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HCR40 • 2025

RECOGNIZING MAY 20, 2025, AS “DELTA DAY AT THE DELAWARE CAPITAL”.

RECOGNIZING MAY 20, 2025, AS “DELTA DAY AT THE DELAWARE CAPITAL”.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
S. Moore
Last action
2025-05-20
Official status
Passed 5/20/25
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details about the exact nature of the sorority's contributions beyond recognizing their work and achievements.

Recognizing Delta Day at the Delaware Capital

This resolution recognizes May 20, 2025 as 'Delta Day' in Delaware's capital city to honor the contributions of local chapters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

What This Bill Does

  • Declares May 20, 2025, as 'Delta Day at the Delaware Capital'.
  • Recognizes the work and achievements of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority's chapters in Delaware.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Residents of Delaware who celebrate or learn about Delta Day.
  • Members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority in Delaware.

Terms To Know

Concurrent Resolution
A type of legislation that expresses the opinion of both chambers of a legislature but does not have the force of law.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
An organization founded in 1913 by African American women at Howard University to promote academic excellence and community service.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This resolution does not create any laws or require funding; it is a symbolic recognition only.
  • The impact of this resolution on future events or policies is unclear.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-20 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced in House

  2. 2025-05-20 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed In House by Voice Vote

  3. 2025-05-20 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT

Official Summary Text

RECOGNIZING MAY 20, 2025, AS “DELTA DAY AT THE DELAWARE CAPITAL”.
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the contributions of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. chapters in the State of Delaware and declares May 20, 2025, to be “Delta Day at the Delaware Capital.”

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SPONSOR:

Rep. S. Moore & Rep. Bolden & Rep. Parker Selby & Rep. Kamela Smith & Sen. Pinkney

Rep. Bush

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 40

RECOGNIZING MAY 20, 2025, AS “DELTA DAY AT THE DELAWARE CAPITAL”.

WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. was founded January 13, 1913, by 22 collegiate women at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and has been in continuous existence for these 112 years; and

WHEREAS, the first public act of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., involved the Founders participation in the Woman’s Suffrage March of 1913; and

WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. represents a sisterhood of over 350,000 initiated members - primarily Black college educated women – in more than 1

,000 collegiate and alumnae chapters located in the United States, Canada, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Jamaica, West Africa, Southern African, United Arab Emirates,

the United Kingdom

, and the Republic of Korea

; and

WHEREAS, these women promote academic excellence, provide scholarships, provide support to the underserved, educate and stimulate participation in the establishment of public policy, and provide solutions for problems in their communities; and

WHEREAS, Delaware’s Chapters - Wilmington (DE) Alumnae, Dover Alumnae, Epsilon Alpha (Delaware State University), Mu Pi (University of Delaware), Sussex County Alumnae, and Middletown (DE) Alumnae Chapter - influence and promote civic contributions through their Five Point Programmatic Thrust: Economic Development, Educational Development, International Awareness and Involvement, Physical and Mental Health, and Social Action through Political Awareness and Involvement; and

WHEREAS, Delaware’s six chapters represent over 900 members who are actively involved in their respective communities implementing both national and local programs including Delta GEMS (Growing and Empowering Myself Successfully), Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy, EMBODI (Empowering Males to Build Opportunities to Build Independence), and various scholarship, health, and economic programs in addition to voter registration,

voter education

and social action efforts. Chapters also work collaboratively statewide on economic development projects, service endeavors, and advocacy.

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 153

rd

General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that May 20, 2025, shall be “Delta Day at the Delaware Capital”.

SYNOPSIS

This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the contributions of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. chapters in the State of Delaware and declares May 20, 2025, to be “Delta Day at the Delaware Capital.”