Illinois SR 809: SIGMA/ZETA DAY

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SR0809LRB104 21988 MST 37983 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. was founded at 

3Howard University in Washington, D.C. on January 9, 1914 by 

4three African-American students, A. Langston Taylor, Leonard 

5F. Morse, and Charles I. Brown, who united to form a fraternity 

6that would exemplify the ideals of brotherhood, scholarship, 

7and service; and

8 WHEREAS, The founders of Phi Beta Sigma offered support 

9and encouragement to Arizona Cleaver Stemons, Pearl Anna Neal, 

10Myrtle Tyler Faithful, Viola Tyler Goings, and Fannie Pettie 

11Watts as they founded Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. at Howard 

12University on January 16, 1920 to raise people's 

13consciousness, encourage scholastic achievement, and foster 

14unity among members, making Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta 

15the first and only fraternity and sorority to be 

16constitutionally bound to each other; and

17 WHEREAS, Phi Beta Sigma brothers believe that each member 

18and potential member should be judged by their own merits, 

19rather than family background, affluence, race, nationality, 

20skin tone, or hair texture and should work to return newly 

21acquired skills to the communities from which they came, with 

22this conviction mirrored in the fraternity's motto, "Culture 

23For Service and Service For Humanity"; and

SR0809- 2 -LRB104 21988 MST 37983 r

1 WHEREAS, Phi Beta Sigma brothers contributed greatly to 

2the literary and artistic movement known as the Harlem 

3Renaissance, to the cause of civil rights, civic engagement, 

4and freedom, and to the sciences, and membership has included 

5writer Alain LeRoy Locke, poet and diplomat James Weldon 

6Johnson, workers' rights activist A. Philip Randolph, 

7scie