City of Philadelphia - File #: 140396

• File #: 140396
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 5/1/2014
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 5/1/2014
• Title: Recognizing and Congratulating the Mu Omega Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated on hosting its 79th Grand Conclave in Philadelphia.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Squilla, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember O'Brien, Councilmember Oh, Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Henon, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Blackwell

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/1/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar	Pass
5/1/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED

Title

Recognizing and Congratulating the Mu Omega Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated on hosting its 79^th Grand Conclave in Philadelphia.

Body

WHEREAS, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated was established on the campus of Howard University in Washington D.C. on November 17, 1911 through the pioneering work of students Edgar Amos Love, Oscar James Cooper and Frank Coleman and professor Dr. Ernest Everett Just; and

WHEREAS, in 1911, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity became the first African-American national fraternal organization to be founded at a historically black college; and

WHEREAS, Omega Psi Phi's founders established “Friendship is Essential to the Soul” as the fraternity's official motto and committed each member to uphold manhood, scholarship, perseverance and uplift as the four Cardinal Principals of the organization; and

WHEREAS, in 1930, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity became a founding member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, joining historic organizations Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority; and

WHEREAS, the commitment and dedication of Omega Psi Phi's members caused the brotherhood to spread to every corner of the globe, including thousands of members at over 750 chapters worldwide and 23 chapters within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and

WHEREAS, each chapter of Omega Psi Phi engages in the civic life of its community through scholarship programs, social action initiatives, voter registration campaigns, and college endowment drives; and

WHEREAS, Omega Psi Phi members like jazz musician William “Count” Basie, college president Benjamin Elijah Mays, actor and author Dr. Bill Cosby, astronaut Guion S. Bluford, civil rights activist Jesse Jackson, attorney Vernon Jordan, surgeon Dr. Charles Drew, and basketball stars Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal have made incalculable contributions to the political, civic and cultural life of the United States; and

WHEREAS, from July 10-16, 2014, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated will hold its 79^th Grand Conclave at the Pennsylvania Convention Center; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, that we hereby recognize and congratulate the Mu Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated on the hosting of the fraternity's 79^th Grand Conclave.

FURTHER RESOLVED, that an engrossed copy of this resolution be presented to Mu Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated as evidence of the sincere sentiments of this legislative body.

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