HR 490 — A Resolution designating June 2, 2026, as "AKA Day at the Capitol" in Pennsylvania in recognition of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

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                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 490
                                              Session of
                                                2026

     INTRODUCED BY HILL-EVANS, KHAN, GUZMAN, GUENST, MAYES, PROBST,
        CEPHAS, SMITH-WADE-EL AND RIVERA, APRIL 22, 2026

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 22, 2026


                               A RESOLUTION
 1   Designating June 2, 2026, as "AKA Day at the Capitol" in
 2      Pennsylvania in recognition of the Alpha Kappa Alpha
 3      Sorority, Inc.
 4      WHEREAS, The House of Representatives applauds Alpha Kappa
 5   Alpha Sorority, Inc., for their strong advocacy on issues
 6   important to the future of this Commonwealth; and
 7      WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., is the oldest
 8   Greek-letter organization established by African-American,
 9   college-educated women, founded January 15, 1908, at Howard
10   University in Washington, DC; and
11      WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., celebrates 118
12   years of sisterhood and service to all mankind across the nation
13   in small towns, big cities and throughout the world, as the
14   sorority has an international presence; and
15      WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., is currently
16   composed of 360,000 initiated members in graduate and
17   undergraduate chapters located in 12 countries, including the
18   United States, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, Dubai, Germany,
 1   Japan, Liberia, Nigeria, South Korea, South Africa and the
 2   United States Virgin Islands; and
 3      WHEREAS, Service programs of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
 4   Inc., are centered around significant issues that affect
 5   society; and
 6      WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Ms. Danette Anthony Reed,
 7   31st International President and the CEO of Alpha Kappa Alpha
 8   Sorority, Inc., the 2022-2026 International Program has focused
 9   on "Soaring to Greater Heights of Service and Sisterhood"; and
10      WHEREAS, Under the International Program, the theme "Soaring
11   to Greater Heights of Service and Sisterhood," sorority
12   programming includes initiatives such as Strengthen Our
13   Sisterhood, Empower Our Families, Build Our Economic Wealth,
14   Enhance Our Environment, Advocate for Social Justice and Uplift
15   Our Local Community; and
16      WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., consists of 10
17   regions; and
18      WHEREAS, Members residing in eastern Pennsylvania are members
19   of the North Atlantic Region, which includes eastern
20   Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia,
21   eastern New York, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
22   New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vermont; and
23      WHEREAS, Members residing in western Pennsylvania are members
24   of the Great Lakes Region, which includes western Pennsylvania,
25   Ohio, West Virginia, Michigan and western New York; and
26      WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., chapters
27   throughout this Commonwealth continue to flourish through
28   members' community service involvement, social and political
29   action and scholastic achievement; and
30      WHEREAS, Program events, service projects and educational

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 1   workshops have expanded access to opportunities for communities
 2   across the nation, this Commonwealth and abroad; and
 3      WHEREAS, "AKA Day at the Capitol" is an advocacy day that
 4   provides sorority members with an opportunity to advocate for
 5   initiatives paramount to not only Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
 6   Inc., but black women and girls and also strengthens the
 7   relationships with the elected officials that serve their local
 8   communities; therefore be it
 9      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate June 2,
10   2026, as "AKA Day at the Capitol" in Pennsylvania in recognition
11   of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.




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