The Song Girls have been a prominent part of USC since 1967, when the student body voted overwhelmingly to allow women to join the spirit squad, which until that point had been all male. They don ...

The Song Girls are a renowned spirit and dance team at USC, where they’ve performed and cheered at athletic events since 1968. But don’t confuse the squad with cheerleaders.

Former USC Song Girls coach Lori Nelson blamed the university for the toxic environment within the famed spirit squad, which is the subject of a Title IX investigation, in her resignation letter.

When they started at USC in August 1997, Bell and Mitchell auditioned for its most famous dance team, the USC Song Girls, which performed with the school’s marching band.

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- A USC Title IX investigation has found "sufficient evidence" that the university's former Song Girls coach body-shamed, harassed and retaliated against several ex-members of ...

Friends and family of USC graduates cheer during the 2025 commencement ceremony. Yet others pointed out that the pandemic had thwarted their high school's in-person graduations.

It’s no secret our Weather Anchor and Field Reporter Sarah Alegre is a diehard fan of the USC Trojans. She’s a 2020 alum and former dancer with the world-famous USC Song Girls.

Cheer-squad photos, top to bottom: The Cheerios of ‘Glee’ (credit: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times), UCLA Spirit Squad (credit: Gary A. Vasquez / US Presswire), USC Song Girls (credit: Christian ...