2013 RULEBOOK - Thon

Rulebook
Table of Contents
2013 Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon
1.0 Note of Regulatory Compliance .............................................................................. 6
1.3 Fundraising Organization Requirements ............................................................................. 6
1.4 Volunteer Requirements ..................................................................................................... 7
1.5 THON Chair Requirements ................................................................................................. 8
1.6 Four Diamonds Recycling Effort ....................................................................................... 11
1.7 Ethical Considerations ...................................................................................................... 11
1.8 Interaction with Minors ...................................................................................................... 12
2.0 Fundraising ............................................................................................................. 13
2.1 Forced Fundraising ........................................................................................................... 13
2.2 Fundraising Window .......................................................................................................... 13
2.3 Methods of Fundraising ..................................................................................................... 13
2.4 Commonwealth Campus Regulation ................................................................................. 29
2.5 Statement of Financial Integrity ......................................................................................... 31
3.0 Merchandise ........................................................................................................... 32
3.2 Process of Ordering Merchandise ..................................................................................... 33
3.3 Copyright Infringements .................................................................................................... 34
3.4 Selling Merchandise .......................................................................................................... 34
3.5 Penalties for Misconduct ................................................................................................... 35
4.0 THON Events .......................................................................................................... 35
4.1 Hershey Trips .................................................................................................................... 35
4.2 Adopt-a-Family Regulations .............................................................................................. 37
5.0 Dancer Information ................................................................................................ 42
5.1 Dancer Classifications ....................................................................................................... 42
5.2 Number of Dancer Couples ............................................................................................... 43
5.3 THON Volunteers Dancing ................................................................................................ 44
5.4 Guidelines for Dancer Registration ................................................................................... 45
5.5 Lottery System ................................................................................................................. 46
5.6 Dancer Timeline ................................................................................................................ 46
6.0 THON Weekend Information .................................................................................. 47
6.1 THON Chair Responsibility ............................................................................................... 47
6.2 Organization Passes ......................................................................................................... 47
6.3 PASS System Requirements ............................................................................................ 48
6.4 Organizational Total Criteria ............................................................................................. 50
6.5 General THON Weekend Rules ........................................................................................ 51
6.6 PASS System Rules ......................................................................................................... 53
7.0 Code of Conduct .................................................................................................... 54
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