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Homecoming 2013 Spirit Cup Packet| 1

Homecoming 2013

January 28 – February 2,

2013


HOMECOMING 2013:

NEW FIGHT. SAME BITE.

SPIRIT CUP COMPETITION

About the Competition:

The Spirit Cup Competition is for all recognized student organizations and residence halls to show off

their College of Charleston spirit in friendly competition during Homecoming Week. Homecoming

participation gives groups a common goal, builds team unity, promotes school spirit and pride in CofC

and reminds our opponents that College of Charleston is #1, both on and off the court. Our goal is to

have every club, organization, Residence Hall, Fraternity, Sorority, etc., compete in at least one of the

major contests sponsored by the Homecoming Committee.

The Spirit Cup is a perpetual trophy, awarded to the team that has accumulated the most points

throughout the week in the official events and contests. Points will be awarded based on the Spirit

Cup point system (page 4) and all points will be tabulated by the Office of Student Life. The winners

of the Spirit Cup will be announced during half-time of the Men’s Basketball game on Saturday,

February 2, 2013, and the name of their organization will be engraved along the base of the Spirit Cup.

ALL groups participating in the Spirit Cup must make sure they have a representative present at the

Men’s Basketball game on Saturday, February 2, 2013 to receive the Spirit Cup.

To participate, organizations must complete the initial entry form and any additional forms needed for

specific events. All forms must be completed and turned in to Natalie Wallace at Stern Center,

423A by 5pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013. Competition forms are also available through the

Homecoming website at cofc.edu/Homecoming.

For more information, join the Facebook group or visit the website at

www.cofc.edu/Homecoming

http://www.cofc.edu/Homecoming


Homecoming 2013 Event

Homecoming 2013 Events

Monday, January 28 – Saturday, February 2

1/23 and 1/25 Monday 1/28 Tuesday 1/29 Wednesday 1/30 Thursday 1/31 Friday 2/1 Saturday 2/2

January 23:

Spirit Cup Entry

Form Due to the

Stern Center

Information Desk

at 5:00pm

January 25:

Homecoming

Royalty

Nominees

Meeting

Stern Center 409

4:00pm

Homecoming

Banners due to

the

Stern Center

Information

Desk

by 5:00pm

Women’s

Basketball vs.

Furman

7:00pm

Homecoming

Court

Nominees

Presented

At halftime

Cougars

Taking

Action

Volunteer

Form Due /

Cereal and

Oatmeal

Supply Drive

Banner

Competition

Judging

EDCTR Atrium

Royalty Voting

Online via

MyCharleston

available at

12:00am

Cougars Taking

Action

Cereal and

Oatmeal Supply

Drive

Royalty Voting

Online via

MyCharleston

available all day

Men’s Basketball

vs. Appalachian

State

7:00pm

Bowling Night

7:00pm-8:00pm

The Alley

Cougars Taking

Action

Cereal and

Oatmeal Supply

Drive

Royalty Voting

Online via

MyCharleston until

12:00pm

Pep Rally Johnson

Center Practice

Gym

7:00pm –

8:30pm

Cougars

Taking

Action

Cereal and

Oatmeal due

to the Center

for Civic

Engagement,

5:00pm

Homecoming

Concert with

Travis Porter

Doors at

8:00pm

Concert at

9:00pm

The Music

Farm

Cougars Taking

Action: Take a Bite

Out of Hunger

Service Project

Trip

8:20am

12:15pm

Table

Decorating

Stern Garden

1:00pm 3:00pm

Tailgate

Stern Garden

3:00- 6:00pm

Tailgate Table

Judging

3:30pm

Men’s Game vs.

UNCG

TD Arena

7:00pm

Homecoming

King/Queen and

Spirit Cup Announcement at

halftime


THE SPIRIT CUP POINT SYSTEM Entry form deadline: January 23, 2013 by 5:00 PM

Guidelines:

All groups will be competing against each other throughout the week.

One overall Homecoming Champion will be chosen and announced at halftime of the

Homecoming game, Saturday, February 2, 2013.

Your Organization’s name engraved on the Spirit Cup, significant publicity, and

prestige await the winning group.

