[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 26 (Thursday, February 11, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E127-E128]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         IN RECOGNITION OF ZETA PHI BETA, HIGHLAND PARK CHAPTER

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                           HON. RASHIDA TLAIB

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 11, 2021

  Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the many 
outstanding contributions of the sisters of Zeta Phi Beta's Highland 
Park, Michigan Chapter, Kappa Rho Zeta.
  Under the leadership of the late Ione H. Gibson, Florida Mitchell, 
Mary Grant, Louise Beamon, Brenda Reed and Constance Russell, Kappa Rho 
Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta sorority was founded with the purpose of 
upholding the tenets of sisterhood, service, and scholarship. Over the 
past 40 years, the sisters of Kappa Rho Zeta have given countless hours 
of community service to the people of Highland Park. Their service and 
charitable work has extended to several locally-based organizations, 
including the Agape of Hartford Memorial Baptist Church, Coalition of 
Temporary Shelter (COTS), Highland Park Lions Club, Park Geriatric 
Village, the Children's Center, Detroit Goodfellows, the Boys & Girls 
Club of Highland Park, and Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries in 
Highland Park. They spear-head the annual holiday celebration for the 
seniors of Highland Park. Kappa Rho Zeta Chapter also opened two 
Stork's Nest locations in the community to provide workshops and 
assistance for pregnant mothers. And, in the tradition of scholarship 
of Zeta Phi Beta, uplift the graduating high school students of 
Highland Park by awarding scholarships to support them in their 
academic pursuits.
  The sisters of Zeta Phi Beta Kappa Rho Zeta Chapter have embodied the 
spirit of giving and the importance of service. Please join me in 
recognizing the women of Zeta Phi Beta Kappa Rho Zeta Chapter for their 
many outstanding contributions to the residents of Highland Park and 
the 13th Congressional District as they celebrate 40 years of 
sisterhood in service.

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