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GREEK JAM INFORMATION AND RULES

1. Alcohol will not be permitted inside or outside McDonald Arena. 

2. Anyone who is under the influence of alcohol or any other altering substance may be escorted out of

3. Participants who are performing in Greek Jam need to be at McDonald Arena by 6:00 pm on

    Saturday, March 15^th. Each participant will be required to buy a Greek Jam ticket.

4. There will be assigned seating this year. Seating will be based on your Greek Week points totaled   by the end of the week. We will use your ticket sales to determine how many seats to rope off and provide some extra seating for parents and just in case you need a few extra. We will notify you by Thursday evening/Friday morning of your location. This will hopefully eliminate any issues with people lining up extremely early and the mad rush to get inside to save seats.

5.No one but the dancers will be allowed into the building before check-in. The dancers will sit on the sides of the arena as in the past.

6. There is to be NO practicing in McDonald Arena previous to the rehearsal times.

7. Remember, many STUNTS will not be tolerated. Every year they are becoming more

    elaborate as well as dangerous. As far as what you CAN NOT do: basket tosses and holding up

someone full extension above their head WILL NOT be permitted. Any stunt that requires a spotter   will not be permitted. Tumbling will still be allowed, but ANYTHING seen in rehearsal that seems too dangerous will have to be omitted from your dance with the request of a Greek Jam Chairman or

Advisor. If you do not follow our request, you will be penalized 25 points.

8. Each chapter can pick out their own theme for their own routine/dance. You do not have to

incorporate the Greek Week theme into your Greek Jam theme. All themes must be ethically/racially sensitive in nature and do not degrade the nationality of any individual groups. The Greek Week committee reserves the right to ask you to change your performance.

9. A maximum of 50 people and a minimum of 30 will be allowed on the floor per group. Violations

    will result in a deduction of 10 points from your final score. While it is not a requirement to have

    the same number of males and females participating, please note that involvement is a category you

    will be judged on. So this means that you should have a balanced group.

10. Each team must attend dress rehearsal Friday, March 14^th. Each group will be given a maximum of

    45 minutes (this includes: setup, dance, and take down). Your music is due to the DJ on Friday so

    make sure you have extra copies ahead of time (CD’s ONLY). The rehearsal order will coincide

    with actual Greek Jam performances order that you will be informed of at a later date.

11. If you do not leave your rehearsal before the start of the next group you will be deducted 10 points.

12. Each group’s routine will be timed. There are 4 minutes allotted for setting-up and taking down

      your set TOTAL. The minimum time for the routine is 7 minutes and the maximum time is 10

      minutes. The timing for the routine will begin as soon as the music starts. If you fail to meet the

      requirements 10 points will be deducted.

            - Creativity of the entire performance

            - Theme (original, easily recognized, consistent throughout performance)

            - Involvement of ALL participants (there is no penalty for not having 50 people)

            - Costumes (creativity and appearance)

            -Overall evaluation of dance/routine

            **Explanation and points for these categories are given on the judge’s sheet enclosed

14. No outside assistance on the dance/routine is permitted. That means no choreographers unless

someone active in your chapter is a choreographer. No previous dances or UDA, etc. dance moves will be allowed. If any of the above is found to be true, a point reduction or other consequences may occur.

15. Only members of the participating chapters may be on the floor for set up, during the performance,

and for clean-up. You may have chapter members not dancing assist in the set-up and take down of your backdrop. Any non-chapter members on the floor will result in a 20 point reduction. There

      are no exceptions to this rule except for disability accommodations.

16. On the judges sheet you will notice that costumes are worth very few points. This was done so that

chapters do not get carried away with them. Your costumes may come from wherever you choose; however, remember that they are worth very few points. They are worth very little because costumes can get expensive and it isn’t fair for one chapter with a bunch of money to buy all new costumes, or for that matter we do not want chapters forcing their Greek Jam pairings to pay for certain costumes

17. Each chapter’s banners for Greek Week will be hanging in McDonald Arena during Greek Jam.

YOU MUST have someone from your chapter take it down after all of Greek Jam is over.

 18. DO NOT leave any trash in any section that your Greek Jam chapters sit in. This includes where            the dancers sit as well as where your chapter audience’s sit. Also, DO NOT leave any trash on the arena floor from your performance. Think about your props and your backdrop because you do not want things like glitter or confetti left behind. A 10 point reduction will occur if any of the above (including the banner) is left behind so let all of your chapters know. 

