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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, May 2, 2019:
Councilwoman Cherelle Parker (9th District) led a presentation honoring the members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated's Philadelphia Alumnae, Quaker City Alumnae, and Valley Forge Alumnae Chapters on the occasion of Delta Youth Day.
Read the resolution: http://bit.ly/2Vc4gSA
A
At
this
time,
the
chair
recognizes
Councilwoman
Parker,
who
represent
a
resolution
recognizing
Delta
Sigma,
Theta
Sorority
with
Patricia
offered
and
those
accompany
her.
Please
join
the
Councilwoman
at
the
podium
and
joining
Councilwoman
Parker.
We
have
councilman
Johnson
councilman
green
councilman,
taubenberger,
councilman,
Greenlee.
B
C
C
Let
me
just
say
on
a
personal
note
that
all
of
our
souls
who
are
here
today
are
women
who
wholeheartedly
believe
that
intelligence
is
the
torch
of
wisdom.
We
are
proud
to
follow
in
the
footsteps
of
our
founders
and
for
the
record
for
those
of
you
who
may
not
be
familiar.
None
of
you
are
an
American
or
live
anywhere
in
this
world
and
you
don't
know
Delta
Sigma
Theta,
Sorority
Incorporated.
C
Dorothy,
Height,
Shirley,
Jackson,
Elaine,
Jones,
Barbara,
Jo
and
Carrie
meek,
Stephanie,
Tubbs
Jones,
and
my
favorite
story
of
all
sores
is
when
sovereign
Alexis
Herman
was
making
history
and
becoming
the
Secretary
of
Labor
in
our
United
States
of
America
during
the
Clinton
administration
and
as
she
was
being
sworn
in,
they
came
outside
to
take
a
photo
and
President
Clinton
says
to
our
soil,
roar
who
are
those
women
and
red,
and
it
was
a
slew,
a
sea
of
red
on
the
steps
and
I
saw
ever
I
said
Oh.
Mr.
C
president,
those
are
my
sisters,
so
it
is
indeed
an
honor
to
be
here
today.
We
want
to
say
a
special
thank
you
to
soar
or
Pat
Alford
from
our
Quaker
City,
a
chapter
who
started
to
organizing
of
this
event
and
working
with
Councilwoman
Mary
Ann
Tasco
some
years
ago.
The
resolution
reads
as
follows:
a
resolution
recognizing
and
honoring
the
members
of
Delta
Sigma
Theta
Sorority
Incorporated
Philadelphia
alum,
the
Quaker
City
alumni
and
Valley
Forge
alumna
chapters
on
the
occasion
of
Delta
Youth
Day
at
Philadelphia,
City
Council.
C
D
Would
be
remiss
not
to
salute
the
sister
of
Janey
from
Cheney
Patricia
Banton,
who
is
also
a
member
of
our
distinguished
sorority,
whereas
the
Delta
Sigma
Theta
Sorority
Incorporated
was
founded
on
the
campus
of
Howard
University
in
1913
by
22,
phenomenal
and
trend-setting
collegiate
women
who
saw
no
limit
to
their
vision
for
sisterhood
scholarship
and
service.
Delta's
founders
stepped
out
on
faith
to
March
with
the
suffragists
and
took
a
stand
for
social
justice
as
their
first
public
act.
D
So
black
women
were
a
part
of
that
movement
more
than
a
hundred
and
five
years
later,
they
continued
their
legacy
of
leadership
by
following
in
the
footsteps
of
their
founders
and
remain
in
the
forefront
of
action
as
a
voice
for
those
in
need.
Whereas
since
its
founding
more
than
200,000
women
have
joined
this
sorority,
the
organization
is
a
sisterhood
of
predominantly
black
college-educated
women.
D
The
sorority
currently
has
1,000
collegiate
and
alumni
chapters
located
in
the
United
States
England
Japan
Germany,
the
Virgin
Islands
Bermuda,
the
Bahamas
Jamaica
and
the
Republic
of
Korea,
who
proudly
embrace
their
2017
2019
biennial
theme
of
joy
and
our
sisterhood
power
and
our
voice
and
service.
In
our
heart
and
on
a
final
note
of
personal
privilege,
my
daughter
is
a
legacy.
A
member
of
Delta
Sigma
Theta
Sorority,
whereby
she
was
president
of
her
chapter
at
Syracuse,
University.
F
Whereas
in
1927
11
members
of
the
Gamma
chapter
led
by
Sadie
T
M
Alexander,
the
first
national
president
of
Delta,
Sigma
Theta
Sorority
formed
the
nucleus
of
XY's
Sigma.
They
together
stressed
the
importance
of
the
academic
excellence
advocating
for
progressive
and
equitable
social,
political
and
educational
policies.
