2013 RULEBOOK - Thon
2013 RULEBOOK - Thon
2013 RULEBOOK - Thon
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<strong>RULEBOOK</strong><br />
<strong>2013</strong> Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon<br />
APPENDIX D – POINTS ASSOCIATED WITH FUNDRAISING, MERCHANDISE,<br />
AND ADOPT-A-FAMIILY MISCONDUCT<br />
These infractions and assigned point values are left to the discretion of the<br />
members of the Overall Committee. Any organization that repeatedly violates<br />
even seemingly minor rules and regulations as set forth in the THON <strong>2013</strong><br />
Rulebook will be subject to a meeting with the Overall Committee and<br />
consequences such as the ones listed in the following table.<br />
• Failure to get design approval before ordering committee or organization<br />
merchandise from one of the approved vendors<br />
• Failure to submit two (2) bi-weekly AAF reports in a row<br />
• Failure to remove foreign objects (screws, paperclips, etc.) from the<br />
collected coins<br />
• Failure to submit funds raised through a Donation Box within 10 days<br />
• Failure to submit funds raised through an Alternative Fundraiser within 10<br />
Depositing a personal check into campus accounts. ONLY cash may be<br />
deposited into campus accounts. (Commonwealth Regulation)<br />
• Organization misses 2 AAF meetings or workshops<br />
• Failure to turn in canning money to Finance Committee at Canning Drop-<br />
Offs (penalty will be reassessed each day it is late)<br />
• Organization violates any of the policies regarding selling merchandise as<br />
an alternative fundraiser<br />
• Failure to comply with SORAAC<br />
• Failure to register canning trip before 11:59 PM the Friday of the fundraising<br />
weekend<br />
• Any unauthorized Alternative Fundraising Event<br />
• Use of unauthorized solicitation materials (i.e. posters, can wraps,<br />
solicitation cards, proof of donation cards)<br />
• Organization uses THON name, logo, “For The Kids” or Four Diamonds<br />
logo in an inappropriate manner in any form (i.e. clothing, poster, Web site)<br />
• Organization fails to order merchandise through one of the licensed vendors<br />
Unauthorized solicitation on University Property (i.e. Beaver Stadium)<br />
• An unauthorized Alternative Fundraising Event that promotes the sale or<br />
distribution of alcohol<br />
• Organization is found lying about contact with family<br />
• Organization deposits monies gained from solicitation into its University<br />
Associated Student Activities Account<br />
• Canning outside of the three determined Canning Weekends<br />
• Unsafe or illegal canister solicitation<br />
• Organization Member found canning without Canning Workshop attendance<br />
• An organization member is found canning without attending a canning<br />
workshop session<br />
• Organization is found to have forced volunteers to fundraise<br />
• Repeat offenses or combinations of offenses above<br />
• Any behavior that does not represent THON or Penn State with integrity as<br />
deemed necessary by the Overall Committee<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
5<br />
6<br />
7<br />
8 or More<br />
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