beta;
Whereas the men of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. have dedicated themselves to 
        the promotion of civil rights, and the members of Phi Beta Sigma 
        Fraternity, Inc. include influential leaders and activists such as Hosea 
        Williams, A. Phillip Randolph, and Lafayette Mckeene Hershaw;
Whereas members belonging to chapters of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. across 
        the United States responded to a call for support of the war efforts of 
        the United States during World War I;
Whereas members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., such as Alain LeRoy Locke, 
        Weldon Johnson, and A. Phillip Randolph, made significant contributions 
        to the Harlem Renaissance;
Whereas Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. has over 700 chapters in the United 
        States, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean;
Whereas the men of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. have distinguished themselves 
        as public servants, including members such as--

    (1) a United States Congressman, civil rights activist, and chairman of 
the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee;

    (2) the first African-American Speaker of the Colorado House of 
Representatives;

    (3) the first African-American Democrat elected to the Congress of the 
United States;

    (4) Demetrius C. Newton, Sr., elected in 1986 as the first African-
American Speaker Pro Tempore of the Alabama House of Representatives; and

    (5) Fleming Jones, Jr., the first African-American Democratic member of 
the West Virginia House of Delegates; and

Whereas Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. commemorated its history and promoted 
        service during the Phi Beta Sigma centennial celebration on January 9, 
        2014, in the District of Columbia: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. for 100 
        years of service to communities throughout the United States 
        and the world; and
            (2) commends Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. for a 
        continued commitment to the ideals of brotherhood, scholarship, 
        and service.
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