Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Forms PAC To Support Kamala Harris
August 13, 2024
The members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. are mobilizing their political power with the launch of AKA 1908 PAC.
Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign gained momentum this week as her sorority formed a political action committee.
On Monday, the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority PAC, Inc., or AKA 1908 PAC, was announced in response to Joe Biden dropping out of the presidential race and endorsing Harris. Now, through the PAC, the historically Black sorority can accept donations of up to $5,000 from its members and their families to support federal campaigns and political parties, according to Politico reports.
Kiahna Davis, the regional director for the sorority’s central region, is listed as the PAC’s treasurer. The move makes the organization the first Black sorority to launch its own official PAC. It follows other Greek organizations with official federal fundraising operations, including fellow Divine Nine organization Phi Beta Sigma, which operates its own PAC and the Fraternity & Sorority Political Action Committee launched by fraternity and sorority leaders in 2005 to support candidates “who defend and enhance the fraternity and sorority experience.”
Harris is a proud Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. member who referred to sorority members as her “family.” She most recently attended a national gathering for another Divine Nine sorority, Zeta Phi Beta, where she addressed Alpha Kappa Alpha’s Boulé, which took place earlier this summer.
Since being named as the Democratic nominee following Biden’s exit, every Divine Nine president pledged in a statement to “meet this critical moment in history with an unprecedented voter registration, education and mobilization coordinated campaign.”
Harris has never had an issue garnering support from her sorority. When she was announced as Biden’s running mate in 2020, their campaign received an onslaught of donations totaling $19.08, a nod to the year the prestigious sorority was founded at Howard University.
Following the official launch of her presidential campaign, Harris became the first to host an event at the White House for the leaders of the Divine Nine. With a network of over two million alumni, the Divine Nine represents a significant political force both parties are eager to mobilize before the November election.
