Rally your organization and spread the word! Winners will be determined by total engagement on each entry posted to the USC Credit Union Instagram account, including likes, comments, shares, and reposts. The three organizations with the highest eligible engagement totals will win: 

1. Follow @usccreditunion.
2. Complete the official Trojan Clash entry form by October 15, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. PT.
3. Submit a group photo that showcases your organization and Trojan pride.
4. Eligible entries will be posted on the USC Credit Union Instagram account on October 16, 2026.
5. Rally your members and supporters to engage with your organization’s official post.

1. Participation is open only to Recognized Student Organizations (RSOs) officially recognized for the 2026 academic year.
2. The person submitting the entry must be authorized to represent the organization.
3. Your organization must follow @usccreditunion.
4. Entries must be original and must not violate another party’s copyrights, trademarks, privacy rights, or other rights.
5. Winners will be determined by total eligible engagement, including likes, comments, shares, and reposts.
6. The engagement period ends on October 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Engagement received after the deadline will not count.
7. Bots, purchased engagement, fake accounts, or other artificial methods of increasing engagement are prohibited and will result in disqualification.
8. Each organization may receive only one prize.
9. Winners will be notified by email on November 6, 2026, and must respond by November 13, 2026, to claim their prizes.
10. Winning organizations must complete the required release forms, pick up their checks in person, participate in group photos, and collaborate on a social media announcement.
11. Please review the Official Rules before entering.

*USC Credit Union Trojan Clash Official Rules & Disclosure

No purchase or banking relationship of any kind is necessary.

Date of the Promotion: The USC Credit Union “Trojan Clash” begins on October 1, 2026, and ends on October 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time (“PT”). Winners will be notified by email on or before November 6, 2026, with instructions for claiming their prizes and participating in group photos.

Sponsor: USC Credit Union, 3720 S Flower St, Los Angeles, CA 90007

Eligibility: Participation is limited to Recognized Student Organizations (RSOs) officially recognized for the 2026 academic year. By entering, each participating organization or club agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor.

Prizes and Winner Selection: Three (3) prizes will be awarded: $2,000 for first place, $1,500 for second place, and $1,000 for third place. Winners will be determined based on total combined engagement, including likes, comments, shares, and reposts. Any organization found using bots or purchasing engagement will be disqualified. Prizes are non-transferable, and no substitutions, upgrades, or modifications are permitted.

How to Enter: 1) Fill out entry form at https://info.usccreditunion.org/trojan-clash

Winner Selection: Following the close of the Promotion Period, eligible entries will be ranked based on total combined engagement, including likes, comments, shares, and reposts. The three organizations with the highest engagement totals will be selected as the first, second, and third-place winners. An organization may receive only one prize. Winners will be notified by email on November 6, 2026.

Winner Notification: All entries must be submitted by October 15, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time (“PT”). Eligible entries will be posted on the USC Credit Union’s Instagram account on October 16, 2026, when the engagement period begins.

Potential winners will be notified using the email address provided on their entry form on or before November 6, 2026. Each potential winner must respond and claim its prize by November 13, 2026. If a potential winner does not respond by the deadline, the prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to the next eligible organization based on the final engagement rankings.

Each winning organization must sign and return all required photograph and video release forms. An authorized representative and participating in organization members must also appear in person to receive the prize check, take group photographs, and participate in a static collaborative social media post announcing the organization’s win.

General Rules:

• Your organization must follow the official USC Credit Union Instagram account, @usccreditunion, throughout the promotion period to remain eligible.
• Entries must be submitted through the official entry form by October 15, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time (“PT”). Late, incomplete, or ineligible submissions will not be accepted.
• Each entry must feature and accurately represent the participating Recognized Student Organization (“RSO”). The person submitting the entry must be authorized to act on the organization’s behalf.
• Entries must be original and must not infringe upon another party’s copyrights, trademarks, privacy rights, publicity rights, or other intellectual property rights.
• Entries may not contain unlawful, defamatory, discriminatory, threatening, obscene, or otherwise inappropriate content. They also may not depict unsafe activities or content that could negatively affect USC Credit Union, USC, or another person or organization.
• Eligible entries will be posted on the USC Credit Union Instagram account on October 16, 2026. Only eligible engagement received on the original post during the official engagement period will count toward the results.
• Winners will be determined based on total combined engagement, including likes, comments, shares, and reposts. Engagement received after the promotion closes will not be counted.
• The use of bots, automated systems, fake accounts, purchased engagement, coordinated fraudulent activity, or any other artificial means of increasing engagement is prohibited and will result in disqualification.
• Each organization may receive only one prize. If an organization becomes ineligible, does not respond by the stated deadline, or does not satisfy the prize requirements, its prize may be awarded to the next eligible organization in the final rankings.
• Winning organizations must complete all required documentation, appear in person to receive their prize checks and take group photographs, and participate in a collaborative static social media post announcing their win.
• By entering, each organization grants USC Credit Union permission to post, reproduce, display, and use its submitted content in connection with administering, promoting, and publicizing the Trojan Clash, subject to applicable law and any required releases.
• This promotion is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram or Meta. Entrants release Instagram and Meta from responsibility related to the promotion to the extent permitted by law.

Release of Liability and General Conditions: By participating in the USC Credit Union “Trojan Clash,” each entrant agrees, to the extent permitted by law, to release and hold harmless USC Credit Union (“USCCU”) and its officers, directors, employees, representatives, and agents from claims, liabilities, injuries, losses, or damages arising from participation in the promotion or the acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of a prize.

USCCU is not responsible for entries or materials that are lost, late, incomplete, illegible, misdirected, stolen, damaged, or not received due to human, technical, telecommunications, network, electronic, or computer errors or failures.

USCCU reserves the right to disqualify any entrant that violates these Official Rules, interferes with the entry or engagement process, submits false or misleading information, or otherwise attempts to undermine the integrity of the promotion. USCCU will determine, in its reasonable discretion, whether an entry complies with these Official Rules.

USCCU also reserves the right to suspend, cancel, or modify the promotion or these Official Rules if fraud, technical failures, unauthorized intervention, or other circumstances beyond USCCU’s reasonable control affect the fairness, integrity, or proper administration of the promotion, or if required by applicable law. Where permitted by law, USCCU may disqualify and prohibit from participating in future promotions any individual or organization that intentionally violates these Official Rules or tampers with any part of the promotion.

Tax Issues: Any federal, state, or local taxes associated with a prize are the sole responsibility of the prize recipient. USC Credit Union may report prizes to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) or other applicable tax authorities, including by issuing Form 1099, as required by law. USC Credit Union and its representatives do not provide tax or legal advice. Prize recipients should consult a qualified professional regarding their individual circumstances.

Agreement to Official Rules: By entering the USC Credit Union “Trojan Clash,” each participating organization represents that it has read, understands, and agrees to comply with these Official Rules and is not prohibited from participating. The individual submitting the entry also represents that they are authorized to act on behalf of the participating organization.

Privacy and Publicity Authorization: By entering, each participating organization grants USC Credit Union and its affiliates, representatives, agents, advertising and promotional agencies, partners, successors, and assigns (collectively, the “Authorized Parties”) a worldwide, royalty-free right to use, reproduce, publish, display, distribute, and edit the organization’s name, submitted content, prize information, and related photographs or videos for advertising, promotional, and publicity purposes in any media now known or later developed, without additional notice or compensation, unless prohibited by law.

Participant agrees that the Materials or anything derived from there will be owned solely by the Authorized Parties. Participant shall not authorize the use of the Materials or any print, negative or other copy thereof by anyone other than the Authorized Parties.