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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Stapleton

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/7/08

HM 48

SHORT TITLE

Alpha Kappa Alpha Fraternity, in Recognition

SB

ANALYST Shaya

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Memorial 48 declares that the New Mexico House of Representatives join with the rest of

the nation in congratulating Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority for its one hundred years of service to

the national and world communities; and that copies of this memorial be transmitted to the

international president of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, the director of the sorority's south central

region and the basileus of the sorority's Iota Xi Omega chapter.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

No Fiscal Implication.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

House Memorial 48 states that;

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Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, incorporated, which was founded on January 15, 1908 on

the campus of Howard university in Washington, D.C., is the oldest Greek letter sorority

in the United States and is celebrating its one hundredth anniversary; and

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Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority represents a union of thousands of college-trained women

who are bound by a powerful, cohesive strength, based on trust and loyalty, that is a

motivating factor in the lives of students at more than four hundred institutions of higher

education; and

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As a significant organization, the sorority supports education, leadership and a strong

sense of family in an ever-changing and increasingly complex world; and

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Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority empowers communities through exemplary service

initiatives and progressive programs; and

•

Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority provides an inspiration to many and adheres to its national

motto, "by merit and by culture", and to its purpose, to be "supreme in service to all

mankind"; and

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Iota Xi Omega is the New Mexico affiliate chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority;

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