Every year on Thanksgiving, USC President C. L. Max Nikias and Mrs. Niki C. Nikias open their home to students to share Thanksgiving dinner at the official presidential residence. In what the Nikiases have established as an ongoing Trojan Family tradition, students who are too far from families to make it home for the holiday weekend have an opportunity to spend the special day with fellow Trojans. A reminder of home for students from the U.S., and an introduction to American cultural traditions for international students, this occasion brings together many students to share friendship over a festive holiday meal.