 19. Disrespect towards any other chapter on the subject of Greek Jam and the Greek Jam results will not be tolerated (facebook groups, etc.). Please respect everyone’s efforts as everyone has worked hard to complete their routine.

20. Point deductions: the team captain will be formally notified of point deductions by email and in

      writing from the Greek Week Chairs.

 *Greek Week Chairs will be responsible for the oversight of all rules and violations*

*Greek Week Chairs will be responsible for the oversight of all rules and violations*

*Your Greek Jam representative’s signature below verifies that all chapters involved are aware of the rules and the potential consequences*

Greek Jam Pairing’s______________    Signature:________________________ Date:_____________

Greek Jam Rehearsal Times

Friday March 14^th

*You may not enter McDonald Arena until the previous group has exited. If anyone from a team enters before the previous team exits, 20 points will be deducted from your final score. Please enter McDonald Arena from the back entrance and wait for a Greek Week Committee Member to come get your group.

Delta Zeta, Sigma Pi, Delta Chi, Pi Kappa Phi……….5:00- 5:45 p.m.

Alpha Sigma Alpha, Kappa Sigma, NPHC……….5:50- 6:35 p.m.

Xi Omicron Iota, Alpha Kappa Lambda, Alpha Gamma Sigma………6:40-7:25 p.m.

Greek God and Goddess……….7:30- 8:15 p.m.

Alpha Delta Pi, Theta Chi, Kappa Alpha...8:20- 9:05

Sigma Kappa, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Gamma Delta, Omega Delta Phi...9:10- 9:55

Alpha Chi Omega, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sigma Alpha Chi, and Tau Kappa Epsilon…..10:00- 10:45

Rehearsal Times are based on program order. Please bring a copy of your music that we will give to the DJ for Saturday. Please label clearly with your Teams /Chapter names.

Each sorority will be receiving the Greek Jam application. The PHA sororities and association chapters will be able to choose a Team Leader.

The sorority is responsible for choosing 1 Team Captain (male or female) that deals with all Greek Jam related information.

The captain is responsible for getting a representative from each chapter to sign the application where it reads “Chapter Rep. Signature/Affiliation.”

The Team Captain must supply his/her name, phone number, and email address so that the Greek Week Chairs can communicate with him or her.

The captain is in charge of getting the application in, on or before February 9 at 5pm in the Office of Student Activities.

Theme: write the title of your theme. Then in a brief description on a separate piece of paper provide us with a more detailed description and light sketch of prop set up.

Music: provide names of songs and their perspective artists. The song list needs to be in order of use.

Times: see rehearsal time sheet.

* You will not be allowed to make changes on the application once turned in. What you write on the application MUST be your complete description of theme, music, and props that will be used in the performance. Failure to comply will result in a 20 point deduction from your final score.

Greek Jam Application

All applications MUST be turned into Cyndi at the Office of Student Activities by Friday, February 15 no later than 5pm. Application may be turned in with rest of Greek Week packet information.

            Chapter Rep. Signature/Affiliation: __________________________________

            Chapter Rep. Signature/Affiliation: __________________________________

            Chapter Rep. Signature/Affiliation: __________________________________

            Chapter Rep. Signature/Affiliation: __________________________________

2. Team Captain Name, phone number, and e-mail: ______________________________

3. Theme (please attach a brief description including a sketch of your props)

4. Number of women participating: _________________________

5. Number of men participating:      _________________________

6. Music to be used in routine & artist names (List HAS to be in order of use):

7. Rehearsal Times: See sheet titled “Greek Jam Rehearsal Times.”

Scoring for Greek Jam 2008

1. Creativity                                                                        0-40 points

·        Points will be awarded for the creativity of the different segments of the dance and the style used throughout the performance

2. Theme                                                                              0-25 points

·        Points will be evaluated on how well their music pertains to their theme and how smooth the transition is into each segment of the performance. How well the backdrop coincides with the theme and the quality of the backdrop will be included in this category

3. Involvement of all participants                                 0-25 points

·        All members of the team should participate in the dance equally. The more that the entire group dances together, the better score they will receive

4. Costumes                                                                        0-10 points

·        Costumes will be evaluated on how well they coincide with the theme of the performance. Tastefulness and the creativity of the costumes will also be taken into account

5. Overall performance                                                   0-50 points

·        This is an evaluation of the whole performance. Scoring in this category will include the previous four categories, as well as the judges’ personal evaluation of the performance