Bill > SR28

This resolution recognizes and honors Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated (a historically Black Greek-letter sorority) for its significant contributions to communities locally and globally. Founded in 1920 at Howard University during the Harlem Renaissance, the sorority has 875 chapters in the United States, 2,500 Friends of Zeta, and over 2,000 youth auxiliaries. The organization is dedicated to scholarship, service, sisterhood, and promoting "Finer Womanhood," with notable achievements including providing $3.5 million in college scholarships over five years and positively impacting over 5 million people through 150,000 Z-Hope Programs and donations exceeding $8 million. The resolution highlights the sorority's pioneering efforts, such as being the first National Pan-Hellenic Council organization to centralize operations in a national headquarters and charter a chapter in Africa. The resolution also acknowledges notable members like author Zora Neale Hurston and honorary members including Dionne Warwick, Chaka Khan, and Anita Hill. The Arkansas Senate officially recognizes the sorority's contributions to communities, the state, the nation, and the world, and directs that a copy of the resolution be provided to the organization's leaders.

https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?id=sr28&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R