These rules were given to me by a member of the Rules and Regulations Committee. Some are more humorous then others. I left her commentary in for effect.
THON Rules in general:
-No sitting. If you must sit for medical reasons, you need a wristband from R&R.
-No sleeping
-No caffeine for dancers or committee members, not everyone follows this rule. Cheaters.
-During “drunk shifts” – late night Friday and Saturday – only Gate B is open. No drinks allowed in at all, even if it’s obviously just water.
-People are not supposed to crowd on the concourse. Pass line (portal 14) is supposed to stay near the wall. This area is a mess.
-Dancers should not know what time it is. Dancers on medications that must be taken at the same time everyday have their medication taken from them. They will be called to the Meds table at the appropriate time.
-Mopping of the floor occurs 3 times during the weekend. The dancers are roped off into sections, making them very hot, crowded, and agitated. OPP races to finish mopping very quickly.
-Slides of strength will happen 3 or 4 times during the weekend for massages, but there is a massage hallway for dancers if they start to get cramps.
-Committee captains usually have 2 sleep shifts during the weekend, both happen while their committees are also on a break. The sleep shift room is monitored by THON and R&R. It is downstairs.
-If a dancer passes out, R&R committee members on the floor at that time (3 R&R committees on the floor at any given time, on the left, right, and directly in front of the stage) must form a crowd around the fallen dancer to not discourage other dancers until EMT gets there.
-If a dancer hallucinates, committee members must not say, “That’s not real. There is no one here in a chicken costume.” Just go with it.
-Dancers may go outside if they are feeling like they need fresh air, but only with their moraler in case they bolt.
-If a committee member is late to a shift, their captain has to leave the zone to get them in committee storage and escort them back to the rest of the committee. This is considered a huge slap in the face.
-Comm committee members may sit down in the information booths. This is unfair and upsetting.
-Committee members may not sleep in committee storage or hang out there between shifts. They can stay at THON but have to stand in the bleachers like everyone else.
-Dancers may lean and receive piggy back rides if needed.
-Balls cannot be thrown between the floor and the stands.
-The pit is an area where the bleachers extend onto the floor left of the stage. People will try to pass their floor passes back and forth. This is obviously not allowed. They can bring toys and snacks to their dancers.
-Floor passes expire. There are many colors of floor passes. They will expire by color to make sure it doesn’t get too crowded. Especially during the pep rally, dancers hate other people being on the floor because it is too hot.
-Committees have to arrive to their shifts a half hour early, no exceptions.
-Four Diamonds families have passes and wristbands. They will try to sneak these to members of their orgs for them to have their special privileges, which is nice but not allowed.
-Committee members who smoke cannot do so around the Bryce Jordan Center, in their committee shirts, or between shifts. It is offensive to families whose kids did not get cancer by their own unhealthy habits. If they must smoke between shifts, they have to shower and wash their shirts before coming back to the BJC.
-Committee members will not have time to wash their shirts that they wear the whole weekend, so they wear undershirts. Gel inserts and comfy shoes are encouraged.
-They must have their student ID, which they exchange for an on-shift badge. They can have their IDs back when they finish their shift and turn in their badge.
-Committee members with leadership positions underneath the captain are always marked in a way that other committees understand. For example, OPP LT’s (lieutenants) might have drawstring bags that say LT. R&R SL’s (security leaders) may all wear the same color bandana on their arms.
Cole W. Camplese says
Some of those are amazingly funny … I hope no one gets in trouble for these being on the web. Some great annotations.