Kathy Shirley reacts after pinning USC student Daniel Imatorbhebhe at the pinning ceremony.

Kathy Shirley reacts after pinning USC student Daniel Imatorbhebhe at the pinning ceremony. (USC Photo/Michael Owen Baker)

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Black Alumni Association pinning ceremony welcomes new Trojans

The tradition celebrates the incoming students and the powerful legacy of achievement and advancement at USC

August 26, 2019 USC News staff

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New students were joined by parents and alumni Saturday for the annual Trojan Family Pinning and Affirmation Ceremony at Argue Plaza on the University Park Campus. The event, hosted by the USC Black Alumni Association celebrates incoming students and the powerful legacy of achievement and advancement at USC. The ceremony concludes with alumni and parents pinning newly inspired Trojans with the symbols naming the attributes of the successful Trojan scholar.