Inspired by the candidacy of Vice President Kamala Harris, individual members of historically Black sororities and fraternities are working to help her presidential campaign and that of downballot candidates.

Vice President Kamala Harris held events on successive days this week highlighting her racial identity and personal background.

Members of Vice President Kamala Harris’ beloved Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., are sounding off on the night of her historic inauguration, speaking about the historic moment and its impact on the future. “It’s absolutely amazing,” said Jackie Gorman, who is the current president of the local Alpha Alpha Xi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. “I am just beyond proud.”Gorman says seeing her sorority sister, now Vice President Kamala Harris, who joined Howard University’s Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha in the spring of 1986, as the first person of color and woman to take the oath of office, symbolizes a dream realized for her sorority sisters. “If you can imagine that Alpha Kappa Alpha was started by women who were one generation removed from slavery,” Gorman said. Gorman said.”Fellow AKA Shalonda Davis says she noticed leadership qualities in Harris when they met at a sorority conference years ago. The “sorors” say the vice president’s representation is renewed proof that anything is possible, regardless of race or gender.