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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY IN CELEBRATION OF THEIR NATIONAL FOUNDERS DAY
WHEREAS, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated was founded on January 16, 1920 on the campus of Howard University; and
WHEREAS, Zeta Tau Zeta Chapter was formed on June 20th, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois, by 57 members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated that are known as “The Fabulous 57”; and
WHEREAS, Zeta Tau Zeta Chapter is the oldest Zeta Phi Beta Graduate Chapter in the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, our current membership strength is 102 members, ranging in age from their early 20’s to timeless’; and
WHEREAS, since that date, we have worked tirelessly to commit to our Sorority’s principles of Scholarship, Service, Sisterly Love and Finer Womanhood; and
WHEREAS, for the past 52 years, ZETA Tau Zeta Chapter has performed thousands of hours in community service throughout Cook County in partnership with programs such as the March of Dimes, Ronald McDonald House, Salvation Army and Susan G. Komen; and
WHEREAS, Zeta Tau Zeta Chapter has assisted the communities within the Chicago and surrounding areas by providing meals to those less fortunate year-round, sponsoring a school pm the West Side of Chicago as part of our Adopt-A-School initiative; holding clothing drives, voting registration drives, assisting young mothers with basic needs through Zeta’s Stork’s Nest Initiative, and participating in marches and other social action events that bring awareness to our communities; and
WHEREAS, through our charitable arm the Zeta Tau Zeta White Rose Foundation, Incorporated have provided scholarships to college-bound female African Americans high school students in March of every year with our Signature Program, the Zeta Tau Zeta Annual Finer Womanhood Scholarship and Awards Program; and
WHEREAS, Zeta Tau Zeta has an active presence with the Youth in Cook County through our 3 Youth Affiliate Auxiliaries called the Pearlettes, Amicettes and Archonettes and with the Women in Cook County through an Auxiliary for non-degreed women interested in serving along with Zeta called the Zeta Amicae.
NOW, THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the President and the Cook County Board of Commissioners, on behalf of the residents of Cook County, do hereby recognize Zeta Tau Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated on their celebration of National Founders Day to be held on June 20, 2018.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be spreaded upon the official records of this Honorable Body, and a copy of the same be tendered to Zeta Tau Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated in honor of this auspicious occasion.
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