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- Hannah and Brett Chody returned to their alma mater, the University of Southern California, on Wednesday, Jan. 14, for a promotional event with Summer Fridays
- The influencer sisters sat down with PEOPLE, where they reminisced on their college years and shared advice to a new class of students
- “I think that a lot of kids in college are constantly looking at the next stage of their life,” Brett says. “But really living in the moment and getting involved on campus is a super powerful thing
Hannah and Brett Chody are kicking it back to their college years!
On Wednesday, Jan. 14, the influencer sisters returned to their alma mater, the University of Southern California, where they met and took selfies with a long line of students to celebrate the launch of Summer Fridays’ Pink Dew Cleanser and Cloud Dew Moisturizer.
The opportunity to return, Hannah tells PEOPLE in an exclusive conversation before the trip, is “really special.”
Hannah, 33, who counts over 244,000 people among her followers on TikTok, left behind her life in finance several years ago to start working for her family’s company — and she began gaining a following online along the way. Her younger sister Brett, 25, gained notoriety while she was an undergraduate, beginning by posting about fitness and eventually transitioning to comedy and lifestyle content alongside noted BFF and roommate Jake Shane.
Brett and Hannah Chody
While eight years apart, the sisters certainly share one thing in common: They adore USC.
“My experience there was unbelievable,” Hannah tells PEOPLE. “I loved the school, the campus, all of it so much.”
Brett conconcurs, noting that, even though she lives in Los Angeles, not far from USC’s campus, she doesn’t often get the opportunity to return: “I go to some football games and stuff, but I don’t have much reason to go back on campus, so I’m super excited to feel that atmosphere again, because it’s just the best.”
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For the Chody sisters, they tell PEOPLE, it was an immediate yes when Summer Fridays reached out to collaborate.
Hannah Chody/Instagram
“Brett and I are both big fans of the brand,” Hannah says, noting she and her sister have both used its products “for years.”
“When this campaign came about as an opportunity for Brett and I to work together, incorporating our alma mater, it seemed like such a great fit.”
But the campaign also gives them an opportunity to reflect back on their undergraduate years — and to offer some guidance for a new generation of college students who are just now getting to campus.
“Say yes to a lot,” Brett advises to current students. “College is a finite period of time, and it’s a time of not only preparing yourself for post-grad and what the real world looks like, but it’s also a lot of self-discovery — joining new clubs, taking classes you don’t know if you’re interested in and just taking advantage of being on campus.”
Adds Hannah: “I think that a lot of kids in college are constantly looking at the next stage of thei life,” she says. “But really living in the moment and getting involved on campus is a super powerful thing — and I made some of my greatest friends through classes and extracurriculars, so don’t be afraid to dip your toes in different spaces.”
Brett Chody/Instagram
The collaboration also resonates for the sibling duo because it’s one of the first opportunities they have had in the influencer space together — now that they are both “in the same stage of life,” laughs Hannah.
“We always joke that Hannah didn’t think of me as a real person until I was in college, because we didn’t have much crossover,” adds Brett. “But it’s obviously nice to have a family member who gets it and is experiencing the same pressures, high and lows and everything.”
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