Message From the President
Dear Visitor,
Welcome to the website of the Trojan Knights. Founded in 1921 by Harry Kennedy, Harry Pryor, and Lindley Bothwell, the Trojan Knights serve as the official hosts and guardians of tradition at the University of Southern California. The Trojan Knights have a long and storied history at USC, and have even helped start several of the university’s spirit related traditions. These include the victory bell trophy shared with UCLA, card stunts, the white horse mascot Traveler, George Tirebiter, the school’s original mascot, and many more. We have also been highly active in service as well, as active participants in songfest, organizers of Swim-with-Mike, and several of our own signature philanthropies including the Tirebiter Run, and our annual pumpkin carving with the 32nd Street elementary school.
Here on our site you will find all sorts of information about the Knights. The “History” section of the website can provide you with some more detailed information on the history of the Knights, as well as some of USC’s many traditions. Under the “Who We Are" section you can find a description of our modern day activities, and each of our three organizational pillars: Spirit, Brotherhood, and Philanthropy. On the site you can also learn about the rush process and how to join the Trojan Knights, visit our alumni page if you yourself were a Knight, or get in touch with our executive board.
I hope you enjoy perusing our website. My contact info is listed on the site, so please feel free to get in touch with me if you have any questions or want to work with the Trojan Knights.
Fight On!
Andy Greos,
President of the Trojan Knights
Graduates from USC often move all around the country. Moving to a new part of the state can be a big task, make sure wherever you go they have Trojan Sports in the cable programming. If you are going up north, research the best dish network deals Sacramento has to offer that still shows Pac-12 sports!
May
2012
The world awaits you, gentlemen! Remember to always Fight On! Congratulations seniors of 2012!
Contratulations to our newly inducted Trojan Knights! They have proven themselves worthy of supporting the three pillars of our organization! We look forward to what they have to offer to USC and the Trojan Knights!
April
2012
SWIM WITH MIKE is an annual swim-a-thon held to raise money for the USC Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund. The goal is to help pave the way for individuals to overcome their tragedies and strive for a brighter future. Founded and hosted at the University of Southern California since 1981
With the help of our advisor Ron Orr (a founder of SWM), Knights have been involved since the inception of the event. Swim with Mike continues to grow to this day and helps disabled atheletes everywhere.
The 32nd Annual Swim With Mike Event will take place on April 14, 2012 at the McDonald’s Swim Stadium beginning at 8am.
March
2012
Thanks for all of your support this past month!
The Trojan Knights Bone Marrow Drive was fantastic, registering close to 600 people! Let's hope we find a match for Janet! Also, thank you for all the Dance Marathon donations! We raised over $3,100!
Your USC athletes need your support! Learn more about men's volleyball, women's volleyball, baseball, track & field, and football spring practice. Fight on!
February
2012
Spring 2012 philanthropy is underway!
The Trojan Knights are putting on a campus wide bone marrow donor registration drive at Tommy Trojan on February 29th from 9am to 5pm. The drive is in memory of a young boy, Evan Cousineau. He was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder when he was 9 years old and passed away shortly thereafter. Watch the touching video here.
Donating bone marrow is a rather simple procedure - if you are a match. Being a match is incredibly rare, which is why registering for the bone marrow registry is so critical. You may be the key to giving someone a second chance at life. Last year almost 500 people registered for the drive! Please register for the drive or simply show up at Tommy Trojan on the 29th of February.
The Trojan Knights dedicate themselves in helping USC and the community around it. Therefore, we are participating in the Trojan Dance Marathon and Relay for Life once again!
Check out the Trojan Dance Marathon site and help those in need. 100% of the money raised through DM will be donated to the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. The money raised from Relay for life will help cancer patients associated with the American Cancer Society.
January
2012
A new semester is starting, which means rush. We're looking for outstanding Trojans to join our ranks, so check out our events!
We are pleased to announce the Trojan Knights 1st Year Experience Scholarship! Are you a male freshman whose first semester was fall 2011? Do you embody the aspects of an ideal Trojan? Looking for an extra $500? Consider applying!
Fall is football heavy, and in spring we focus more on getting out there and doing service to help others. We're very excited to be coming back to school with the news that two of our captains, Matt Barkley and T.J. McDonald, will be returning to the USC gridiron next season. We too are looking forward, with great plans, and want to do our part to contribute to the destined reign of Troy. May you all have a great 2012!
