[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 95 (Wednesday, June 29, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4239-S4240]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
CONGRATULATING KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY, INC.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 221.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
The bill clerk read as follows:
A resolution (S. Res. 221) congratulating Kappa Alpha Psi
Fraternity, Inc., on reaching the historic milestone of 100
years of serving local and international communities,
maintaining a commitment to the betterment of mankind, and
enriching the lives of collegiate men throughout the United
States.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the
resolution.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution
be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider
be laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The resolution (S. Res. 221) was agreed to.
The preamble was agreed to.
The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:
S. Res. 221
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., was founded on
January 5, 1911, at Indiana University in Bloomington,
Indiana, by Elder Watson Diggs, John Milton Lee, Byron K.
Armstrong, Guy Levis Grant, Ezra D. Alexander, Henry T.
Asher, Marcus P. Blakemore, Paul W. Caine, Edward G. Irvin,
and George W. Edmonds;
Whereas the founders of Kappa Alpha Psi were God-fearing,
high-achieving, serious-minded young men who possessed the
imagination, ambition, courage, and determination to defy
custom and cultural challenges in pursuit of college
educations and careers during a period in United States
history in which such opportunities were not broadly
available to African-Americans;
Whereas since its founding Kappa Alpha Psi has stressed
high ideals and the importance of achievement in every field
of human endeavor by instilling in African-American youth the
noble aspiration of serving others and by training its
members to positively influence their communities and
society;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi membership has grown to include
more than 150,000 college-educated men, with undergraduate
chapters located on more than 360 college and university
campuses and with alumni chapters located in more than 340
cities in the United States and in 5 foreign countries;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi hosts a biennial Undergraduate
Leadership Institute, a comprehensive training- and skills-
enhancement program for the top student leaders of Kappa
Alpha Psi, to inspire them to become positive role models and
to serve the good of society;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi partners with Habitat for Humanity
and assists in building homes for local families in
conjunction with each of its biennial national conventions;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi partners with St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital, based in Memphis, Tennessee, and, with the
help of local communities and churches, has raised more than
$1,000,000 for the continuation of the mission of that
hospital;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi designated St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital as the primary benefactor of its national
fundraising efforts;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi sponsors Kappas on Capitol Hill, a
4-day conference in Washington, District of Columbia, that
seeks to increase member awareness of the political process
through workshops, seminars, and lectures, and that seeks to
inform its members of the importance of the political process
in bettering society;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi emphasizes financial literacy in
its community-based outreach by partnering with the National
Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, the National Foundation
for Credit Counseling, and the National Pan-Hellenic Council
to implement 2 major programs, Credit Abuse Resistance
Education and Greeks Learning to Avoid Debt;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi, through its Kappa League and
National Guide Right programs, matches thousands of at-risk
youths throughout the United States with role models and
mentors that encourage the youths to positively contribute to
and become leaders in their communities;
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Whereas, since 1990, the Kappa Alpha Psi Kappa Scholarship
Fund has provided scholarship grants to more than 10,000 high
school graduates to assist in furthering their education and
has encouraged its undergraduate and alumni chapters to
support similar endeavors to broaden the ability of
economically disadvantaged youth to aspire to obtain a
college education;
Whereas the oldest formal program of Kappa Alpha Psi, the
Holiday Food Drive, provides food, clothing, and toys to
thousands of low income individuals in many metropolitan and
rural communities throughout the United States;
Whereas the national theme of Kappa Alpha Psi, ``One Kappa,
Creating Inspiration: A Call to Service'', has mobilized
Kappa Alpha Psi members across the United States who are
leaders in business, education, government, the humanities,
arts and entertainment, science, and medicine to become
better servant leaders for their families and communities,
the United States, and the fraternity at large;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi partners with the United Negro
College Fund, the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, and the National Urban League;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi supports the National Education
Association, the National Association of State Boards of
Education, the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors,
the North-American Interfraternity Conference, and the
National Pan-Hellenic Council; and
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity will hold its Centennial
Celebration at its 80th Grand Chapter Meeting in
Indianapolis, Indiana, July 5, 2011, through July 10, 2011:
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate congratulates Kappa Alpha Psi
Fraternity, Inc., on 100 years of serving local communities
and enriching the lives of collegiate men throughout the
United States.
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