SR 625 — Commending the Gamma Iota Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

SPECIAL SESSION I INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22208070D SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

625 IE Offered May 27, 2022 N Commending the Gamma Iota Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

TN ––––––––––R Patron––LockeAgreed Rto ––––––––––by the Senate, June 1, 2022 WHEREAS, for 75 years, the Gamma Iota Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., has helped O young men at Hampton University develop leadership skills and has conducted generous outreach to thetheL members of the community;

and DL WHEREAS, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., was founded in 1906 on the campus of Cornell U University by seven college students who recognized a need for a strong bond of brotherhood amoCgamong E African descendants in America;

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andand collect school supplies for local teachers through the R WHEREAS, members of the Gamma Iota Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha have also volunteered their time at Y.H.

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That the Gamma Iota Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.,and, herebybe itby be commended on the occasion of its 75th anniversary during the 2021-2022 academic year;

and,RESOLVED beFURTHER, itThat the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Gamma Iota Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for the organization's contributions to the community.