2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 67
Commending Sweet Briar College.
Agreed to by the Senate, January 30, 2026
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 2, 2026
WHEREAS, Sweet Briar College, a private women's liberal arts institution in Amherst County, has been educating, inspiring, and empowering women for 125 years; and
WHEREAS, Sweet Briar College is located on the former site of the Sweet Briar plantation, owned by the Fletcher family, which took its name from the abundance of roses growing on the property; upon her death in 1900, Indiana Fletcher Williams bequeathed the plantation for use as a school for women in memory of her late daughter, Daisy; and
WHEREAS, since its founding in 1901, Sweet Briar College has challenged and inspired women to build a more just and sustainable society, and its alumnae have become valuable members of their communities throughout the Commonwealth, the United States, and the world; and
WHEREAS, the long history of Sweet Briar College is evident in its architecturally renowned campus, featuring 22 elegant Georgian-style buildings by architect Ralph Adams Cram, which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places; and
WHEREAS, Sweet Briar College also acknowledges the past with a special monument on campus to honor the Monacan Indians who previously lived in the region and memorialize the enslaved persons who lived and worked on the Sweet Briar plantation; and