In
the
20th
century,
the
charter
members
became
leaders
in
the
communities
in
which
they
lived
and
in
1956
the
nomenclature
of
all
graduate
chapters
were
changed
and
zai
Sigma
was
proudly
renamed.
The
Philadelphia
alumni
chapter
and.
G
The
determent
members
of
the
Philadelphia
alumni
chapter
humbly
celebrate
their
2018-2019
accomplishments,
which
include
serving
as
the
host
chapter
for
the
Eastern
Regional
stop
of
the
sororities
pride
in
our
heritage,
tour,
which
featured
an
enlightening
dialogue
between
sorors,
dr.
Jeanette,
abou
Cole
and
Nikki
Giovanni
hosting
the
outstanding
Delta
Gems
Institute
in
the
dr.
Betty
Shabazz
Delta,
Academy
programs
leading
the
leading
the
Juanita
kid
scout
style.
Economic
empowerment,
community
conference,
prioritizing
mental
health
awareness
for
african-americans
and
addressing
the
need
for
worldwide
clean
water
by
making
contributions
to
water
for
children
throughout
the
continent
of
Africa.
H
Whereas
the
Quaker
City
alumni
chapter
of
Delta,
Sigma
Theta
Sorority
Incorporated,
was
chartered
on
October
17th
1976
on
the
campus
of
La
Salle
University.
There
twenty-eight
enthusiastic
young
women
were
dedicated
to
combining
their
visions,
skills
and
energies
to
establish
a
new
alumni
chapter
in
the
Philadelphia
metropolitan
area.
The
goal
of
the
chapter
was
to
enhance
the
Philadelphia
community
through
its
public
service
endeavors,
bringing
life
to
the
mantra
that
deltas
were
a
sisterhood
called
to
serve
and.
I
Whereas
the
diligent
women
of
the
Quaker
City
alumni
chapter
humbly
celebrate
their
2018
to
2019
accomplishments,
which
includes
securing
a
pathway
to
education
by
awarding
six
thousand
dollars
in
scholarships
to
local
students
working
with
Habitat
for
Humanity
to
build
quality
homes
for
families
in
need.
Lobbying
members
of
the
Pennsylvania
General
Assembly
and
United
States
Congress
for
an
equitable
investment
in
education,
funding,
fair
housing
laws,
affordable
health
care,
gun
control,
laws
and
sentencing
reform,
as
well
as
fundraising
to
support
breast
cancer
research
and
nonprofit
organizations
working
to
end
human
trafficking.
J
Wears
on
February
10th
1991,
the
the
Valley
Forge
alumni
chapter
was
charged
with
an
initiation
membership
of
27
committed
women.
The
chapter
has
since
grown
to
a
membership
of
a
hundred
and
seventy
dynamic,
energetic
and
hardworking
women
who
continue
to
live
in
their
mission
to
provide
leadership
scholarship
to
youth
in
our
community
support
projects
that
transform
the
lives
of
families
participating
in
charitable
events
and
serve
as
social
activist.
K
L
C
Resolved
by
the
Council
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia
that
it
hereby
proudly
recognizes
and
honors
the
members
of
Delta
Sigma
Theta
Sorority
Incorporated
Philadelphia
alumni
Quaker
City
Alumni
embellished
Valley
Forge
alumni
chapters
on
the
occasion
of
Delta
Youth
Day
at
Philadelphia,
City
Council,
further
resolved
that
an
engrossed
copy
of
this
resolution
be
presented
to
the
members
of
Delta
Sigma
Theta,
Sorority,
Incorporated,
Philadelphia,
Quaker,
City
and
Valley
Forge
alumni
chapters.
As
the
evidence
of
the
sincere
sentiments
of
this
legislative
body.
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
please
give
the
ladies
of
Delta
Sigma
Theta
Sorority
Incorporated
around
the
block.
B
A
B
A
M
Behalf
of
my
president,
Sean
Anthony
and
on
behalf
of
our
national
organization,
Delta
Sigma
Theta
Sorority,
incorporate
I
want
to
thank
you
for
allowing
us
to
bring
the
youth
here
to
see
how
you
work
and
I.
We
always
tell
the
young
people
that
they're,
not
just
people
sitting
there,
they're
really
working
in
your
interests,
I,
have
to
say
being
born
and
raised
in
Philadelphia
in
the
University
City
area.
I
got
a
fine
education.
M
I
lived
in
a
very
nice
house,
we
struggled
I
ate
hamburger
and
chicken
every
night
for
about
four
or
five
years
after
my
parents
purchased
a
home
but
Delta
Sigma
Theta.
