2013 RULEBOOK - Thon

Rulebook
4.0 THON EVENTS
4.1. Hershey Trips
2013 Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon
4.1.1. Each year, Penn State Children’s Hospital offers tours to all students involved in
THON. These tours provide a valuable opportunity for Penn State students to
comprehend the true spirit of THON and observe first-hand the significance of their
yearlong efforts. While on the tour, students will see the hospital’s in-patient and
out-patient oncology units, meet a child life specialist, a music therapist, a
nutritionist, a psychologist, and a social worker, tour the Four Diamonds Pediatric
Research Institute, and usually have the opportunity to meet a Four Diamonds
family – the real heart and soul of THON.
4.1.2. The tours start promptly at 11:00am and end around 3:00pm. Students should
plan to arrive at Hershey by 10:45am at the absolute latest. Each visitor on the tour
receives a complimentary meal ticket worth $8.00 for the hospital’s cafeteria.
Parking is free. Students must arrange with professors in advance if they will be
missing class. Excuse notes will not be provided.
4.1.3. Students are representing THON and should dress appropriately. They are to
wear their organization’s THON T-shirt, sweatshirt or other THON apparel with
Khaki pants and closed toed shoes. No sweatpants, sleeveless shirts, jeans,
shorts, or short skirts, tennis shoes, or sandals are to be worn.
4.1.4. Students are responsible for providing their own transportation to and from the
Hospital. It is approximately a two-hour trip from State College. Directions to
Hershey can be found on the THON website.
4.1.4.1. Upon arrival at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center, follow the green
signage for Parking Lot G and the University Physicians Center. Enter via the
main lobby of the University Physicians Center. A Four Diamonds
Representative will be there to meet you. Please call the Four Diamonds
office at 717-531-6086 if you have any questions.
4.1.4.1.1. NOTE: THIS INFORMATION WILL CHANGE WHEN THE NEW
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BUILDING OPENS IN DECEMBER 2012. AN
UPDATE WILL BE PROVIDED.
4.1.5. RULES FOR HERSHEY TRIPS
4.1.5.1. Any organization may apply for a reservation to visit the Penn State
Children’s Hospital.
4.1.5.2. Your organization must have at least eight (8) people and no more than
twelve (12) people in order to reserve a spot. In addition, a tour can be made
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