,,iii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #ac ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #bd 7legislative day1 ,january #c71 #bjac ,mr4 ,brown 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,cochran1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,ms4 ,mikulski1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,ms4 ,landrieu1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,nelson1 ,mr4 ,portman1 and ,mrs4 ,hagan7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,january #cj1 #bjac ,committee discharged2 considered and agreed to ,,resolution ,congratulating the members of ,delta ,sigma ,theta ,sorority1 ,inc4 for #ajj years of service to communities throughout the ,united ,states and the world1 and commending ,delta ,sigma ,theta ,sorority1 ,inc4 for its promotion of sisterhood1 scholarship1 and service4 ,whereas1 on ,january #ac1 #aiac1 ,delta ,sigma ,theta ,sorority1 ,inc4 was founded at ,howard ,university in the ,district of ,columbia by ,osceola ,macarthy ,adams1 ,marguerite ,young ,alexander1 ,winona ,cargile ,alexander1 ,ethel ,cuff ,black1 ,bertha ,pitts ,campbell1 ,zephyr ,chisom ,carter1 ,edna ,brown ,coleman1 ,jessie ,mc,guire ,dent1 ,frederica ,chase ,dodd1 ,myra ,davis ,hemmings1 ,olive ,jones1 ,jimmie ,bugg ,middleton1 ,pauline ,oberdorfer ,minor1 ,vashti ,turley ,murphy1 ,naomi ,sewell ,richardson1 ,mamie ,reddy ,rose1 ,eliza ,pearl ,shippen1 ,florence ,letcher ,toms1 ,ethel ,carr ,watson1 ,wertie ,blackwell ,weaver1 ,madree ,penn ,white1 and ,edith ,motte ,young2 ,whereas1 on ,january #ac1 #bjac1 ,delta ,sigma ,theta ,sorority1 ,inc4 celebrated #ajj years of thoughtful service to and conscientious leadership in communities throughout the ,united ,states and the world in diverse fields relating to public service and the organization's five-point programmatic thrust3 economic development1 educational development1 international awareness and involvement1 physical and mental health1 and political awareness and involvement2 ,whereas1 in ,march #aiac1 the founders of ,delta ,sigma ,theta ,sorority1 ,inc4 participated in the ,women's ,suffrage ,march in the ,district of ,columbia1 the sorority's first public act2 ,whereas1 in its infancy1 ,delta ,sigma ,theta ,sorority1 ,inc4 established its ,beta chapter at ,wilberforce ,university in ,wilberforce1 ,ohio1 its ,gamma chapter at the ,university of ,pennsylvania in ,philadelphia1 ,pennsylvania1 its ,delta chapter at the ,university of ,iowa in ,iowa ,city1 ,iowa1 and its ,epsilon chapter at the ,ohio ,state ,university in ,columbus1 ,ohio2 ,whereas ,delta ,sigma ,theta ,sorority1 ,inc4 has more than #ijj chapters in the ,united ,states1 ,england1 ,japan1 ,germany1 the ,virgin ,islands1 ,bermuda1 the ,bahamas1 and ,south ,korea2 ,whereas the women of ,delta ,sigma ,theta ,sorority1 ,inc4 have distinguished themselves in the endeavor for civil rights1 including ,mary ,mc,leod ,bethune1 ,fannie ,lou ,hamer1 ,betty ,shabazz1 ,lena ,horne1 and ,dorothy ,irene ,height2 ,whereas the women of ,delta ,sigma ,theta ,sorority1 ,inc4 have distinguished themselves as public servants1 including-- 7#a7 ,stephanie ,tubbs-,jones1 a ,member of the ,house of ,representatives from ,ohio2 7#b7 ,marcia ,fudge1 a ,member of the ,house of ,representatives from ,ohio2 7#c7 ,joyce ,beatty1 a ,member of the ,house of ,representatives from ,ohio2 7#d7 ,carrie ,p4 ,meek1 a ,member of the ,house of ,representatives from ,florida2 7#e7 ,shirley ,chisholm1 the first ,african-,american woman elected to ,congress and the first ,african-,american and woman to run as a major party candidate for ,president of the ,united ,states2 7#f7 ,barbara ,jordan1 the first ,african-,american woman from the ,south to serve in the ,house of ,representatives2 7#g7 ,carol ,mosley ,braun1 the first and only ,african-,american woman elected to the ,senate2 7#h7 ,mary ,church ,terrell1 a founder of the ,national ,association for the ,advancement of ,colored ,people and an adviser to the ,republican ,national ,committee and the ,herbert ,hoover presidential campaign2 7#i7 ,jewel ,stradford ,la,fontant1 ,united ,states ,representative to the ,united ,nations and the first female ,deputy ,solicitor ,general of the ,united ,states in the administration of ,president ,richard ,m4 ,nixon1 later serving as the ,united ,states ,coordinator for ,refugee ,affairs and ,ambassador-at-,large in the administration of ,president ,george ,h4,w4 ,bush2 7#aj7 ,patricia ,roberts ,harris1 the first ,african-,american woman to serve as an ,ambassador of the ,united ,states1 later serving as ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development and ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services under ,president ,jimmy ,carter2 7#aa7 ,the ,honorable ,ann ,claire ,williams1 the first ,african-,american woman appointed to the ,united ,states ,district ,court for the ,north ,district of ,illinois in #aihe by ,president ,ronald ,reagan1 the first ,african-,american appointed to the ,united ,states ,court of ,appeals for the ,seventh ,circuit in #aiii by ,president ,william ,j4 ,clinton1 and the third ,african-,american woman to serve as a judge on a ,united ,states ,court of ,appeals2 7#ab7 ,alexis ,herman1 ,secretary of ,labor under ,president ,william ,j4 ,clinton2 and 7#ac7 ,regina ,benjamin1 the #ahth ,surgeon ,general of the ,united ,states1 serving in the administration of ,president ,barack ,obama2 and ,whereas ,delta ,sigma ,theta ,sorority1 ,inc4 commemorated its history and promoted service during its centennial celebration1 ,january #aa through ,january #ac1 #bjac1 in the ,district of ,columbia3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 congratulates ,delta ,sigma ,theta ,sorority1 ,inc4 for #ajj years of service to communities throughout the ,united ,states and the world2 and 7#b7 commends ,delta ,sigma ,theta ,sorority1 ,inc4 for its promotion of sisterhood1 scholarship1 and service4