Points are awarded based on the Spirit Cup Point System below:

Contests Points for

Participation

Points

3rd

Place

Points

2nd

Place

Points

1st

Place

Banner Contest 15 20 25 35

Homecoming King and Queen Nomination: 10 On Court: 20 35

Homecoming Prince and

Princess

Nomination: 5 On Court: 15 30

Bowling Night 15 20 25 30

Cougars Taking Action 10 15 20 25

Tailgate Table Contest 10 20 30 40

Tailgate 5

Total Points Available:

200

The Spirit Cup will remain on permanent display in the lobby of the Stern Student Center

Each contest has specific guidelines and deadlines. All information is available at

www.cofc.edu/homecoming and at the Office of Student Life in the Stern Student Center

or by calling Student Life at 953-5726.

http://www.cofc.edu/homecoming

http://www.cofc.edu/homecoming


HOMECOMING BANNER CONTEST Entry forms AND banners due by 5:00PM on

January 28, 2013.

Participation 3

rd place 2

nd place 1

st place

15 points 20 points 25 points 35 points.

Banner Contest Rules: Banners are to be turned in to Stern Center Lobby no later than 5:00pm on Monday, January 28.

Banners are to be no larger than one twin sized flat bed sheet. Submitting a larger sheet

will result in significant point deductions or disqualification from the banner contest. If

your organization needs a sheet, a representative can pick one up (for free!) at the Stern

Center, 423A.

Designs must be of good taste. The banner should clearly display organization’s name, logo, or crest.

No professional design services or companies may be used.

Banner cannot be from a previous Homecoming.

Any group wishing to claim their banners after Homecoming must do so before February 15th

. All

remaining banners will be removed by Friday, February 15th,

by 5:00pm.

Criteria for the Judges: Banner relates to the Homecoming theme – 15 points Banner has originality and creativity – 25 points

Banner promotes school spirit and teamwork – 25 points

Neatness and artistic presentation – 25 points

Readability at a distance – 10 points


HOMECOMING COURT Entry due by January 23, 2013. Mandatory Court Meeting On Friday, January 25, at 4:00pm,

Stern Center Room 409 Court announced January 28

th,

2013.

King, Queen, Prince and Princess Announced February 2, 2013.

Nomination Named to Court 1

st place

Homecoming Queen 10 points 20 points 35 points

Homecoming King 10 points 20 points 35 points

Homecoming Princess

5 points 15 points 30 points

Homecoming Prince 5 points 15 points 30 points

Rules:

Selecting nominees:

King and Queen:

o Nominees for King and Queen must be a student at CofC in good standing to be considered SENIORS academically to be eligible.

o King and Queen are expected to participate in various school activities until they graduate. o The King and Queen court will consist of 4 each, with the King and Queen being crowned from

the four.

Prince and Princess:

o Nominees for Prince and Princess must be a student at CofC, in good standing, with an academic rank no higher than JUNIOR to be considered eligible.

o Prince and Princess are expected to participate in various school and Homecoming activities for

a reign of one year. Activities include but are not limited to the crowning of the King and Queen

2014, riding in the Homecoming parade, and/or welcoming students at the beginning of the 2013-

2014 school year.

o The Prince and Princess court will consist of one Prince and one Princess from the freshman,

sophomore, and junior classes, with the Prince and Princess being crowned from the eligible

candidates.

All nominees:

Must attend the Nominee Meeting on Friday, January 25th

, at 4pm, in Room 409 of the Stern Center.

Candidates will have pictures taken at this meeting.

All candidates must be registered full-time undergraduate enrolled at the College of Charleston. All candidates must have a minimum cumulative GPA of at least 2.5. No exceptions. This will be

checked by Student Life.

Candidates must be nominated by a student organization recognized by the College of Charleston.

A picture must accompany the information sheet and should be emailed to [email protected] Voting and Campaigning:

The undergraduate student body of the College of Charleston will vote for the candidates.

mailto:[email protected]


Voting will be conducted online via MyCharleston on 12:00am on Tuesday, January 29, through 12:00pm

Thursday, January 31.

Campaigning through the CofC Homecoming Facebook group will be allowed. In an effort to help

reduce paper waste, please limit any campaigning to a Facebook group.

Campaigning can begin at midnight on January 23th

and must stop no later than 12:00 pm on

Thursday, January 31, 2013.

Required appearances and commitments:

All nominated candidates must attend the Candidate Meeting on Friday, January 25th

.

Candidates that are nominated for the court will be presented during the halftime of the

Women’s Basketball game on Monday, January 28th

at 7 pm. Candidates must be in attendance at

game in order to maintain eligibility for royalty.

Candidates must also be present at the men’s game on Saturday, February 2nd

. Candidates must be

in attendance in order to maintain eligibility for royalty.