Not
only
are
we
educated,
our
job
is
to
educate
the
people
in
the
community.
Our
job
is
to
go
back
and
give
the
community
the
resources
and
the
things
they
need,
so
they
could
be
successful.
Like
I
was
successful
or
they
were
successful.
M
We
know
the
city
has
worked
really
hard
and
we
heard
that
this
morning
in
developing
programs
and
making
putting
Philadelphia
on
the
map,
but
I
have
to
remind
everybody
that
nice
housing
is
nice.
But
when
you
make
$15
an
hour,
you
don't
get
a
$32
thirty,
two
thousand
six
hundred
dollars
a
year.
You
can't
afford
the
new
apartments
that
are
going
up
and
you
have
two
kids
and
the
apartments
are
saying
that
is
$2,800
a
month.
M
You
can't
say
to
somebody
that
is
able
to
go
to
the
University
of
Penn
Hospital
temple
Hospital,
what
not
to
get
the
resources
they
have
for
the
illness
that
they
have.
If
you
have
no
health
care,
you
cannot
figure
out
whether
or
not
you're
going
to
be
represented
in
the
upcoming
count
for
the
census.
M
We're
going
to
do
everything
we
possibly
can
to
make
sure
every
citizen
in
Philadelphia
is
counted,
so
the
money
can
come
to
our
city,
so
you
can
help
every
citizen
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
I
just
want
to
say
that
soare
Reynolds
brown,
you
have
been
an
inspiration
to
us
Lord.
We
will
miss
you
I
just
want
to
let
you
know
that
they
do
have
positions
on
the
state
and
the
national
level
and.
M
And
white,
no
problem
whatsoever.
I
just
want
to
thank
you
again
for
taking
the
time
to
show
our
youth
what
it's
like
in
the
future,
what
they
have
for
the
future
and
we
will
be
meeting
in
a
few
minutes.
The
last
thing
is
on
your
table.
There
is
a
pin
and
it's
a
penlight.
You
pull
off
the
in,
say
that
and
you
push
it
and
it
lights
up.
I
want
you
to
make
sure
that
every
day
you
push,
this
pin
and
they'll
be
reminded
that
there's
Delta's
here
behind
you.
N
Greetings
to
president
Clark,
our
other
city
officials
and
our
guests
here
today.
My
name
is
Tracy
Howard
I'm,
the
president
of
Valley
Forge
alumni
chapter
of
Delta,
Sigma,
Theta
Sorority.
We
thank
you
for
having
us
here
today
and
for
recognizing
our
contributions
that
we
have
done
in
the
community.
We
can't
do
it
without
you,
so
we
do
thank
you
for
attending
all
of
our
fundraisers,
our
other
events,
but
those
funds
help
us
stay
in
the
community
and
host
programs
that
help
our
youth
families,
and
we
also
take
care
of
scholarships.
N
Our
presence
here
today
for
the
Delta
Youth
Day,
we're
hoping
not
just
the
youth
but
also
other
citizens
that
are
here,
we're
hoping
that
our
presence
shows
you
that
it's
important
to
stay
politically
involved
stay
engaged
with
what
is
going
on
in
the
city.
Make
an
impact
by
voting,
be
a
longtime
voter,
have
an
impact
on
the
decisions
that
are
going
to
affect
you,
your
family
and
your
community.
That's
how
we're
going
to
start
by
touching
our
youth
today
we're
hoping
to
have
dialogue
with
them.
N
O
Afternoon,
I'm
Linda,
Miller
and
I'm
co-chair
of
social
action
Philadelphia
alumni
chapter
and
our
president
is
dr.:
Monica
Johnson,
Taylor
I,
don't
have
to
say
much
more
but
I
need
to
say
this.
We
have
work
to
do
in
our
communities.
We
have
work
to
do,
and
council
should
always
reach
out
to
Delta
at
anytime
when
there's
work
in
their
community
that
they
need
help
for
because
we
are
the
red
army
and
we're
called
the
Red
Army,
because
we
know
we
got
work
to
do
and
we
stay
woke.
O
So
when
you
have
challenges
coming
down
the
road-
and
we
know
the
next
biggest
challenge
is
going
to
be
the
census.
We're
gonna
be
out
there
making
sure
and
helping
you
and
helping
get
money
to
make
sure
that
count
is
correct.
So
I
want
to
thank
Cheryl
Parker
for
an
Councilwoman
Parker
for
inviting
us
here,
Councilwoman
Brown,
for
always
being
there
and
Councilman
Darrell
Clarke
for
keeping
it
moving.
So
I
want
to
thank
and
all
the
other
council
members
that
are
here,
keep
doing
what
you're
doing,
because
the
Red
Army
is
watching
you.