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Greetings Lambda Family!


It's been almost a year since the official relaunch of USC Lambda, and how we've grown! With our new board, some thoughtful planning and support from the Alumni Association, USC Lambda is beginning to reach out and connect with our diverse LGBT alumni community as never before.

Our monthly mixers are popping up all around LA, and community events such as the AIDS Walk, Habitat for Humanity and Frontrunners are bringing both new and longtime members back to USC Lambda. Our Homecoming party this past year drew the largest crowd ever, and next year promises to be even bigger. And thanks to the generosity of some very caring donors, USC Lambda has added an additional scholarship in memory of the School of Cinematic Arts staff member, Don Thompson, which is being awarded for the first time this year!


To continue the great progress we've made, we'd like to invite every single USC Lambda alum on this email list to re-join or join for the first time, and make YOUR alumni association more complete. With over 300,000 current USC alums, even a conservative estimate should put USC Lambda's potential membership at 15-20,000! And yet we only have 1,500 names on our list. To better reach out and connect with our true membership base, we need your support, feedback and participation.

Just contact our Alumni Association Campus Liaison, JP Karliak at lambda@alumnicenter.usc.edu. Join a committee and get involved with events, fundrasing, scholarships, or send us your favorite USC Lambda photos.


Please make this the year to get involved and support whatever issues, committees or events you care about. Get inspired and help us create even better social and professional networking opportunities for our entire community!

Fight On!

The USC Lambda Board

Upcoming Events

If you are like many on our mailing list - you love USC, you are LGBT or an Ally and you like to be involved - but you just haven't been able to fit USC Lambda onto your dance card yet, check out the information below on a few of our upcoming events. We're sure you will be glad you came out! And be sure to visit our website for further info!

Lambda Events

Gay Ski Week - March 16-18

We'll be in Mammoth for our first annual gay ski weekend! No one should have to ski alone. So if you're going to hit the slopes this weekend, come celebrate winter sport with USC Lambda! To find us in Mammoth, just send an email to USC Lambda President-elect, Casey Heim (he'll be there!) at casey.heim@alumni.usc.edu or find us at:

Condo #662
1849 Condos at Canyon Lodge
826 Lakeview Blvd
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546


Lavender Commencement Celebration - April 29

Since 1995 the LGBT Resource Center and the GLBT Assembly in association with USC Lambda have put on a commencement event to celebrate LGBT and Ally graduating students as well as recipients of USC Lambda's annual scholarships. Last year's ceremony was a huge success with 35 participating graduates and over 130 guests in attendance. Free to attend and open to the greater USC community, this year's event will be held on campus in Argue Plaza next to the Alumni House at 3:00pm. Click here for more details.

USC Alumni Association Events

74th Annual Alumni Awards - March 23

The USC Alumni Association requests the pleasure of your company at the 74th Annual Alumni Awards. This year's award ceremony will be held at the USC Galen Center, and will be themed as a star-studded premiere from the bygone years of classic Hollywood. Award recipients include Asa V. Call honoree Edward J. Perkins '72, DPA '78; Alumni Merit honorees Leonard R. Fuller '68, Toshiko Satake '57 and Louis Zamperini '40; Alumni Service honorees Jeanette "Jea" Morf Baran '48 and Glenn A. Sonnenberg '77, JD '80; Fred B. Olds honoree Anthony Lazzaro '49; and University Service honoree Lura Daniels-Ball.

Entertainment, fine cuisine, and a one-of-a-kind silent auction will be featured as well. Tickets are $200, and money raised goes towards scholarships and programming. USCAA has really stepped up to support USC Lambda this year, and this is an excellent way to support them and the school we all love! We hope that you will join us for this incredible event! Click here for more details.

Community Events

18th Annual GLAAD Media Awards - April 14

The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor mainstream media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives. It also happens to be one of the biggest annual gay social gatherings on the west coast. This year, USC Lambda is hosting a table at the event. Already attending? Sign-up to sit at our table. Click here for more details.

LA Pride - June 9

You know you're going anyway! Volunteer or stop by our pride booth for mixing, prizes, and our ever popular Trojan Tattoos. Check our site for upcoming details.

