
Why I Am Thankful for Helenes
“Helenes has the power to transform lives in the best way imaginable.” That was the statement at the end of my acceptance email. At the time when I read it, I was thrilled, excited, and ready. But despite my enthusiasm, I really had no idea just how much weight and truth that statement held. Flash forward three semesters later, and I frequently am brought to tears when I let myself think about how much this organization has done for me, how much it really has transformed me a

First Gameday Experience
The “fight on” spirit lives in every aspect of my life at USC, but I've never been prouder to be a Trojan than on gameday! Not only was the ASU game my first gate call, but it was also my first gameday, and it couldn't have been more amazing. Few other people can say that they were high-fived by Adoree Jackson, JuJu Smith-Schuster, and Tommy Trojan at their very first USC football game. I always loved cheering on my high school athletic teams to victory, but even becoming foo

Volleyballin’
“U… S… See Ya!” If you have no idea what that means, then you have probably never been to a USC Volleyball game. I myself hadn’t been to one until a few weeks ago when Helenes went to the first Women’s Volleyball Game of the semester and cheered on our Women of Troy. I sat in the stands cheering, at some of the wrong moments but most of the right ones, and anxiously clutching the girls on either side of me during every intense play. Watching those girls battle it out on the c