[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11728]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    CONGRATULATING DELTA SIGMA THETA

  (Ms. CLARKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. CLARKE. Mr. Speaker, as a proud member of the Brooklyn Alumnae 
Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, under the 
leadership of Ms. Sohndra Stone-Snead, president, it is my deepest 
honor to extend a hearty congratulations to our outgoing national 
president, Ms. Cynthia Butler-McIntyre, and our new and incoming 
national president, Dr. Paulette Walker, on the historic centennial and 
51st national convention here in Washington, D.C., over the past 7 
days, the largest gathering of college-educated Black women ever.
  Blanketing our National Capital in a sea of red, close to 40,000 
attended the convention, which is part of a year-long celebration to 
mark the sorority's 100th anniversary. This great sorority and glorious 
sisterhood started on January 13, 1913, when 22 young college women at 
Howard University in Washington, D.C., founded the organization.
  Many prominent community leaders and members have been members of 
this sorority, including the Honorable Marcia Fudge, past national 
president; and Congresswoman Joyce Beatty; as well as former 
Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones and former Congresswoman Barbara 
Jordan. My predecessor in Congress, the great Congresswoman Shirley 
Chisholm, was also a member, a pioneer for women and African Americans 
in elected office. So I not only followed her footsteps in my journey 
into Congress, but also my journey into Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, 
Incorporated.
  Mr. Speaker, once again, please join me in congratulating Delta Sigma 
Theta Sorority, Incorporated, on its 100th anniversary and recognizing 
the members for the work they do to progress the mission of sisterhood, 
scholarship, and public service. For 100 years, its leaders and members 
have continued the legacy and goals of its founders. They are committed 
to public service, education, and social action locally, nationally, 
and worldwide.

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