OUTFEST - July 12-23

OUTFEST is a leading showcase for diverse, international LGBT film and video. OUTFEST produces the oldest and largest continuous film festival in Los Angeles and for the second year in a row, USC Lambda will be a community film sponsor at the event. Stay tuned to USC Lambda for specific details.

Lambda Discounts

The Joffrey Ballet - March 22-24. Click here for more details.

Career Networking Opportunities

The USC Alumni Career Program is developing some exciting opportunities for USC's multicultural community, and USC Lambda members are invited to participate. If you're in the job market or just looking for some career insight, definitely mark your calendars for these upcoming events. Check out the Career Planning and Placement Center's website for more information or click the links below.

Thursday, March 22, 2007
Special Access: Insider's Guide to the Video Gaming Industry

Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Merrill Lynch Alumni Industry Night in Orange County

Thursday, April 19, 2007
Disney Supplier Diversity alumni event

Thursday, April 26, 2007
Special Access: Insider's Guide to the Entertainment Industry

In the Spotlight: Amy Ross

While the combined generosity of many different Lambda alums and friends ensure that both our LGBT scholarship support and our endowment continue to grow, one of our alums in particular has made exceptional contributions during this past year. As a founding member of Lambda back in 1993, Amy Ross has been a key player throughout our history, and endows her own Lesbian Health Studies scholarship annually. When her good friend Don Thompson from the School of Cinematic Arts passed away last summer, Amy rallied a group of friends to honor Don's work and leadership as an openly gay staff member and mentor with a memorial scholarship. Thanks to Amy's efforts, Lambda now has four named scholarships to offer USC students annually!

In addition to scholarship advocacy, Amy hosted a private planned giving/development dinner at her home last October. It was an opportunity for some long-time Lambda alums and supporters to hear about new developments in the organization and consider various annuity, bequest and stock transfer options that benefit both Lambda and the donor. This is the kind of inspiring leadership and support that benefits all Lambda alums and ensures a strong, healthy and vibrant future for our association. Thank you, Amy!

Free Alumni Benefits - Don't Miss Out!

USC Lambda has fully integrated with our parent USC Alumni Association. This means that we send out our newsletters, invitations and other communications (online and print) based on your information in the Alumni Association database.

Please take a quick second to make sure all of your information is up-to-date. Here's how:

If you are already a member of the Fight On!Line community:

  1. Login with your username and password here.
  2. Scroll down to the "Miscellaneous" section of your profile. Select the Click to Update button. Scroll down to the "Associations" field and select Lambda Alumni Association from the drop-down list. Click Update.
  3. Modify your other information, especially your current address(es), phone number(s) and email address(es).

To register as a member of the Fight On!Line community:

  1. Locate your Alumni Record Number, the number immediately above your name on the label of USC Trojan Family Magazine or your current issue of USConnection.
  2. If you are unable to find your number, please contact our USCAA Campus Liaison, JP Karliak (lambda@alumnicenter.usc.edu or at 213-740-1606). He'll be able to get it for you.
  3. Click here and follow the prompts to register.
  4. Enter your first and last name into the search fields and click Submit.
  5. Select your name from the list and enter your Alumni Record Number into the required field and click Submit.
  6. Create a username and password for your account (NOTE: Consider your username carefully; once you create it, you will not be able to change it).
  7. Click the button confirming that you have read and agreed to the terms and click Submit.
  8. On the "Registration Complete" page click the Online Directory link.
  9. Scroll down to the "Miscellaneous" section of your profile. Select the Click to Update button. Scroll down to the "Associations" field and select Lambda Alumni Association from the drop-down list. Click Update.
  10. Modify your other information, especially your current address(es), phone number(s) and email address(es).

Have questions or problems? Contact our Campus Liaison, JP Karliak at lambda@alumnicenter.usc.edu or at (213) 740-1606.

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To keep you in the loop about all of our events and member discounts, please take a moment to make sure all of your information is up-to-date by following the directions here.

If you have any questions, please contact our campus liaison, JP Karliak, at lambda@alumnicenter.usc.edu or 213-740-1606.

Fight On!
The USC Lambda Board