Arkansas SR 38: TO RECOGNIZE MARCH 13, 2025, AS IOTA PHI THETA FRATERNITY, INC., DAY AT THE STATE CAPITOL.

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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly 2
Regular Session, 2025 SR 38 3
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By: Senator R. Murdock 5
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SENATE RESOLUTION 8
TO RECOGNIZE MARCH 13, 2025, AS IOTA PHI THETA 9
FRATERNITY, INC., DAY AT THE STATE CAPITOL. 10
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TO RECOGNIZE MARCH 13, 2025, AS IOTA PHI 14
THETA FRATERNITY, INC., DAY AT THE STATE 15
CAPITOL. 16
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WHEREAS, Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc., is a historically African 18
American fraternity and was founded on Thursday, September 19, 1963, at 19
Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland; and 20
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WHEREAS, Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc., is currently the fifth 22
largest Black Greek-letter fraternity with over seventy-five thousand 23
(75,000) members worldwide; and 24
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WHEREAS, today there are over three hundred fifty (350) undergraduate 26
and alumni chapters of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc., located in forty (40) 27
states, the District of Columbia, the Bahamas, Colombia, South Korea, and 28
Japan; and 29
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WHEREAS, the State of Arkansas currently has five (5) undergraduate 31
chapters of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc., and two (2) alumni chapters; and 32
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WHEREAS, Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc., holds membership in the 34
National Pan-Hellenic Council, an umbrella organization commonly referred to 35
as the "Divine Nine", which is composed of international historically African 36

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American Greek-letter sororities and fraternities; and 1
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WHEREAS, Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc., is in partnership with the 3
Brown & Gold Public Affairs Committee, focused on supporting public policy 4
and law that affirms, supports, and expands the citizenship rights of 5
fraternity members in accordance with the fraternity’s principles, and by 6
extension residents of the community; and 7
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WHEREAS, members of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc., are currently 9
serving or have served in public service in the great State of Arkansas, 10
including Brother Dr. D’Andre Jones, City Councilman, Fayetteville, District 11
1, Brother Jaylen Smith, Mayor of Earle, Arkansas, and Brother Lioneld 12
Jordan, former Mayor of Fayetteville, Arkansas, 13
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NOW THEREFORE, 15
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE 16
STATE OF ARKANSAS: 17
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THAT the Senate recognize March 13, 2025, as Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, 19
Inc., Day at the State Capitol. 20
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT upon adoption, a copy of this resolution be 22
presented to the leadership of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc., by the 23
Secretary of the Senate. 24
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