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 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—JUNE 22, 2005

119 STAT. 3665

Whereas the strain on military family life is further increased when these deployments become more frequent; Whereas military families on the home front remain resilient because of their comprehensive and responsive support system; Whereas the brave members of the Armed Forces who have defended the United States since September 11, 2001, continue to have incredible, unending support from their families; and Whereas the week of June 12, 2005, has been proposed to be designated as National Military Families Week: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the Congress— (1) recognizes the sacrifices of military families and the support they provide for their loved ones serving as members of the Armed Forces; and (2) supports the designation of a week as National Military Families Week. Agreed to June 9, 2005.

SIGMA CHI FRATERNITY—150TH ANNIVERSARY RECOGNITION

June 22, 2005 [H. Con. Res. 163]

Whereas the Sigma Chi Fraternity was founded in 1855 by seven young men at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in order to establish ‘‘an association for the development of the nobler powers of the mind, the finer feelings of the heart, and for the promotion of friendship and congeniality of feeling’’; Whereas the Founders of the Fraternity believed that admission to the Fraternity should include men of good character and fair ability with ambitious purposes, congenial dispositions, good morals, a high sense of honor, and a deep sense of personal responsibility; Whereas for 150 years, the Sigma Chi Fraternity has played an integral role in the positive development in the character and education of hundreds of thousands of young men; Whereas the brothers of Sigma Chi, being of different talents, temperaments, and convictions, have shared countless friendships and a common belief in the founding ideals of the Fraternity; Whereas the Sigma Chi Fraternity experience has served as a foundation for post-collegiate success and achievement in all fields of endeavor, from the sciences to education to business to professional athletics to public service; Whereas the Sigma Chi Fraternity has 202,600 active brothers in 219 active chapters at colleges and universities in 2 countries, making it one of the most highly respected and well-regarded national fraternities in the world; and Whereas Sigma Chi brothers continue to enrich and contribute to the quality of life in their communities by volunteering innumerable hours of service to nonprofit activities and organizations at the national and local levels: Now, therefore, be it

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