[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 163 (Wednesday, November 17, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2431]
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  A POINT-OF-LIGHT FOR ALL AMERICANS: THE BROOKLYN ALUMNAE CHAPTER OF 
                    DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC.

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                          HON. MAJOR R. OWENS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 16, 1999

  Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, on Sunday, November 21, 1999 at the Bridge 
Street AME Church the Members of the Brooklyn Alumnae Chapter of Delta 
Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. will celebrate 50 years of Public Service to 
the Brooklyn, New York Community. The achievements of this very 
dedicated group deserves recognition from the wider ``Caring Majority'' 
community.
  In observing it's 50th Anniversary, the Brooklyn Chapter will 
celebrate a history that began with it's charter in November, 1949 as 
the Delta Gamma Sigma Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. The first 
meeting was called by the late Soror Catherine Alexander. Other sorors 
in attendance were Pearl Butler Fulcher, Ann Fultz, Dorothy Funn, Rhoda 
Green, Mary Hairston, Willie Rivers, Vennie Howard, Llewelyn Lawrence, 
Arneida Lee, Agnes Levy, Fannie Mary, Dorothy Paige, Olive Robinson, 
Ruth Scott, Gwendolyn Simpson, Carrie Smith, Helen Snead, Frances Van 
Dunk, and Edith Mott Young.
  These twenty dedicated and committed sorors set out to organize 
programs to enhance the education and cultural life in the Brooklyn 
Community.
  As the years passed, the chapter membership grew as more and more 
sorors in the area began to take notice of the contributions being made 
by the Brooklyn Chapter. Today the chapter is comprised of over 200 
women dedicated to fulfilling the aims of Delta's National Five Point 
Program. The activities of these dedicated women provide immediate 
benefits for local constituents. The example set by the Brooklyn 
Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. should be viewed as 
a ``POINT-OF-LIGHT'' for all Americans.

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