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Proc. 2014-09 Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Days 01-10-12-14 PROCLAMATION NO. 2014-09 WHEREAS Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity was founded at Howard University in Washington D.C. on January 9, 1914, by three young African-American male students: Honorable A. Langston Taylor, Honorable Leonard F. Morse, and Honorable Charles I. Brown, who wanted to organize a Greek letter fraternity that would truly exemplify the ideals of brotherhood, scholarship, and service; and WHEREAS service to all mankind has been the mission of Phi Beta Sigma for 100 years and is mirrored in the Fraternity’s motto, “Culture For Service and Service For Humanity”; and WHEREAS the brotherhood of Phi Beta Sigma has contributed to many hours of community service, political leadership, sports, education, and progressive national programs such as the Phi Beta Sigma National Foundation, The Phi Beta Federal Credit Union, and the Sigma Beta Club Foundation; and WHEREAS Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. will celebrate 100 years as an organization at the Gulf Coast Regional Conference and will honor their 100th year in Fort Worth, Texas, in January 2014. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED, by the power vested in me as Mayor of the City of Huntsville, Texas that: January 10-12, 2014 be declared: “Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Days” in the City of Huntsville, and call upon our citizens to recognize this outstanding organization, Phi Beta Sigma, Inc., for their outstanding service to the national community. st PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED this the 1 day of November 2013. _____________________ Mac Woodward, Mayor