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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING THE ALPHA RHO CHAPTER OF TAU KAPPA EPSILON IN

RECOGNITION OF THEIR INSTALLATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Senator David E.Bates

     Date Introduced: April 30, 2014

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

     WHEREAS, The Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity was founded on January 10, 1899, at

Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois. It currently has over 270 active chapters

and colonies throughout the United States and Canada. Throughout its distinguished history,

approximately 260,000 men have been members, including United States President Ronald

Reagan; and

     WHEREAS, Tau Kappa Epsilon can be most proud of the fact that it has never allowed

discrimination in its recruitment practices against race, religion or national origin, even during

periods in American history when such practices were legal and accepted by large sections of the

American public; and

     WHEREAS, The Alpha Rho Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon has recently been established

at the University of Rhode Island and in its short existence it has already made its presence

known on campus and in the community through its charitable work and fundraising; and

     WHEREAS, Some of their notable charitable events have included hosting a fundraiser

for the One Fund in response to the Boston Marathon bombing, raising over $1,000 for St. Jude's

Children's Hospital, volunteering in support of the Holy Ground Tabernacle Soup Kitchen in

Providence, raising over $ 1,000 in the "Run for Reagan" fundraiser to fight Alzheimer's disease,

and raising over $ 3,500 in support of Habitat for Humanity. Altogether, the Alpha Rho Chapter

of Tau Kappa Epsilon has contributed over 1,000 hours of community service in 2013, and has

thus far in 2014 contributed over 500 hours of service in the community, supporting various

cleanup projects and aiding numerous soup kitchens. They have proven to be a positive presence

on the University of Rhode Island campus and have become a vital contributor to many charitable

enterprises within their community; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby congratulates the Alpha Rho Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon in recognition of their

installation at the University of Rhode Island; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the President of the Alpha Rho Chapter of Tau

Kappa Epsilon, Phillipp Ricciotti.

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