Their main focus is to elect Democratic Party candidates and provide networking and leadership opportunities for student members.
[1] Immediately leading up to election day, chapters are expected to participate in get out the vote (GOTV) activities, both on-campus and in surrounding communities.
Typical activities might include inviting guest speakers (often elected officials or party activists) to campus, organizing issue advocacy and lobbying efforts (like letter-writing campaigns or phone banks), and arranging service activities for members to attend.
They also include providing youth manpower to campaigns for canvassing and phone banks.
In the run-up to the campaign's launch, many students participated in Ready for Hillary PAC's efforts to build support for Clinton.