PHOTOS: Students, families take over campus during Family Weekend events

The University of South Carolina welcomed students' families to campus on the weekend of Sept. 20, 2024 for its annual Family Weekend. Among the weekend's events were the President's Meet and Greet on the Horseshoe and 'Rock the Roost' at the Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center, both taking place on Sept. 20. The weekend ended with the football team's game against Akron on Sept. 21.

A family sits and enjoys the crowd during the 'Rock the Roost' event at the Strom Thurmond fields on Sept. 20, 2024. USC held multiple events throughout the weekend to welcome families to campus.

A view of the Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center from the outdoor pool during the ‘Rock the Roost’ event on Sept. 20, 2024. The event, part of the Family Weekend lineup, featured a live band, food and drinks and pictures with Cocky.

A visitor wearing a “Family Weekend” shirt waits in line to meet the president of the university at the Horseshoe on Sept. 20, 2024. The event, which served as the first of many throughout Family Weekend, allowed families to meet and talk with USC’s President Michael Amiridis.

A Family Weekend sign, located next to the USC smokestack, directs visitors to the President Meet and Greet event at the Horseshoe on Sept. 20, 2024. USC hosted multiple events over the weekend, welcoming families of students to campus.

A USC student and her father smile for the camera while attending the 'President Meet and Greet' on the Horseshoe on Sept. 20, 2024. Students and their families had the chance to meet and talk with USC's president for one of the Family Weekend events.

A man wearing a USC-themed "Proud Dad" shirt stands at a table with other visitors outside the Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center on Sept. 20, 2024. The Wellness and Fitness Center hosted the 'Rock the Roost' Family Weekend event.

A view of the Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center pool during the ‘Rock the Roost’ event on Sept. 20, 2024. The event was one of the Family Weekend activites aimed at welcoming students’ family members to campus.

University of South Carolina President Michael Amiridis and First Lady Ero Aggelopoulou-Amiridis greet families on the Horseshoe on Sept. 20, 2024. The event was one of many put on by the university for Family Weekend.

A band performs on stage next to the Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center pool during the ‘Rock the Roost’ event on Sept. 20, 2024. USC families enjoyed live music, food, drink, lawn games and an appearance from USC’s mascot, Cocky.

Students and their families gather around the Maxcy Monument on the Horseshoe on Sept. 20, 2024. Families visited campus throughout the day on Sept. 20 to participate in a variety of university and college events.