Candidates must also, to the best of their abilities, attend the Homecoming activities which include

the Homecoming Concert on February 1st, the Tailgate/Table Decorating Contest on February 2

nd ,

and the Homecoming tailgate on February 2nd

.

The crowning of King and Queen will take place during half-time of the Men’s basketball game,

Saturday, February 2, 2013. Logistics for how to access the building, what to do on the court, etc. will be

explained at the Candidate meeting.


HOMECOMING BOWLING NIGHT January 30, 2013, 7:00-8:00pm The Alley – 131 Columbus St.

Participation 3

rd place 2

nd place 1

st place

15 points 20 points 25 points 30 points.

Banner Contest Rules: Three bowlers to a team

Cash bar for those 21+ - no exceptions. Underage drinking will be grounds for disqualification (and

removal from the alley)

Bowlers will need to report their final scores to a Homecoming representative

Criteria for the Judges: Participation (full team) is 15 points. Two participants is ten points, and one participant is five points. The team with the highest combined game places first; the second-highest places second, and the third-

highest places third.


COUGARS TAKING ACTION Entry form due by

January 28

Donations due by 5:00pm on

Thursday, January 31

Participation 3

rd place 2

nd place 1

st place

10 points 15 points 20 points 25 points

Rules: Service Project: Volunteering at the Lowcountry Food Bank, February 2, 2013

Description: Volunteer will be working with reclamation efforts in the warehouse at the Lowcountry Food

Bank. The food bank’s mission is “to feed the poor and hungry of the ten coastal counties of South

Carolina by soliciting and distributing healthy food and grocery products to nonprofit agencies serving the

poor, and to educate the public about the problems of and solutions to domestic hunger.”

Volunteers MUST wear sneakers or tennis shoes. If participants do not wear tennis shoes or sneakers, they

will not be allowed to participate.

Teams must complete the Service Commitment Form by Monday, January 28. The Service Commitment form must be submitted to the Center for Civic engagement (or e-mail [email protected]). Space is limited to 28 students. Organizations can sign up a maximum of four students for

the service project (thus allowing other organizations a fair chance at signing up their own

participants). Contact the Center for Civic Engagement at [email protected] later in the

week to check for additional room due to unfilled spots.

Failure to show up to the service project will result in point deductions for the team.

Significant failure to show up (i.e., half of the team’s volunteers miss the event) may

result in disqualification from the Cougars Taking Action portion of homecoming.

Cereal and Oatmeal Drive Description: This year’s Homecoming drive is intended to “take a bite out of community hunger” by

supplementing the Lowcountry Food Bank with some of their most needed items. Donate your favorite

cereal or oatmeal and help us fight local hunger!

Your organization must bring its collected cereal and oatmeal to the Center for Civic Engagement

by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 31.

Ranking Criteria:

The winning team is determined by the team that has collected the most food for the food

drive combined with the number of volunteers for the service project. Spirit Cup Points will

be determined based on the team’s total number of Service Points.

Each food item – 1 Service Points

Each volunteer – 10 Service Points





TAILGATE TABLE CONTEST RULES: Entry due by January 23, 2013.

Decorating from 1:00 until 3:00pm on Saturday, February 2

Participation 3rd

place 2nd

place 1st

place

10 points 20 points 30 points 40 points

Tables All participants must report to Physicians Promenade no earlier than 1:00pm and later than 2:00

pm to check in with Spirit Cup Coordinator Natalie Wallace.

In order to reserve a decorating space, indicate your participation on the Spirit Cup Registration

Packet.

Organizations will have until 7:00 pm to clean up and remove decorations. Tables and chairs

must be returned in their previous condition.

Proper decorum must be upheld during the decorating process, which means that tailgate

decorations must adhere to the theme and be displayed in an appropriate manner. Groups

showing inappropriate, offensive, or dangerous behavior, including public intoxication, will not

be allowed to stay at the tailgate and will be disqualified from competition.

TABLE DECORATIONS Groups will not be allowed to extend their decorating space beyond the allotted 12’x12’ space.

Doing so will result in point deductions. All decorations must follow the Homecoming theme All decorations must be non-permanent

All participants must be able to easily enter and exit the decorated space

Organizations will be allowed to decorate their tables starting at 1:00 pm.

Groups will have until 7:00pm to remove all decorations. The area – tables, grass, brick, plants,

etc. left in the same condition as they were given, prior to decorating.

