HR 233 — SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 5, 2026, as Omega Psi Phi Day at the Capitol

HLSENROLLED 26RS-4861 ORIGINAL Regular Session HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.

233 BY REPRESENTATIVE TERRY LANDRY SPECIALA DAY/WEEK/MONTH:RESOLUTION To designate Tuesday, May 5, 2026, as Omega Psi Phi Day at the Capitol.

Designates May 5, 2026, as Omega Psi Phi Day at the Capitol A RESOLUTION To designate Tuesday, May 5, 2026, as Omega Psi Phi Day at the Capitol.

and WHEREAS, from its inception, the fraternity has worked to build a strong and effective force of men dedicated to the cardinal principles of Manhood, Scholarship, Perseverance,andUplift, andhasgivenexpressiontoandhasgivenexpressiontothehopesandaspirationsofanunfree thehopesandaspirationsofanunfree people in the land of the free;

and PageWHEREAS, 1since 1945, the fraternity has undertaken a National Social Action Programto meettheneedsofAfricanAmericansintheareasofhealth,housing,civil rights, and education, and has been a patron of 4the HLSUnited 26RS-4861Negro ORIGINALCollege HRFund NO.since 1955;

233 WHEREAS, since 1945, the fraternity has undertaken a National Social Action ProgramtomeettheneedsofAfricanAmericansintheareasofhealth,housing,civilrights, and education,Page and1 has been a patron of the3 UnitedHR NegroNO. College Fund since 1955;

and233 ENROLLED WHEREAS, Omega Psi Phi men were actively involved in the fight to eliminate racial discrimination;

brothers Spottswood Robinson, Oliver Hill, and James Nabrit served as part of the inner circle of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and Omega men throughout the United States participatedin sit-ins and other demonstrations centralcentralto to the civil rights struggle;

and WHEREAS,WHEREAS,theRho theRhoPhiChapter,whichisPhi Chapter,whichis knownasthe"CrescentCityQues",was established in New Orleans on October 1, 1927, and has enjoyed nearlyonenearly one hundred years of dedicated service to the Greater New Orleans community;

in 1946, thechapterwasat the forefrontofchapterwasattheforefrontof formingthe Baton Rouge Inter-Fraternal Council, whose initial serviceprojectsserviceprojectsincluded included voter registration in thecommunityandthethe communityand the investigation of government housing for returning veterans;

and PageWHEREAS, 2the ofTheta 4Kappa HLSChapter 26RS-4861at ORIGINALLouisiana HRState NO.University was chartered on March 12, 1977, and became the first National Pan-Hellenic Council lettered fraternity on the LSU campus;

233 WHEREAS, the Theta Kappa Chapter at Louisiana State University was chartered on March 12, 1977, and became the first National Pan-Hellenic Council lettered fraternity on the LSU campus;

and WHEREAS,May5,Page 2026,2 marksthesixty-eighth anniversaryofthefoundingofthe Delta Tau Chapter and is designated as Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated, Dayat the statecapitol;thedayservesasatributetothechapter's decadesoffaithful service tothecity of Plaquemine,3 IbervilleHR Parish,NO. and the greater Baton Rouge area, and stewards the fraternity'slegacyacrossgenerationsofbrotherswhohaveservedasbeaconsofhopetotheir community;

233 ENROLLED WHEREAS, May5,2026,marksthesixty-eighth anniversaryofthefoundingofthe Delta Tau Chapter and is designated as Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated, Dayat the statecapitol;thedayservesasatributeto thechapter's decadesoffaithfulservice tothecity of Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, and the greater Baton Rouge area, and stewards the fraternity'slegacyacrossgenerationsofbrotherswhohaveservedasbeaconsofhopetotheir community;

does hereby commend the brothers of Omega Psi Phi for more than a centuryofcentury of distinguished service to the people of Louisiana Pageand 3the ofnation; 4 HLS 26RS-4861 ORIGINAL HR NO.

233 and the nation;

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HR 233 Original 2026 Regular Session Terry Landry Designates May 5, 2026, as Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Day at the state capitol.

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