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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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