Groups will be able to decorate tables with:

o Streamers o Painters/ scotch tape

o Poster boards/ banners/ cardboard o Zip ties o Battery powered / rope lights o Small sheets o Any other non-permanent decorations

Groups will not be able to use the following to decorate the area:

o Paint of any kind, including car window paint and dry erase markers o Staples

o Grills

o Fireworks / pyrotechnics (duh)

Organizations should come prepared to decorate on site – they will not be allowed to remove tables to decorate in another location

Officials will be onsite to make sure organizations are adhering to decorating rules (and the CofC Code of Conduct).

TAILGATE JUDGING:


Tailgate areas will be judged on:

o Use of decorations in relation to the theme 25 points possible

o Originality and creativity in decoration 45 points possible

o Amount of Work involved 15 points possible

o Overall Appearance 15 points possible


HOMECOMING TAILGATE RULES: Tailgate space reservation due by January 23,

2013.

Tailgate is from 3:00 pm until 6:00pm, February 2nd

in the Stern Garden.

This includes organizations who are participating in the decorating contest as well as students and

organizations who simply wish to attend the tailgate. Every student organization is encouraged to reserve a table to participate in the Tailgate Festivities if

needed. Each organization will receive one table and two chairs upon reservation.

If a table is reserved you will receive a confirmation email with a time for set-up and breakdown

for organizations.

Your organization will also be responsible for set up and break down.

Organizations are encouraged to have a good time

Food will be provided

Musical entertainment will be provided

Organizations may bring additional food items for their group.

Organizations may supply a tent, chairs, or other items for entertainment (i.e. cornhole, or

other tailgating games).

The 2013 Tailgate is not a BYOB event. No alcoholic beverages of any kind may be brought

into the event or consumed on-site. Doing so may result in disqualification from the Table

Decorating Contest and/or the Spirit Cup Competition as a whole.


HOMECOMING 2013

COMPETITION ENTRY FORM This form is due to the Stern Center Information Desk no later than 5:00pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013.

Name of Group (no abbreviations)

Type of Group (circle one) Greek Registered /Sanctioned Residence Hall Sports Club Faith Based

Group’s Primary Contact Person: _

E-Mail Address:

Phone number:

Please mark each listed event you plan to enter:

Banner Contest: ____

Bowling Night: _____ (One team per organization – teams of three)

Number of bowlers: ______ (maximum of 3)

Tailgate Table Contest : ____

Table __Yes __No / 2 Chairs __Yes __No

***There is a limited number of tables, chairs, and spaces, so they will be assigned on a first -come, first-serve basis.

Take a Bite out of Hunger*_____

*Please note that an additional entry form is needed if your organization wishes to participate. This form needs to be emailed to

[email protected]

Homecoming Royalty Nominations (please fill out all appropriate information below)

King

(Senior class only)

Queen

(Senior class only)

Prince

(Freshmen-Junior only)

Princess

(Freshmen-Junior only)

Name

Class

GPA

Phone

Email

Candidate Signature

Please note: Each candidate must attend the Candidate Meeting on Friday, January 25 at 4:00pm. Candidates will have his or her

photo taken at the Candidate Meeting for publication on the Homecoming website.


COUGARS TAKING ACTION SIGN-UP SHEET

Organization Name:

Number of active members in the organization:

Contact Person:

Phone:

E-mail:

Please indicate your participation level:

We commit to donating cereal and oatmeal to the Lowcountry Food Bank Your entire organization is encouraged to contribute! Drop off food items to the Center for Civic Engagement after 9:00am

on Monday, January 28 and before 5:00pm on Thursday, January 31. Make sure to include a note of which organization you

are in and how many food items you have donated.

We would like to participate in the Cougars Taking Action Take a Bite Out of Hunger Project

On Saturday, February 2, participants will be volunteering with the Lowcountry Food Bank. There is room for twenty-eight

students to participate. Checking this form does not guarantee admission for participants. To reserve individual spots, please e-

mail [email protected] by Monday, January 28

Project Registration Please e-mail [email protected] if interested in creating more than one team.

Participant Name: E-Mail:




Transportation is provided. Participants will meet in front of the Stern Student Center at 8:20am, leave for the Food Bank’s

Warehouse, and return by 12:15pm.

Please submit this completed form to [email protected].




Documents

Homecoming 2013 January 28 February 2, 2013 cup packet 2013.pdfBanner cannot be from a previous Homecoming. Any group wishing to claim their banners after Homecoming must do so before