USC HISTORY & TRADITIONS

Campus

100

This building is the student union 

Russell House

200

When the women's basketball team won the NCAA national championship in 2022 and 2024, students, staff, and even the president jumped into the fountain outside THIS campus building 

TCoop

300

This is the oldest building on the Horseshoe

Rutledge Chapel

400

This was the first name of USC

South Carolina College

500

During the Civil War, buildings on the Horseshoe were used for [blank] 

Military facilities/hospitals 

Events/Stuff to Know

100

This is the year USC was founded

1801

200

This is a week in the fall semester where USC alumni come back to campus 

Homecoming

300

This is something students do for good luck before exams

Rub Cocky's beak

400

This is the name of the live mascot at USC sporting events

Sir Big Spur

500

This USC tradition takes place the week leading up to the Clemson game, in which engineering students construct a giant structure to be destroyed

Tiger Burn

Gameday

100

This is what you should do before going to a game

-Make a plan (how are you getting there, how are you getting home safely)

-Eat food/drink water (throughout)

200

This is what you should hand a police officer if they ask for your ID

Your ACTUAL REAL id

300

This is the name of the football stadium

Williams-Brice

400

This is one of the top reasons that students were ejected from Williams-Brice during the fall 2024 football season

Alcohol possession/acting a fool

500

This is what the acronym "SAMI" stands for

Stop, Ask, Match, Inform

Famous Gamecocks

100

This person is the head football coach

Shane Beamer

200

This band got their start here in Columbia, SC

Hootie & The Blowfish

300

This is the name of USC's president

Michael Amiridis

400

This is the time in Cocky's collegiate career in which his identity is revealed

At graduation

500

This is the year the women's basketball team won their first NCAA championship

2017

Miscellaneous

100

This is your instructor's name 

Katia 

200

This is the year that U101 was first offered at USC

1972

300

In 1873, USC became the first southern state to do this

Admit and grant degrees to black students 

400

This is the name of the river to the west of campus

Congaree River

500

This is Sophia's favorite study spot on campus :)

Darla Moore global cafe area