[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12236]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




IN CELEBRATION OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INDUCTION OF THE ``MIGHTY 
 33'' INTO THE GREATER CLEVELAND ALUMNAE CHAPTER OF DELTA SIGMA THETA 
                                SORORITY

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                       HON. STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 10, 2007

  Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the 33 
African American women, including myself, who were initiated into the 
Greater Cleveland Alumnae Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, 
Inc., on April 3, 1982. This month, we celebrate 25 years of 
sisterhood, scholarship, and service to our beloved sorority.
  Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is a public service, non-profit 
organization founded at Howard University in 1913 by 22 brave and 
ambitious African American women. The major programs of the sorority 
are the organization's Five Point Thrust of: economic development, 
educational development, international awareness and involvement, 
physical and mental health, and political awareness and involvement.
  The Sorors of ``The Mighty 33'' have professional and academic 
accomplishments in the areas of politics, education, law, medicine, 
finance, business, and government service. The Sorors include: Wanda 
Rembert Arnold, Esq., Saundra Austin, Saundra Berry, Vera Brooks, 
Phoebe Carter, Lynn Davis, Ruth Fomby, Dr. Delores Groves, Frances 
Hunter, Marsha Johnson, Esq., Margaret Killough, Gloria Pace King, 
Josie Lindsay, Glenda Lottier, Louis Lynch, Ruby McCullough (deceased), 
Shirley McKinney, Dr. Shirley McNair Robinson, Lucile Minor, Beverley 
Grace Odeleye, Jewell Painter, Renee Paige, Bernice Phillips Prewitt, 
Lois Bradford Roberts, Carla Shannon, Barbara Stonebarclay, Renee Pye 
Street, Mary Taylor, Antoinette Venable, Deborah Allen Ward, Beverly 
Warfield, Marva Williams, Linda Winston and myself, Stephanie Tubbs 
Jones.
  We continue to carry high the Torch of Wisdom and Pledge to uphold 
the noble ideals of our sorority.
  On behalf of the Congress of the United States and the people of the 
11th Congressional District of Ohio, I join with my Sorors and line 
sisters of ``The Mighty 33'' in celebrating our 25th anniversary in 
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. I am honored to be counted among such 
an accomplished and talented group of women. These Sorors will always 
be honored for their lifetime commitment to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority 
Inc.

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