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RECOGNIZING THE THETA ZETA ZETA CHAPTER OF ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY, INCORPORATED, FOR ITS OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT AND SERVICE TO THE DOVER COMMUNITY.

RECOGNIZING THE THETA ZETA ZETA CHAPTER OF ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY, INCORPORATED, FOR ITS OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT AND SERVICE TO THE DOVER COMMUNITY.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Paradee
Last action
2025-05-15
Official status
Passed 5/15/25
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details about the exact initiatives or their impact on Dover residents beyond mentioning back-to-school drives and financial literacy workshops.

Honoring Theta Zeta Zeta Chapter for Community Service

This resolution honors the Theta Zeta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority for its long-term service to Dover, Delaware.

What This Bill Does

  • Recognizes and commends the Theta Zeta Zeta Chapter's dedication to community service in Dover with a focus on educational equity, health advocacy, civic engagement, and empowering women and children.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Theta Zeta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
  • Residents of Dover

Terms To Know

Z-HOPE program
A national initiative by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority to support mental health, domestic violence prevention, and early childhood education.
scholarship, service, sisterhood, finer womanhood
The core values of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority that guide their community work.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This resolution is a formal recognition and does not provide funding or legal changes.
  • It only applies to the Theta Zeta Zeta Chapter in Dover, Delaware.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-15 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced in Senate

  2. 2025-05-15 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

  3. 2025-05-15 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed In House by Voice Vote

Official Summary Text

RECOGNIZING THE THETA ZETA ZETA CHAPTER OF ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY, INCORPORATED, FOR ITS OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT AND SERVICE TO THE DOVER COMMUNITY.
This resolution recognizes and commends the Theta Zeta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, for its years of exemplary service to the Dover community, with a focus on educational equity, health advocacy, civic engagement, and empowering women and children. The chapter’s work reflects the sorority’s historic legacy of scholarship, service, sisterhood, and finer womanhood.

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SPONSOR:

Sen. Paradee & Rep. Bush

Sens. Buckson, Hansen, Hoffner, Pettyjohn, Sokola, Townsend, Wilson; Reps. Harris, Hilovsky, K. Johnson, Ross Levin, Kamela Smith, Yearick

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 76

RECOGNIZING THE THETA ZETA ZETA CHAPTER OF ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY, INCORPORATED, FOR ITS OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT AND SERVICE TO THE DOVER COMMUNITY.

WHEREAS, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated was founded on January 16, 1920, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., as a community-conscious, action-oriented organization rooted in the principles of scholarship, service, sisterhood, and finer womanhood; and

WHEREAS, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated has grown to include over 125,000 members in more than 900 chapters around the world, continuing a proud legacy of social action, service, and advocacy; and

WHEREAS, the Theta Zeta Zeta Chapter, chartered in Dover, Delaware, in 1980, has served Dover and the surrounding Kent County communities for more than four decades with unwavering dedication to community uplift; and

WHEREAS, the chapter has spearheaded local initiatives such as back-to-school drives, financial literacy workshops, voter registration efforts, and maternal health awareness campaigns, directly benefiting hundreds of families in the Dover area each year; and

WHEREAS, through national partnerships such as the Zetas Helping Other People Excel (Z-HOPE) program, the chapter has provided critical support and outreach in the areas of mental health, domestic violence prevention, and early childhood education; and

WHEREAS, the Theta Zeta Zeta Chapter has demonstrated a particular commitment to service projects that benefit women and children, including mentoring programs, scholarship awards, and partnerships with local shelters and community centers; and

WHEREAS, members of the chapter have volunteered thousands of hours in service to the community, embodying the spirit of civic engagement and making a lasting impact on the lives of Dover residents; and

WHEREAS, organizations like the Theta Zeta Zeta Chapter serve as vital pillars in our communities, and their continued work strengthens the social fabric of the state of Delaware.

NOW,

THEREFORE

:

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the 153rd General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the House of Representatives concurring therein, that the General Assembly hereby recognizes and commends the Theta Zeta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated for its outstanding commitment to service, its contributions to the betterment of the Dover community, and its ongoing dedication to empowering others.

SYNOPSIS

This resolution recognizes and commends the Theta Zeta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, for its years of exemplary service to the Dover community, with a focus on educational equity, health advocacy, civic engagement, and empowering women and children. The chapter’s work reflects the sorority’s historic legacy of scholarship, service, sisterhood, and finer womanhood.

Author: Senator Paradee