Male receives pin from his mother

Ryan Mason gets a pin from his mother Eugenia Mason at the 16th Annual Trojan Family Pinning and Affirmation Ceremony hosted by the Black Alumni Association. (USC Photo/ Michael Owen Baker)

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Black Alumni Association ceremony welcomes new students

Pinning tradition celebrates the incoming Trojans and the powerful legacy of achievement and advancement at USC

August 23, 2016 USC News staff

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New students were joined by parents and alumni Saturday for the 16th 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 concluded with alums and parents pinning the new Trojans with the association’s specially designed Adinkra Pin.