USC celebrated Black History Month with a southern-style family reunion with music, food and games on Friday, February 25, 2022. As part of the event, a diverse population of Black scholars, student leaders, and USC alumnae filled McCarthy Quad. It was USC’s closing event for Black History Month and the result of a collaborative effort among various campus departments including the Black Student Assembly and the Center for Black Culture and Student Affairs.
Dr. Mark Peterson moderates a Black Excellence panel at SC Family Reunion in McCarthy Quad on Feb. 25, 2022. (Photo by Michael Melinger) An attendee speaks with representatives of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was the first intercollegiate African American sorority and opened its chapter at USC in 1974. (Photo by Michael Melinger) President Folt laughs while speaking with attendees during SC Family Reunion in McCarthy Quad on Feb. 25, 2022. (Photo by Michael Melinger) Krishna Dheeraj, a graduate student studying electrical engineering, plays Jenga during the Reunion. (Photo by Michael Melinger) Attendees pose atop an enlarged Clinique moisturizer jar, which individuals were allowed to climb, as a Clinique representative takes their photo. (Photo by Michael Melinger) Roy White, Regan Griffin Sr., Detravious Brinkley and Regan Griffin Jr. play cards at the reunion. (Photo by Michael Melinger) A DJ plays electronic music during SC Family Reunion in McCarthy Quad. (Photo by Michael Melinger) Damarea Parker, Derrick Nubia, Johara Richardson and Frank Martin II, members of the
Iota Phi Theta fraternity, pose for a photo. Iota Phi Theta fraternity is the fifth largest Black Greek Lettered Fraternity in the country. (Photo by Michael Melinger)
