Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HR196: Omega Day at the state capitol; February 11, 2025; recognize
Status: Passed both chambers, February 6, 2025
A RESOLUTION recognizing February 11, 2025, as Omega Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
A resolution Recognizing February 11, 2025, as Omega Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION Recognizing February 11, 2025, as Omega Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. was founded on November 17, 1911, on the campus of Howard University, making it the first international fraternal organization founded at a Historically Black College or University; and WHEREAS, the fraternity has four founders--three undergraduate students--Edgar Amos Love, Oscar James Cooper, and Frank Coleman, along with their faculty advisor, Ernest Everett Just; and WHEREAS, the fraternity has four cardinal principles, which are Manhood, Scholarship, Perseverance, and Uplift; and WHEREAS, the name Omega Psi Phi was derived from the initials of the Greek phrase meaning "friendship is essential to the soul," which was selected as the fraternity's motto; and WHEREAS, there are over 250,000 members globally and over 750 chapters throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Korea, Japan, China, Ghana, United Kingdom, Bahamas, and Dominican Republic; and H. R. LC 112 2892 WHEREAS, the Georgia State Organization was established in 1963 and is composed of over 10,000 members and 46 chapters; it provides service in 40 counties throughout the State of Georgia and 16 colleges and universities including Historically Black Colleges and Universities; and WHEREAS, the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. International Headquarters is located in DeKalb County, Georgia; and WHEREAS, the fraternity has 12 mandated programs …
Sponsors
- Omari Crawford (D, 89) · primary sponsor
- David Sampson (D, 153)
- Floyd Griffin (D, 149)
- Tremaine Reese (D, 140)
- Inga Willis (D)
- Edna Jackson (D, 165)
Latest actions
- : Senate Read and Referred
- : House Passed/Adopted
- : House Third Readers
- : House Committee Favorably Reported
- : House Read and Adopted
- : House First Readers
- : House Hopper
Common questions
- What is HR196?
- HR196 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Omega Day at the state capitol; February 11, 2025; recognize.
- What does HR196 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Recognizing February 11, 2025, as Omega Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HR196?
- Passed both chambers as of February 6, 2025. Latest action: Senate Read and Referred (March 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR196?
- Omari Crawford (D, 89), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR196?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70046
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