[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 28, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E474]
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               TRIBUTE TO THE DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY

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                         HON. JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 28, 2001

  Mr. HOEFFEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Delta Sigma Theta 
Sorority, Valley Forge Alumnae Chapter on their decade of public 
service.
  In 1913, the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded at Howard 
University by twenty-two African American Women. Since then, over 
200,000 women have joined chapters all over the world. The Valley Forge 
Alumnae Chapter in my district was founded on February 10, 1991 by 27 
civic-minded women who saw the need for public service in the western 
suburbs of Philadelphia.
  The Valley Forge Alumnae Chapter has been active in a number of areas 
such as economic and educational development, international awareness 
and involvement, physical and mental health and political/international 
awareness. Through their efforts, they have successfully produced many 
community programs and projects. One such program, ``Patriots of 
African Descent,'' commissions artists in memory of African Americans 
who fought for our nation's independence.
  I am pleased and honored to celebrate this outstanding occasion with 
the alumnae. They have played an important role in our community and 
for this they should be commended.

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